Patents by Inventor Yoneo Sato

Yoneo Sato 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: 20120182479
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus displays face images in each column of a plurality of face image display areas arranged in a matrix based on time stamp information, and displays thumbnail images in time-series in a thumbnail display area arranged at one side of a lower side or an upper side in the two dimensional display area. The apparatus displays one of the thumbnail images with a normal size and displays the others such that the lateral direction sizes are reduced in comparison with that of the thumbnail displayed in the normal size. And, the apparatus performs display control of the plurality of thumbnail images such that a thumbnail image corresponding to a section to which a selected face image belongs is displayed with the normal size, when the face image in the two dimensional display area is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Yoneo Sato
  • Patent number: 8166420
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus displays face images in each column of a plurality of face image display areas arranged in a matrix based on time stamp information, and displays thumbnail images in time-series in a thumbnail display area arranged at one side of a lower side or an upper side in the two dimensional display area. The apparatus displays one of the thumbnail images with a normal size and displays the others such that the lateral direction sizes are reduced in comparison with that of the thumbnail displayed in the normal size. And, the apparatus performs display control of the plurality of thumbnail images such that a thumbnail image corresponding to a section to which a selected face image belongs is displayed with the normal size, when the face image in the two dimensional display area is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yoneo Sato
  • Publication number: 20090089712
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus displays face images in each column of a plurality of face image display areas arranged in a matrix based on time stamp information, and displays thumbnail images in time-series in a thumbnail display area arranged at one side of a lower side or an upper side in the two dimensional display area. The apparatus displays one of the thumbnail images with a normal size and displays the others such that the lateral direction sizes are reduced in comparison with that of the thumbnail displayed in the normal size. And, the apparatus performs display control of the plurality of thumbnail images such that a thumbnail image corresponding to a section to which a selected face image belongs is displayed with the normal size, when the face image in the two dimensional display area is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Yoneo Sato
  • Patent number: 6882866
    Abstract: A portable information apparatus is disclosed which includes detecting section detecting an attached/detached state of the portable information apparatus to a housing portion, deciding section deciding a method of notifying a user of due items, based on an attached/detached state detected by the detecting section, and notifying section notifying the user of the due items according to a notification method decided by the deciding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yoneo Sato
  • Publication number: 20020132639
    Abstract: A portable information apparatus is disclosed which includes detecting section detecting an attached/detached state of the portable information apparatus to a housing portion, deciding section deciding a method of notifying a user of due items, based on an attached/detached state detected by the detecting section, and notifying section notifying the user of the due items according to a notification method decided by the deciding section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventor: Yoneo Sato