Patents by Inventor Kouich Sugiyama

Kouich Sugiyama 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).

  • Remote controlling method and system feature starting method and controlling method for audio/visual system
    Patent number: 5488357
    Abstract: A remote control method for an audio/visual system which can perform protection during execution of a system feature and is convenient in use is applied to an audio/visual system wherein each of a plurality of units of audio/visual equipment includes a microcomputer for controlling operation of the audio/visual equipment. The microcomputers of the audio/visual equipment are connected to each other by way of a bus system. One unit of the audio/visual equipment is set as an audio/visual center equipment. The audio/visual center equipment controls the entire system in a concentrated manner. The audio/visual center equipment receives remote control signals in a concentrated manner without causing remote controller receiver sections of the audio/visual equipment other than the audio/visual center equipment to function and transfers necessary commands to the other audio/visual equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Sato, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Noriko Kotabe, Yoshio Osakabe, Yasuo Kusagaya, Shigeo Tanaka, Kouich Sugiyama, Akira Katsuyama