Patents by Inventor Yoko Dobashi

Yoko Dobashi 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 device, display control method, and program
    Patent number: 9479723
    Abstract: A television receiver set may include an indicator unit including an indicator disposed at least in a part of a periphery of a display unit and configured to be lit at a predetermined luminance and an operation detection unit configured to detect an operation of a user, and an indicator control unit configured to control lighting of the indicator. When an operation of the user performed with respect to the indicator unit is detected, the indicator control unit may cause the indicator to be lit. The present invention can be applied to a display device such as a television receiver set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Kondo, Hirotaka Tako, Ken Yano, Yoko Dobashi
  • DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20150312514
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display device, a display control method, and a program that enable various states of the device to be expressed in a limited region. A television receiver set includes an indicator unit including an indicator disposed at least in a part of a periphery of a display unit and configured to be lit at a predetermined luminance and an operation detection unit configured to detect an operation of a user, and an indicator control unit configured to control lighting of the indicator. When an operation of the user performed with respect to the indicator unit is detected, the indicator control unit causes the indicator to be lit. The present invention can be applied to a display device such as a television receiver set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Masao Kondo, Hirotaka Tako, Ken Yano, Yoko Dobashi