Patents by Inventor Toshiharu Kusumoto

Toshiharu Kusumoto 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).

  • Publication number: 20140373082
    Abstract: A display system (100) includes a television receiver (110a) and a smartphone (110b). The television receiver (110a) is provided with a display unit (51a) for outputting content and a keyword detector (15) for extracting keywords (1) from the content. The smartphone (110b) is provided with a keyword selector (16) and a keyword-related information acquisition unit (17) that extract the related information (2) acquired from the outside that is related to the keywords (1) selected by the user from among the keywords (1) extracted by a keyword detector (15), and a display unit (51b) for outputting the keywords (1) and the related information (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akiko Miyazaki, Kohji Fujiwara, Tomohiro Kimura, Toshiharu Kusumoto
  • Patent number: 8885103
    Abstract: The present display device is a display device in which a display unit is provided with a first area (MAR) that displays a first picture and a second area (SAR) that displays a second picture, and is equipped with a first illumination unit that illuminates the first area with light and a second illumination unit that illuminates the second area with light, wherein power supply to the first illumination unit and power supply to the second illumination unit are controlled separately. Thus, it is possible to reduce power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohji Fujiwara, Tomohiro Kimura, Akiko Miyazaki, Toshiharu Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20130285966
    Abstract: A display apparatus (1) having a touch panel function has a display screen (21) and multiple touch sensors (10) to detect the contact position of a user to the display screen (21), and the touch sensor (10) has a first sensor group (11a) of which the sensitivity to detect the user instruction position to the display screen (21) is relatively low, and a second sensor group (11b) of which the sensitivity to detect the user instruction position to the display screen (21) is relatively high compared to the first sensor group (11a). Thus, a display apparatus is provided having a touch panel function preventing poorer user usability, and which reduces power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kimura, Kohji Fujiwara, Akiko Miyazaki, Toshiharu Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20130286287
    Abstract: The present display device is a display device in which a display unit is provided with a first area (MAR) that displays a first picture and a second area (SAR) that displays a second picture, and is equipped with a first illumination unit that illuminates the first area with light and a second illumination unit that illuminates the second area with light, wherein power supply to the first illumination unit and power supply to the second illumination unit are controlled separately. Thus, it is possible to reduce power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kohji Fujiwara, Tomohiro Kimura, Akiko Miyazaki, Toshiharu Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20130271661
    Abstract: A display device includes a display portion having an aspect ratio of (16+a):9 on an assumption that a is a positive number and the aspect ratio represents a ratio of horizontal size:vertical size. The display device presents full display of a first image having the aspect ratio of 16:9 such that a vertical size of the first image is substantially equal to a vertical size of the display portion, while displaying a second image to be not overlapped with the first image. Convenience for users can be thereby increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kimura, Kohji Fujiwara, Akiko Miyazaki, Toshiharu Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20120013646
    Abstract: A television receiver according to at least one embodiment of the present invention includes a display section capable of displaying a TV image and a harmonious image being in harmony with a wall surface against which the image display device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Ichioka, Toshiharu Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20110157489
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, it includes an ornamental image display area for displaying an ornamental image thereon is configured such that the ornamental image display area provides a luminance of not more than 50 cd/m2 for display of the ornamental image thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Ichioka, Toshiharu Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20110149180
    Abstract: A decorative image is disclosed. In at least one embodiment it is displayed in a decorative image display region and a decorative frame is displayed in a peripheral section of the decorative image so that the decorative frame has a width that is not less than onefold of the width of a frame structure. This makes it possible (i) to make the frame structure that is an actual part of a television receiver less conspicuous and (ii) also to display a decorative image as though the decorative image had a real frame. Consequently, it becomes possible to realize a television receiver that can be used as a part of an interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Ichioka, Toshiharu Kusumoto, Kenji Nishida
  • Publication number: 20110141379
    Abstract: A decorative image is displayed in a decorative image display region; a decorative frame is displayed in a peripheral section of the decorative image so that the decorative frame includes at least one color that is in a same range as a color of a frame structure. This makes it possible (i) to make the frame structure that is an actual part of a television receiver less conspicuous and (ii) also to display a decorative image as though the decorative image had a real frame. Consequently, it becomes possible to realize a television receiver that can be used as a part of an interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Ichioka, Toshiharu Kusumoto, Kenji Nishida
  • Publication number: 20110134324
    Abstract: A decorative image is displayed in a decorative image display region; in the decorative image, a decorative frame is displayed in a peripheral section of a decorative frame display region, and the decorative frame display region has a surface luminance higher than that of the decorative image display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Ichioka, Toshiharu Kusumoto, Kenji Nishida, Kentaro Uekane
  • Patent number: D772828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kusumoto, Tomokazu Miyazawa, Kazuhito Maruyama, Yoshihisa Takata
  • Patent number: D774013
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kusumoto, Tomokazu Miyazawa, Kazuhito Maruyama, Yoshihisa Takata