Patents by Inventor Takurou Itou
Takurou Itou 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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Patent number: 11307616Abstract: A display device includes a main body degree of opening detecting unit that detects that a degree of opening of the main body is in a first style state that satisfies a style condition. A main body tilt detecting unit detects that a tilt of the main body is in a second style state that satisfies a style condition. A dual-screen display control unit, in response to detection that a degree of opening of the main body is in a first style state, and to detection that a tilt of the main body is in a second style state, causes an app image for a first app associated with the style states to appear on a first screen, and causes an app image for a second app associated with the style states to appear on a second screen. A style-based processing execution unit performs processing associated with the style states by use of the apps.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takurou Itou
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Patent number: 11287845Abstract: Provided is a foldable display apparatus that reduces inconvenience of an operation. Smartphone is a display apparatus including two screens respectively held by two casings that are connected rotatably about an axis. When an app is selected by selection unit in response to an operation for instructing startup of the app being performed by a user on operation unit, execution unit executes the app. Display control unit determines on which of the two screens an image of the app executed by execution unit is to be displayed based on an opening degree of the two casings detected by opening degree detecting unit and inclinations of the two casings relative to a vertical direction detected by inclination detecting unit, according to data stored in storage unit. Display unit displays the image of the app on either or both of the two screens in accordance with the determination of display control unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takurou Itou
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Patent number: 11269394Abstract: Power supply unit supplies power to components of smartphone. Communication unit communicates with an external device. Touch-screen unit displays an image and receives a touch operation. Control unit causes smartphone to operate in an operation mode. For example, control unit causes smartphone to operate in a first sleep mode in which power supply unit supplies power to communication unit, and power supply unit refrains from supplying power to touch-screen unit while touch-screen unit maintains a displayed image.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takurou Itou
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Patent number: 11132823Abstract: Object display control unit causes an object to be displayed on display surface. Scroll instruction detecting unit detects an instruction to scroll the object displayed on touch-screen as a movement instruction. Gradation level setting unit sets a gradation level of the image displayed on display surface. Gradation level setting unit, when notified by scroll instruction detecting unit that a scroll instruction has been detected, reduces the gradation level of the image, for example, from a 256-gradation level to a 2-gradation level. Object display control unit converts the object represented by object data into an object expressed in the reduced gradation level, and causes the resultant object to be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takurou Itou
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Publication number: 20210240223Abstract: Provided is a foldable display apparatus that reduces inconvenience of an operation. Smartphone is a display apparatus including two screens respectively held by two casings that are connected rotatably about an axis. When an app is selected by selection unit in response to an operation for instructing startup of the app being performed by a user on operation unit, execution unit executes the app. Display control unit determines on which of the two screens an image of the app executed by execution unit is to be displayed based on an opening degree of the two casings detected by opening degree detecting unit and inclinations of the two casings relative to a vertical direction detected by inclination detecting unit, according to data stored in storage unit. Display unit displays the image of the app on either or both of the two screens in accordance with the determination of display control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takurou ITOU
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Patent number: 10831354Abstract: First screen display control unit displays an image of an app started by a starting operation corresponding to a first screen in a full-screen area of the first screen. For example, when operation for starting an app is performed on a startup image displayed on the first screen, first screen display control unit determines starting operation corresponding to the first screen has been performed, and displays the app image in the full-screen area. Second screen display control unit displays an image of an app started by a starting operation corresponding to a second screen in a full-screen area of the second screen. For example, when operation for starting an app is performed on a startup image displayed on the second screen, second screen display control unit determines starting operation corresponding to the second screen has been performed, and displays the app image in the full-screen area of the second screen.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takurou Itou
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Publication number: 20200286274Abstract: Object display control unit causes an object to be displayed on display surface. Scroll instruction detecting unit detects an instruction to scroll the object displayed on touch-screen as a movement instruction. Gradation level setting unit sets a gradation level of the image displayed on display surface. Gradation level setting unit, when notified by scroll instruction detecting unit that a scroll instruction has been detected, reduces the gradation level of the image, for example, from a 256-gradation level to a 2-gradation level. Object display control unit converts the object represented by object data into an object expressed in the reduced gradation level, and causes the resultant object to be displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2018Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takurou ITOU
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Publication number: 20200272216Abstract: Power supply unit supplies power to components of smartphone. Communication unit communicates with an external device. Touch-screen unit displays an image and receives a touch operation. Control unit causes smartphone to operate in an operation mode. For example, control unit causes smartphone to operate in a first sleep mode in which power supply unit supplies power to communication unit, and power supply unit refrains from supplying power to touch-screen unit while touch-screen unit maintains a displayed image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takurou ITOU
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Publication number: 20200264666Abstract: A display device includes a main body degree of opening detecting unit that detects that a degree of opening of the main body is in a first style state that satisfies a style condition. A main body tilt detecting unit detects that a tilt of the main body is in a second style state that satisfies a style condition. A dual-screen display control unit, in response to detection that a degree of opening of the main body is in a first style state, and to detection that a tilt of the main body is in a second style state, causes an app image for a first app associated with the style states to appear on a first screen, and causes an app image for a second app associated with the style states to appear on a second screen. A style-based processing execution unit performs processing associated with the style states by use of the apps.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takurou Itou
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Publication number: 20200264825Abstract: The present invention provides a terminal that includes a first screen, a second screen, a detection unit configured to detect a predetermined event in the terminal, and a display control unit. When an image of a first application is being displayed on the first screen, the display unit is configured to, if an event is detected, display on the second screen an image of a second application that is associated with the first application.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2017Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takurou Itou
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Publication number: 20200249832Abstract: An information processing terminal includes a display control unit that displays content including a plurality of selectable objects on a touch screen. A specification determination unit determines whether or not a pinch-in operation performed on the touch screen is a specifying operation performed to specify one or more objects included in the content displayed on the touch screen. A saving unit, upon the pinch-in operation being determined as the specifying operation, saves the one or more objects specified by the specifying operation onto the clipboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2017Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takurou Itou
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Publication number: 20200233562Abstract: First screen display control unit displays an image of an app started by a starting operation corresponding to a first screen in a full-screen area of the first screen. For example, when operation for starting an app is performed on a startup image displayed on the first screen, first screen display control unit determines starting operation corresponding to the first screen has been performed, and displays the app image in the full-screen area. Second screen display control unit displays an image of an app started by a starting operation corresponding to a second screen in a full-screen area of the second screen. For example, when operation for starting an app is performed on a startup image displayed on the second screen, second screen display control unit determines starting operation corresponding to the second screen has been performed, and displays the app image in the full-screen area of the second screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takurou ITOU
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Patent number: D834009Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takurou Itou
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Patent number: D839232Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takurou Itou