Patents by Inventor Tetsuroh Asahata

Tetsuroh Asahata 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).

  • Display apparatus and method for controlling the same
    Patent number: 6326985
    Abstract: The present invention provides an excellent display apparatus effectively using the display area of the object/window in the inactive state existing on the display screen and a method for controlling the display apparatus. At least one object/window is displayed on the display screen of a display apparatus in a bitmap manner in accordance with the present invention. A determination as to whether a predetermined object/window displayed on the display screen is in an active state, or not, is always made, and the display contents of the predetermined object/window is switched in accordance with the result of the determination. For example, if the predetermined object/window is in the active state, a regular display contents of the predetermined object/window is displayed, and if the predetermined object/window is in the inactive state, another information, such as an advertisement information, is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Tazoe, Tetsuroh Asahata, Hiromi Saitoh