Patents by Inventor Yoshiyuki Nida

Yoshiyuki Nida 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 control device, display control method, and program
    Patent number: 9053652
    Abstract: A display control device includes a cabinet, a detection unit configured to detect an orientation of the cabinet, a display screen, and a display control unit configured to control display of the display screen in accordance with the orientation of the cabinet detected by the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Tamura, Ikuya Sano, Yasushi Itoshiro, Yoshio Ito, Yoshiyuki Nida
  • Light receiving apparatus, electronic apparatus and image display apparatus
    Patent number: 7885496
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light receiving apparatus, including: a light receiving section including a light receiving element; a transparent part; and a light guiding part inserted in the groove; the groove having, on the front face side, a side face formed as an arcuately curved face convex toward the front face side and having the same shape in any cross section perpendicular to the front face and also to the depthwise direction of the groove; the light guiding part having a side face opposing to the side face of the groove on the front face side and formed as an arcuately curved face which is convex toward the front face side in a state wherein the light guiding part is inserted in the groove and which has the same shape in any cross section perpendicular to the front face and also to the depthwise direction of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Fukui, Yutaka Ogasawara, Hideaki Kurachi, Yoshiyuki Nida
  • DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20100171693
    Abstract: A display control device includes a cabinet, a detection unit configured to detect an orientation of the cabinet, a display screen, and a display control unit configured to control display of the display screen in accordance with the orientation of the cabinet detected by the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Kenichi TAMURA, Ikuya Sano, Yasushi Itoshiro, Yoshio Ito, Yoshiyuki Nida
  • LIGHT RECEIVING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20090166537
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light receiving apparatus, including: a light receiving section including a light receiving element; a transparent part; and a light guiding part inserted in the groove; the groove having, on the front face side, a side face formed as an arcuately curved face convex toward the front face side and having the same shape in any cross section perpendicular to the front face and also to the depthwise direction of the groove; the light guiding part having a side face opposing to the side face of the groove on the front face side and formed as an arcuately curved face which is convex toward the front face side in a state wherein the light guiding part is inserted in the groove and which has the same shape in any cross section perpendicular to the front face and also to the depthwise direction of the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki FUKUI, Yutaka Ogasawara, Hideaki Kurachi, Yoshiyuki Nida