Kinya Fujimoto

Title: Kinya Fujimoto: Inventor in Display Control Technology.

Introduction

Kinya Fujimoto is an inventor based in Osaka, Japan, associated with Sharp Corporation. His work includes inventions for controlling menu displays and electronic program guides. He holds 2 patents.

Latest Patents

Fujimoto’s listed patents address ways to make on-screen interfaces easier to navigate.

- **Menu screen display control method and display control device for exchanging icons of a menu based on user instruction.** This invention displays content in a central region, with icons arranged in a circle around it. In response to a user’s selection, the icons move sequentially to a designated position while remaining outside the content region.

- **Display control device, television receiver, method of controlling display, display control program and recording medium.** This invention concerns an electronic program guide displayed on a television. When a program cell is selected, the interface highlights the time-zone columns to its left and right in deep blue and shows other time-zone columns in light blue.

Career Highlights

Fujimoto’s listed patent work focuses on display-control systems for televisions and other user interfaces. The inventions describe visual arrangements that help users identify selections and navigate on-screen content.

Collaborations

Fujimoto is associated with Sharp Corporation. His listed coworkers include Yoshinori Oonishi and Keiichiro Sato.

Conclusion

Kinya Fujimoto’s patent work reflects a focus on intuitive display controls, from circular menu navigation to clearer program-guide selection.