Patents by Inventor Yasuaki Yorikane

Yasuaki Yorikane 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).

  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program for generating content lists
    Patent number: 8826131
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a content-list creating unit for selecting, on the basis of a predetermined subject, contents out of recorded program contents, information contents concerning receivable program contents, contents acquired from an outside, and contents stored in the information processing apparatus in advance to thereby create a content list; a content-list selecting unit for selecting out of plural content lists created by the content-list creating unit, on the basis of at least one of contents of the content lists and a situation during user operation, plural content lists to be displayed; and a display control unit for causing a predetermined display unit to display the plural content lists selected by the content-list selecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Taro Suito, Yoshiaki Arishima, Yukihiro Isono, Takashi Karimoto, Rui Sugiuchi, Ryo Takaoka, Takashi Murayama, Kazuhiro Yanase, Yasuaki Yorikane, Nobuyuki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Narahara
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program
    Publication number: 20080209325
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a content-list creating unit for selecting, on the basis of a predetermined subject, contents out of recorded program contents, information contents concerning receivable program contents, contents acquired from an outside, and contents stored in the information processing apparatus in advance to thereby create a content list; a content-list selecting unit for selecting out of plural content lists created by the content-list creating unit, on the basis of at least one of contents of the content lists and a situation during user operation, plural content lists to be displayed; and a display control unit for causing a predetermined display unit to display the plural content lists selected by the content-list selecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Taro Suito, Yoshiaki Arishima, Yukihiro Isono, Takashi Karimoto, Rui Sugiuchi, Ryo Takaoka, Takashi Murayama, Kazuhiro Yanase, Yasuaki Yorikane, Nobuyuki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Narahara