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).

  • Patent number: 11307616
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Takurou Itou
  • Patent number: 11287845
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Takurou Itou
  • Patent number: 11269394
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Takurou Itou
  • Patent number: 11132823
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Takurou Itou
  • Publication number: 20210240223
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Takurou ITOU
  • Patent number: 10831354
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Takurou Itou
  • Publication number: 20200286274
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Takurou ITOU
  • Publication number: 20200272216
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Takurou ITOU
  • Publication number: 20200264666
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Takurou Itou
  • Publication number: 20200264825
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Takurou Itou
  • Publication number: 20200249832
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Takurou Itou
  • Publication number: 20200233562
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Takurou ITOU
  • Patent number: D834009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Takurou Itou
  • Patent number: D839232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Takurou Itou