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Akira Imamura

Akira Imamura, Hamura-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100164814INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a housing, a communication module in the housing and configured to execute close-proximity wireless transfer with an external device, and an antenna in the communication module and having directivity in a direction the antenna faces, the communication module being in the housing to freely pivot, and is configured to change the directivity of the antenna in the communication module by pivoting.07-01-2010
20110158436ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a speaker, a terminal, an amplifier, a power supply circuit, a setting module, a detection module, and a controller. The terminal is configured to input an audio signal from an external device. The amplifier is configured to amplify the audio signal, and to output audio from the speaker. The power supply circuit is configured to supply power to the amplifier. The setting module is configured to set data which indicates whether audio output from the speaker is to be enabled or disabled when the apparatus is in a non-operative state. The detection module is configured to detect a predetermined state of the apparatus. The controller is configured to control the power supply circuit, based on the data and the predetermined state, in order to supply the power to the amplifier when the apparatus is in the non-operative state.06-30-2011

Akira Imamura, Sayama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100034519VIDEO REPRODUCING APPARATUS, VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM AND RECORD MEDIUM - Provided herein are: a data acquiring unit which acquires a plurality of angle video data equal or less than the angle video data and relative display position information from a recording unit which records the plurality of angle video data corresponding to the plurality of angle videos taken at a plurality of taking angles different from one another in which a taken object is taken and records the relative display position information indicating a relative display position of each angle video in consideration of each taking angle; a video signal output unit which outputs a plurality of angle video signals corresponding to the plurality of angle videos to display units based on the plurality of angle video data; and an arrangement determining unit which determines a display position arrangement of the plurality of angle videos based on the relative display position information.02-11-2010

Akira Imamura, Tokorozawa-Shi JP

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20100027975PLAYBACK DEVICE AND PLAYBACK SYSTEM - The present invention enables to limit playback of content recorded on a recording medium without fail. A playback system includes a recording medium 02-04-2010

Patent applications by Akira Imamura, Tokorozawa-Shi JP

Akira Imamura, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090141001DISPLAY APPARATUS, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM AND POSITION DETECTION METHOD - Backlight of a backlight device (06-04-2009
20090233036INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - An information recording medium (09-17-2009
20100027977REPRODUCTION SYSTEM - To limit the time capable of reproducing a plurality of contents as a whole recorded on a recording medium. Provided herein are a recording medium on which a plurality of contents and reproduction-enabled time which is a period of time for allowing a user to freely reproduce the plurality of contents as a whole are recorded, a reproduction device having an acquisition unit which acquires the reproduction-enabled time and a reproduction inhibit unit which inhibits the reproduction of each of the contents when the accumulated reproduction time of the plurality of contents as a whole exceeds the acquired reproduction-enabled time during the reproduction of each of the contents.02-04-2010
20110145855CONTENT PROCESSING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING APPARATUS, CONTENT PROCESSING SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided herein is a disc player having a read-out unit, a network connector, and a controller. The read-out unit reads out from an optical disc recorded with a main content and CM insertion information as information on an insertion of a Advertisement in the main content thereon. The network connector acquires the advertisement from an external apparatus based on CM insertion information. The controller controls to insert the acquired Advertisement in the main content.06-16-2011

Patent applications by Akira Imamura, Saitama JP

Akira Imamura, Tsurugashima-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100008193REPRODUCTION SYSTEM - To limit the number of contents which can be reproduced among a plurality of contents recorded on a recording medium. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A reproduction device (01-14-2010

Akira Imamura, Akishima-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090140979ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing having an outer surface and an inner surface, a pointing device having a flat input surface and located in the housing with the input surface on the inner surface of the housing, an operation area provided in a position on the outer surface of the housing corresponding to at least a part of the pointing device, and a display section which illuminates at least a part of an outline of the operation area and displays a position of the operation area.06-04-2009
20090244833ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a cabinet having an outer surface and an inner surface, a plurality of operation button display portions formed on the outer surface of the cabinet, a touchpad which is provided on the inner surface of the cabinet in confrontation with the operation button display portions and configured to detect an input operation of the operation button display portions, a plurality of light sources which are disposed on the inner surface side of the cabinet in confrontation with the operation button display portions and illuminate the respective operation button display portions, a light source controller which is configured to change an illumination state of the light sources for a predetermined time in response to the input operation and thereafter returns the illumination state to an original illumination state.10-01-2009