Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Tamori
Hirofumi Tamori 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).
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Patent number: 10965731Abstract: A technology is disclosed by which, when plural content data are successively transmitted from a server apparatus to a reproduction apparatus through a client apparatus, if the transmission is interrupted, the transmission of the content data can be resumed from the point at which the transmission is interrupted. The transfer device includes a storage section for storing a transmission object list including content identification information corresponding to plural content data to be transmitted from a server apparatus to a reproduction apparatus connected to a client apparatus through the client apparatus. A reception section successively receives the content data from the server apparatus. A transmission section successively transfers the successively received content data to the reproduction apparatus. A control section deletes, every time content data is transferred, the corresponding content identification information from the transmission object list stored in the storage section.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masatoshi Nishizaki, Masato Hattori, Shin Hasegawa, Kazuhide Adachi, Hirofumi Tamori, Shin Yanai
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Publication number: 20180084030Abstract: A technology is disclosed by which, when plural content data are successively transmitted from a server apparatus to a reproduction apparatus through a client apparatus, if the transmission is interrupted, the transmission of the content data can be resumed from the point at which the transmission is interrupted. The transfer device includes a storage section for storing a transmission object list including content identification information corresponding to plural content data to be transmitted from a server apparatus to a reproduction apparatus connected to a client apparatus through the client apparatus. A reception section successively receives the content data from the server apparatus. A transmission section successively transfers the successively received content data to the reproduction apparatus. A control section deletes, every time content data is transferred, the corresponding content identification information from the transmission object list stored in the storage section.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masatoshi NISHIZAKI, Masato HATTORI, Shin HASEGAWA, Kazuhide ADACHI, Hirofumi TAMORI, Shin YANAI
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Patent number: 9866621Abstract: A technology is disclosed by which, when plural content data are successively transmitted from a server apparatus to a reproduction apparatus through a client apparatus, if the transmission is interrupted, the transmission of the content data can be resumed from the point at which the transmission is interrupted. The transfer device includes a storage section for storing a transmission object list including content identification information corresponding to plural content data to be transmitted from a server apparatus to a reproduction apparatus connected to a client apparatus through the client apparatus. A reception section successively receives the content data from the server apparatus. A transmission section successively transfers the successively received content data to the reproduction apparatus. A control section deletes, every time content data is transferred, the corresponding content identification information from the transmission object list stored in the storage section.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masatoshi Nishizaki, Masato Hattori, Shin Hasegawa, Kazuhide Adachi, Hirofumi Tamori, Shin Yanai
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Patent number: 9675866Abstract: A movement supporting method includes the following steps: detecting a movement tempo of a user; determining whether a movement tempo detection value is within a target range; and outputting a warning when the movement tempo detection value is out of the target range.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2006Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Hirofumi Tamori, Susumu Takatsuka, Toshiro Terauchi, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Motoyuki Takai, Kenichi Makino, Takatoshi Nakamura, Akihiro Komori, Akane Sano, Toru Sasaki, Yuichi Sakai
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Publication number: 20160119407Abstract: A technology is disclosed by which, when plural content data are successively transmitted from a server apparatus to a reproduction apparatus through a client apparatus, if the transmission is interrupted, the transmission of the content data can be resumed from the point at which the transmission is interrupted. The transfer device includes a storage section for storing a transmission object list including content identification information corresponding to plural content data to be transmitted from a server apparatus to a reproduction apparatus connected to a client apparatus through the client apparatus. A reception section successively receives the content data from the server apparatus. A transmission section successively transfers the successively received content data to the reproduction apparatus. A control section deletes, every time content data is transferred, the corresponding content identification information from the transmission object list stored in the storage section.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: April 28, 2016Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masatoshi NISHIZAKI, Masato HATTORI, Shin HASEGAWA, Kazuhide ADACHI, Hirofumi TAMORI, Shin YANAI
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Patent number: 9246981Abstract: A technology is disclosed by which, when plural content data are successively transmitted from a server apparatus to a reproduction apparatus through a client apparatus, if the transmission is interrupted, the transmission of the content data can be resumed from the point at which the transmission is interrupted. The transfer device includes a storage section for storing a transmission object list including content identification information corresponding to plural content data to be transmitted from a server apparatus to a reproduction apparatus connected to a client apparatus through the client apparatus. A reception section successively receives the content data from the server apparatus. A transmission section successively transfers the successively received content data to the reproduction apparatus. A control section deletes, every time content data is transferred, the corresponding content identification information from the transmission object list stored in the storage section.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masatoshi Nishizaki, Masato Hattori, Shin Hasegawa, Kazuhide Adachi, Hirofumi Tamori, Shin Yanai
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Patent number: 8812502Abstract: Music contents assigned to play lists are reproduced so as to correspond to user's preference. A music content database 7 has stored a plurality of music contents. A CPU 3 creates genre ranks such that music contents that have been more frequently, for example, reproduced are more highly ranked. In addition, the CPU 3 creates play lists corresponding, for example, to tempos and stores the created play lists in a play list database 8. The CPU 3 selects a play list corresponding to a moving tempo obtained from a tempo detection section 9 and selects music content categorized as a highly ranked genre in the genre ranks from those corresponding to the selected play list. The selected music content is supplied to a decoder and amplifier section 12 and then reproduced from a head phone 14.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2007Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Toru Sasaki, Yuichi Sakai, Yoichiro Sako, Toshiro Terauchi, Hirofumi Tamori, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Kenichi Makino, Motoyuki Takai, Takatoshi Nakamura, Akihiro Komori, Akane Sano
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Patent number: 8264456Abstract: An electronic apparatus is disclosed which includes: a main body motion determination device configured to determine whether a predetermined accelerated motion is exerted on a main body of the electronic apparatus in a predetermined axial direction; and a control device configured to control the electronic apparatus to perform a predetermined action based on a pattern of the predetermined accelerated motion determined to occur by the main body motion determination device.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2007Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Ito, Akane Sano, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Motoyuki Takai, Hirofumi Tamori, Kenichi Makino
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Publication number: 20120158913Abstract: A technology is disclosed by which, when plural content data are successively transmitted from a server apparatus to a reproduction apparatus through a client apparatus, if the transmission is interrupted, the transmission of the content data can be resumed from the point at which the transmission is interrupted. The transfer device includes a storage section for storing a transmission object list including content identification information corresponding to plural content data to be transmitted from a server apparatus to a reproduction apparatus connected to a client apparatus through the client apparatus. A reception section successively receives the content data from the server apparatus. A transmission section successively transfers the successively received content data to the reproduction apparatus. A control section deletes, every time content data is transferred, the corresponding content identification information from the transmission object list stored in the storage section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Masatoshi NISHIZAKI, Masato Hattori, Shin Hasegawa, Kazuhide Adachi, Hirofumi Tamori, Shin Yanai
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Patent number: 8073649Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus includes an acceleration detection unit, an evaluation-signal generation unit, and a control unit. The acceleration detection unit is configured to detect an acceleration generated in the portable electronic apparatus. The evaluation-signal generation unit is configured to carry out a predetermined process based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration detection unit in order to generate an evaluation signal representing the amplitude and positive or negative polarity of the acceleration. The control unit is configured to produce a result of determination as to whether or not the portable electronic apparatus has been driven to make a predetermined movement on the basis of the evaluation signal and carrying out a predetermined operation on the basis of the result of determination.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Akane Sano, Kenichi Makino, Motoyuki Takai, Hiroshi Ito, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Hirofumi Tamori
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Patent number: 8041801Abstract: State information of a user is detected via a biometric information sensor and is stored, in a nonvolatile memory, in association with a content identifier of content that is being reproduced for the user when the state information is detected. An information request, including the state information of another user at another terminal apparatus, is generated and transmitted. Provided information transmitted in response to the information request is received and provided to the user. When an information request is received by the user, information is extracted from the nonvolatile memory based on the state information of another user. Provided information that is based on the extracted information is transmitted to another user.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takatoshi Nakamura, Toru Sasaki, Yuichi Sakai, Yoichiro Sako, Toshiro Terauchi, Hirofumi Tamori, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Motoyuki Takai, Kenichi Makino, Akihiro Komori, Akane Sano, Susumu Takatsuka
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Patent number: 7952013Abstract: Content is selected on the basis of changes of a walking tempo. The walking tempo is detected (S5). In a state determination process (S7), it is determined whether the walking tempo tends to increase, be constant, or decrease. A walking tempo corrective coefficient is calculated on the basis of the determined result and a corrective walking tempo is calculated with the walking tempo corrective coefficient (S9). It is determined whether or not music is changed on the basis of the corrective walking tempo rather than the actually detected walking tempo (S11). When music is changed, relevant music content is searched. Controls are performed in such a manner that when the walking tempo is decreasing, the foregoing state is kept for a while, when the walking tempo is increasing, music is quickly selected according to the increase of the walking tempo, and when the walking tempo is stable, music is not selected.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Akihiro Komori, Susumu Takatsuka, Toru Sasaki, Yuichi Sakai, Yoichiro Sako, Toshiro Terauchi, Hirofumi Tamori, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Motoyuki Takai, Kenichi Makino, Takatoshi Nakamura, Akane Sano
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Publication number: 20110022594Abstract: Music content are reproduced in the order of the newest time information that has been registered. A music content database 7 has stored a plurality of music content. Each music content has been stored in the music content database 7 along with a time stamp that is time information that represents a time at which the music content was registered in the music content database 7. A CPU 3 creates play lists corresponding to, for example, tempos. The created play lists are stored in a play list database 8. The CPU 3 selects a play list corresponding to a moving tempo obtained from a tempo detection section 9 and selects music content in the order of the newest time information registered from the music content corresponding to the selected play list. The selected music content are supplied to a decoder and amplification section 12 and reproduced by a head phone 14.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2007Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Yoichiro Sako, Makoto Inoue, Motoyuki Takai, Toshiro Terauchi, Hirofumi Tamori, Katsuya Shirai, Kenichi Makino, Takatosshi Nakamura, Akihiro Komori, Akane Sano, Toru Sasaki, Yuichi Sakai
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Publication number: 20100168879Abstract: Music contents assigned to play lists are reproduced so as to correspond to user's preference. A music content database 7 has stored a plurality of music contents. A CPU 3 creates genre ranks such that music contents that have been more frequently, for example, reproduced are more highly ranked. In addition, the CPU 3 creates play lists corresponding, for example, to tempos and stores the created play lists in a play list database 8. The CPU 3 selects a play list corresponding to a moving tempo obtained from a tempo detection section 9 and selects music content categorized as a highly ranked genre in the genre ranks from those corresponding to the selected play list. The selected music content is supplied to a decoder and amplifier section 12 and then reproduced from a head phone 14.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2007Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Toru Sasaki, Yuichi Sakai, Yoichiro Sako, Toshiro Terauchi, Hirofumi Tamori, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Kenichi Makino, Motoyuki Takai, Takatoshi Nakamura, Akihiro Komori, Akane Sano
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Patent number: 7732700Abstract: A playback device includes a storing unit storing a contents database in which contents including at least music and tempo information indicating the tempo of the music are correlated with each other; a playback unit for performing playback of the contents; a tempo measuring unit for measuring an exercise tempo obtained along with the body movements of a user; a searching unit for searching contents from the contents database based on the information of the measured exercise tempo by the tempo measuring unit; and a contents selecting unit for selecting the contents searched by the searching unit as contents to be played by the playback unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2007Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiro Terauchi, Toru Sasaki, Yuichi Sakai, Susumu Takatsuka, Yoichiro Sako, Hirofumi Tamori, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Motoyuki Takai, Kenichi Makino, Takatoshi Nakamura, Akihiro Komori, Akane Sano
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Patent number: 7700867Abstract: An apparatus of playing back an audio signal includes storage means for dividing exercise tempos of a user into a plurality of groups and storing digital audio data concerning music pieces, the digital audio data being associated with the plurality of groups; a playback circuit that plays back the digital audio data; detecting means for detecting an exercise tempo of the user; and a control circuit that reads out the digital audio data from the storage means to supply the readout digital audio data to the playback circuit. The control circuit determines which group, among the plurality of groups, the exercise tempo detected by the detecting means belongs to, and reads out the digital audio data concerning a music piece associated with the determined group from the storage means to supply the readout digital audio data to the playback circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2006Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Akane Sano, Susumu Takatsuka, Toru Sasaki, Yuichi Sakai, Toshiro Terauchi, Hirofumi Tamori, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Motoyuki Takai, Kenichi Makino, Takatoshi Nakamura, Akihiro Komori, Yoichiro Sako
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Patent number: 7698092Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus includes an acceleration detection unit, an evaluation-signal generation unit, and a control unit. The acceleration detection unit is configured to detect an acceleration generated in the portable electronic apparatus. The evaluation-signal generation unit is configured to carry out a predetermined process based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration detection unit in order to generate an evaluation signal representing the amplitude and positive or negative polarity of the acceleration. The control unit is configured to produce a result of determination as to whether or not the portable electronic apparatus has been driven to make a predetermined movement on the basis of the evaluation signal and carrying out a predetermined operation on the basis of the result of determination.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2007Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Akane Sano, Kenichi Makino, Motoyuki Takai, Hiroshi Ito, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Hirofumi Tamori
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Publication number: 20100042359Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus includes an acceleration detection unit, an evaluation-signal generation unit, and a control unit. The acceleration detection unit is configured to detect an acceleration generated in the portable electronic apparatus. The evaluation-signal generation unit is configured to carry out a predetermined process based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration detection unit in order to generate an evaluation signal representing the amplitude and positive or negative polarity of the acceleration. The control unit is configured to produce a result of determination as to whether or not the portable electronic apparatus has been driven to make a predetermined movement on the basis of the evaluation signal and carrying out a predetermined operation on the basis of the result of determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Akane SANO, Kenichi Makino, Motoyuki Takai, Hiroshi Ito, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Hirofumi Tamori
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Publication number: 20090271496Abstract: State information of a user is detected via a biometric information sensor (21) and so on and the state information is accumulated in a nonvolatile memory (14) by associating it with a content ID of content that is being used. A recommendation request including the state information detected at that time via the biometric information sensor (21) and so on and a predetermined extraction condition is generated and transmitted. Provided information transmitted in response to the recommendation request is received and is provided to the user. When an information provision request is received, information to be provided is extracted from the information stored in the nonvolatile memory (14) based on the state information and extraction condition included in the received information provision request and the extracted information is transmitted to a requesting source.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2007Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takatoshi Nakamura, Toru Sasaki, Yuichi Sakai, Yoichiro Sako, Toshiro Terauchi, Hirofumi Tamori, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Motoyuki Takai, Kenichi Makino, Akihiro Komori, Akane Sano, Susumu Takatsuka
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Publication number: 20090235811Abstract: Content is selected on the basis of changes of a walking tempo. The walking tempo is detected (S5). In a state determination process (S7), it is determined whether the walking tempo tends to increase, be constant, or decrease. A walking tempo corrective coefficient is calculated on the basis of the determined result and a corrective walking tempo is calculated with the walking tempo corrective coefficient (S9). It is determined whether or not music is changed on the basis of the corrective walking tempo rather than the actually detected walking tempo (S11). When music is changed, relevant music content is searched. Controls are performed in such a manner that when the walking tempo is decreasing, the foregoing state is kept for a while, when the walking tempo is increasing, music is quickly selected according to the increase of the walking tempo, and when the walking tempo is stable, music is not selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2007Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Akihiro Komori, Susumu Takatsuka, Toru Sasaki, Yuichi Sakai, Yoichiro Sako, Toshiro Terauchi, Hirofumi Tamori, Makoto Inoue, Katsuya Shirai, Motoyuki Takai, Kenichi Makino, Takatoshi Nakamura, Akane Sano