Patents by Inventor Nobukazu Sugivama

Nobukazu Sugivama 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).

  • Automated social networking television profile configuration and processing
    Patent number: 8572238
    Abstract: Content selected by a user of a web access television (TV) device is monitored via a profile controller associated with the web access TV device. Social network aspects of a web access TV user profile are automatically configured based upon the monitored content selected by the user. Social networking opportunities for the user are managed via the web access TV user profile. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Abhishek Patil, Xiangpeng Jing, Dipendu Saha, Nobukazu Sugivama, Ling Jun Wong, Djung Nguyen
  • Digital living network alliance (DLNA) server that serves contents from IVL services
    Patent number: 8396941
    Abstract: Audio and video (A/V) content information is acquired from each of a group of web-based servers located outside of a home network. The A/V content information identifies A/V content stored in association with each of the group of web-based servers. The A/V content information acquired from each of the group of web-based servers is aggregated. The aggregated A/V content information is provided to a DLNA client device within the home network. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ludovic Douillet, Nobukazu Sugivama, David Tao
  • Automated social networking television profile configuration and processing
    Publication number: 20110099263
    Abstract: Content selected by a user of a web access television (TV) device is monitored via a profile controller associated with the web access TV device. Social network aspects of a web access TV user profile are automatically configured based upon the monitored content selected by the user. Social networking opportunities for the user are managed via the web access TV user profile. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Abhishek Patil, Xiangpeng Jing, Dipendu Saha, Nobukazu Sugivama, Ling Jun Wong, Djung Nguyen
  • Digital living network alliance (DLNA) server that serves contents from IVL services
    Publication number: 20100036907
    Abstract: Audio and video (A/V) content information is acquired from each of a group of web-based servers located outside of a home network. The A/V content information identifies A/V content stored in association with each of the group of web-based servers. The A/V content information acquired from each of the group of web-based servers is aggregated. The aggregated A/V content information is provided to a DLNA client device within the home network. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Ludovic Douillet, Nobukazu Sugivama, David Tao