Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Imazeki
Hirokazu Imazeki 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: 10289272Abstract: A portable media player communicates with a host computer for enabling a user of the player to manage media distribution using the control software of the host computer. The host computer can send a GUI that is displayed on the otherwise “dumb” player, and the user can view the GUI and press a single button to command the control software to download a media title to the player. The host computer can periodically poll the player to determine its status.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Cristian Lars Almstrand, Prem Aanand Venkatesan, Hiroyuki Shinkai, Hirokazu Imazeki, Masahiko Seki
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Publication number: 20160246462Abstract: A portable media player communicates with a host computer for enabling a user of the player to manage media distribution using the control software of the host computer. The host computer can send a GUI that is displayed on the otherwise “dumb” player, and the user can view the GUI and press a single button to command the control software to download a media title to the player. The host computer can periodically poll the player to determine its status.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Cristian Lars Almstrand, Prem Aanand Venkatesan, Hiroyuki Shinkai, Hirokazu Imazeki, Masahiko Seki
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Patent number: 9354787Abstract: A portable media player communicates with a host computer for enabling a user of the player to manage media distribution using the control software of the host computer. The host computer can send a GUI that is displayed on the otherwise “dumb” player, and the user can view the GUI and press a single button to command the control software to download a media title to the player. The host computer can periodically poll the player to determine its status.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2013Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Cristian Lars Almstrand, Prem Aanand Venkatesan, Hiroyuki Shinkai, Hirokazu Imazeki, Masahiko Seki
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Publication number: 20130254664Abstract: A portable media player communicates with a host computer for enabling a user of the player to manage media distribution using the control software of the host computer. The host computer can send a GUI that is displayed on the otherwise “dumb” player, and the user can view the GUI and press a single button to command the control software to download a media title to the player. The host computer can periodically poll the player to determine its status.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicants: Sony Electronics Inc., Sony CorporationInventors: Christian Lars Almstrand, Prem Aandand Venkatesan, Hiroyuki Shinkai, Hirokazu Imazeki, Masahiko Seki
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Patent number: 8538564Abstract: A portable media player communicates with a host computer for enabling a user of the player to manage media distribution using the control software of the host computer. The host computer can send a GUI that is displayed on the otherwise “dumb” player, and the user can view the GUI and press a single button to command the control software to download a media title to the player. The host computer can periodically poll the player to determine its status.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Cristian Lars Almstrand, Prem Aanand Venkatesan, Hiroyuki Shinkai, Hirokazu Imazeki, Masahiko Seki
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Publication number: 20100076578Abstract: A portable media player communicates with a host computer for enabling a user of the player to manage media distribution using the control software of the host computer. The host computer can send a GUI that is displayed on the otherwise “dumb” player, and the user can view the GUI and press a single button to command the control software to download a media title to the player. The host computer can periodically poll the player to determine its status.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: CRISTIAN LARS ALMSTRAND, Prem Aanand Venkatesan, Hiroyuki Shinkai, Hirokazu Imazeki, Masahiko Seki
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Patent number: 7653928Abstract: A portable media player communicates with a host computer for enabling a user of the player to manage media distribution using the control software of the host computer. The host computer can send a GUI that is displayed on the otherwise “dumb” player, and the user can view the GUI and press a single button to command the control software to download a media title to the player. The host computer can periodically poll the player to determine its status.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2002Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Cristian Lars Almstrand, Prem Aanand Venkatesan, Hiroyuki Shinkai, Hirokazu Imazeki, Masahiko Seki
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Patent number: 6771569Abstract: A recording medium on which a plurality of programs are collected in a plurality of groups and supervised in this grouped state, wherein when an editing command such as dividing, linking, and erasing the predetermined programs or groups recorded on the recording medium is executed, management data is edited to perform the editing command. The invention provides a solution to meet this request by a recording medium, an editing method and an editing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2002Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Osamu Nagata, Yuji Arataki, Hirokazu Imazeki
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Publication number: 20040064518Abstract: A portable media player communicates with a host computer for enabling a user of the player to manage media distribution using the control software of the host computer. The host computer can send a GUI that is displayed on the otherwise “dumb” player, and the user can view the GUI and press a single button to command the control software to download a media title to the player. The host computer can periodically poll the player to determine its status.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2002Publication date: April 1, 2004Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Cristian Lars Almstrand, Prem Aanand Venkatesan, Hiroyuki Shinkai, Hirokazu Imazeki, Masahiko Seki
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Publication number: 20030169647Abstract: If, in a recording medium on which a plurality of programs are collected in a plurality of groups and supervised in this grouped state, a command for editing, such as dividing/linking/erasing the predetermined programs or groups, recorded on the recording medium, the management data is to be edited to perform the editing. The present invention contemplates to provide a solution to meet this request by a recording medium, an editing method and an editing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2002Publication date: September 11, 2003Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Osamu Nagata, Yuji Arataki, Hirokazu Imazeki
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Publication number: 20030169646Abstract: If, in a recording medium on which a plurality of programs are collected in a plurality of groups and supervised in this grouped state, a command for editing, such as dividing/linking/erasing the predetermined programs or groups, recorded on the recording medium, the management data is to be edited to perform the editing. The present invention contemplates to provide a solution to meet this request by a recording medium, an editing method and an editing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2002Publication date: September 11, 2003Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Osamu Nagata, Yuji Arataki, Hirokazu Imazeki
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Patent number: 6567349Abstract: A recording medium on which a plurality of programs are collected in a plurality of groups and supervised in this grouped state, wherein when an editing command such as dividing, linking, and erasing the predetermined programs or groups recorded on the recording medium is executed, management data is edited to perform the editing command. The invention provides a solution to meet this request by a recording medium, an editing method and an editing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2002Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Osamu Nagata, Yuji Arataki, Hirokazu Imazeki
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Publication number: 20030002398Abstract: If, in a recording medium on which a plurality of programs are collected in a plurality of groups and supervised in this grouped state, a command for editing, such as dividing/linking/erasing the predetermined programs or groups, recorded on the recording medium, the management data is to be edited to perform the editing. The present invention contemplates to provide a solution to meet this request by a recording medium, an editing method and an editing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2002Publication date: January 2, 2003Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Osamu Nagata, Yuji Arataki, Hirokazu Imazeki
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Publication number: 20020196713Abstract: If, in a recording medium on which a plurality of programs are collected in a plurality of groups and supervised in this grouped state, a command for editing, such as dividing/linking/erasing the predetermined programs or groups, recorded on the recording medium, the management data is to be edited to perform the editing. The present invention contemplates to provide a solution to meet this request by a recording medium, an editing method and an editing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2002Publication date: December 26, 2002Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Osamu Nagata, Yuji Arataki, Hirokazu Imazeki
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Publication number: 20020041540Abstract: If, in a recording medium on which a plurality of programs are collected in a plurality of groups and supervised in this grouped state, a command for editing, such as dividing/linking/erasing the predetermined programs or groups, recorded on the recording medium, the management data is to be edited to perform the editing. The present invention contemplates to provide a solution to meet this request by a recording medium, an editing method and an editing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2001Publication date: April 11, 2002Inventors: Osamu Nagata, Yuji Arataki, Hirokazu Imazeki