Patents by Inventor Yukiko Okura

Yukiko Okura 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).

  • EPG transmitting apparatus and method, EPG receiving apparatus and method, EPG transmitting/receiving system and method, and provider
    Patent number: 6487722
    Abstract: The broadcast hour and the title of a program is displayed in an EPG (Electronic Program Guide). If the charge of the program is lower than the other corresponding programs, a symbol “Discount” is also displayed. If the program is the last one of NVOD (Near Video On Demand) programs, a symbol “Last” is also displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiko Okura, Takashi Tsurumoto, Tomoyuki Hanai
  • Apparatus for generating animated video insertions
    Patent number: 5185665
    Abstract: A video apparatus of the invention relates to some function, operation or the like in sets of plural character signals related to each other. When the function or the like is executed, each character within one set is output in sequence in a time series, such that the character can be expressed as if it were in movement in animation fashion on the display picture plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiko Okura, Yoshinori Komiya
  • Computer generated image for a display panel and screen
    Patent number: D418120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiko Okura, Tatsushi Nashida, Kazumasa Okumura, Tetsuya Kohno