Patents by Inventor Shigehiro Kawai
Shigehiro Kawai 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: 10015468Abstract: Transmission of stereo image data may be performed between devices, where a source device receives E-EDID from a sink device via DDC of an HDMI cable. This E-EDID contains information on 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. Based on information on 3D image data transmission modes from the sink device, the source device selects a predetermined transmission mode from among the 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. The source device transmits 3D image data in the selected transmission mode to the sink device. The source device transmits information on the transmission mode for the 3D image data, to the sink device by using an AVI InfoFrame packet or the like. The sink device processes the 3D image data received from the source device in accordance with its transmission mode, thereby obtaining left and right eye image data.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhisa Nakajima, Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Akihiko Tao, Shigehiro Kawai
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Publication number: 20170374349Abstract: Transmission of stereo image data may be performed between devices, where a source device receives E-EDID from a sink device via DDC of an HDMI cable. This E-EDID contains information on 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. Based on information on 3D image data transmission modes from the sink device, the source device selects a predetermined transmission mode from among the 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. The source device transmits 3D image data in the selected transmission mode to the sink device. The source device transmits information on the transmission mode for the 3D image data, to the sink device by using an AVI InfoFrame packet or the like. The sink device processes the 3D image data received from the source device in accordance with its transmission mode, thereby obtaining left and right eye image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhisa Nakajima, Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Akihiko Tao, Shigehiro Kawai
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Patent number: 9807363Abstract: Transmission of stereo image data may be performed between devices, where a source device receives E-EDID from a sink device via DDC of an HDMI cable. This E-EDID contains information on 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. Based on information on 3D image data transmission modes from the sink device, the source device selects a predetermined transmission mode from among the 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. The source device transmits 3D image data in the selected transmission mode to the sink device. The source device transmits information on the transmission mode for the 3D image data, to the sink device by using an AVI InfoFrame packet or the like. The sink device processes the 3D image data received from the source device in accordance with its transmission mode, thereby obtaining left and right eye image data.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhisa Nakajima, Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Akihiko Tao, Shigehiro Kawai
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Patent number: 9762887Abstract: Transmission of stereo image data may be performed between devices, where a source device receives E-EDID from a sink device via DDC of an HDMI cable. This E-EDID contains information on 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. Based on information on 3D image data transmission modes from the sink device, the source device selects a predetermined transmission mode from among the 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. The source device transmits 3D image data in the selected transmission mode to the sink device. The source device transmits information on the transmission mode for the 3D image data, to the sink device by using an AVI InfoFrame packet or the like. The sink device processes the 3D image data received from the source device in accordance with its transmission mode, thereby obtaining left and right eye image data.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhisa Nakajima, Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Akihiko Tao, Shigehiro Kawai
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Publication number: 20170223336Abstract: Transmission of stereo image data may be performed between devices, where a source device receives E-EDID from a sink device via DDC of an HDMI cable. This E-EDID contains information on 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. Based on information on 3D image data transmission modes from the sink device, the source device selects a predetermined transmission mode from among the 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. The source device transmits 3D image data in the selected transmission mode to the sink device. The source device transmits information on the transmission mode for the 3D image data, to the sink device by using an AVI InfoFrame packet or the like. The sink device processes the 3D image data received from the source device in accordance with its transmission mode, thereby obtaining left and right eye image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhisa Nakajima, Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Akihiko Tao, Shigehiro Kawai
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Publication number: 20160330429Abstract: Transmission of stereo image data may be performed between devices, where a source device receives E-EDID from a sink device via DDC of an HDMI cable. This E-EDID contains information on 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. Based on information on 3D image data transmission modes from the sink device, the source device selects a predetermined transmission mode from among the 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. The source device transmits 3D image data in the selected transmission mode to the sink device. The source device transmits information on the transmission mode for the 3D image data, to the sink device by using an AVI InfoFrame packet or the like. The sink device processes the 3D image data received from the source device in accordance with its transmission mode, thereby obtaining left and right eye image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhisa Nakajima, Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Akihiko Tao, Shigehiro Kawai
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Patent number: 9451235Abstract: Transmission of stereo image data may be performed between devices, where a source device receives E-EDID from a sink device via DDC of an HDMI cable. This E-EDID contains information on 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. Based on information on 3D image data transmission modes from the sink device, the source device selects a predetermined transmission mode from among the 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. The source device transmits 3D image data in the selected transmission mode to the sink device. The source device transmits information on the transmission mode for the 3D image data, to the sink device by using an AVI InfoFrame packet or the like. The sink device processes the 3D image data received from the source device in accordance with its transmission mode, thereby obtaining left and right eye image data.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhisa Nakajima, Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Akihiko Tao, Shigehiro Kawai
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Publication number: 20160080721Abstract: Transmission of stereo image data may be performed between devices, where a source device receives E-EDID from a sink device via DDC of an HDMI cable. This E-EDID contains information on 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. Based on information on 3D image data transmission modes from the sink device, the source device selects a predetermined transmission mode from among the 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. The source device transmits 3D image data in the selected transmission mode to the sink device. The source device transmits information on the transmission mode for the 3D image data, to the sink device by using an AVI InfoFrame packet or the like. The sink device processes the 3D image data received from the source device in accordance with its transmission mode, thereby obtaining left and right eye image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhisa Nakajima, Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Akihiko Tao, Shigehiro Kawai
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Patent number: 9185385Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to perform transmission of stereo image data between devices in a favorable manner. A source device (disc player 210) receives E-EDID from a sink device (television receiver 250) via DDC of an HDMI cable 350. This E-EDID contains information on 3D image data transmission modes that can be supported by the sink device. On the basis of the information on 3D image data transmission modes from the sink device, the source device selects a predetermined transmission mode from among the 3D image data transmission modes that can be supported by the sink device. The sink device transmits 3D image data in the selected transmission mode to the sink device. For the convenience of processing in the sink device, the source device transmits information on the transmission mode for the 3D image data transmitted, to the sink device by using an AVI InfoFrame packet or the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2009Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhisa Nakajima, Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Akihiko Tao, Shigehiro Kawai
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Patent number: 8732353Abstract: There is provided a transmitter device including an interface unit that is an interface for connection to a receiver device via a transmission path, a pre-emphasis unit configured to generate a pre-emphasis signal, the pre-emphasis signal being obtained by adding to an input signal another signal for compensating for a high-frequency component of the input signal, and a transmission control unit configured to acquire identification information indicating whether the receiver device is capable of performing a process of receiving the pre-emphasis signal, switch the receiver device to a state in which the receiver device is capable of performing the process of receiving the pre-emphasis signal in accordance with the identification information, and control the pre-emphasis unit to generate the pre-emphasis signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Shigehiro Kawai
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Publication number: 20140092211Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to perform transmission of stereo image data between devices in a favorable manner. A source device (disc player 210) receives E-EDID from a sink device (television receiver 250) via DDC of an HDMI cable 350. This E-EDID contains information on 3D image data transmission modes that can be supported by the sink device. On the basis of the information on 3D image data transmission modes from the sink device, the source device selects a predetermined transmission mode from among the 3D image data transmission modes that can be supported by the sink device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhisa Nakajima, Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Akihiko Tao, Shigehiro Kawai
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Publication number: 20130278831Abstract: There is provided a transmitter device including an interface unit that is an interface for connection to a receiver device via a transmission path, a pre-emphasis unit configured to generate a pre-emphasis signal, the pre-emphasis signal being obtained by adding to an input signal another signal for compensating for a high-frequency component of the input signal, and a transmission control unit configured to acquire identification information indicating whether the receiver device is capable of performing a process of receiving the pre-emphasis signal, switch the receiver device to a state in which the receiver device is capable of performing the process of receiving the pre-emphasis signal in accordance with the identification information, and control the pre-emphasis unit to generate the pre-emphasis signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventor: Shigehiro Kawai
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Patent number: 8510483Abstract: There is provided a transmitter device including an interface unit that is an interface for connection to a receiver device via a transmission path, a pre-emphasis unit configured to generate a pre-emphasis signal, the pre-emphasis signal being obtained by adding to an input signal another signal for compensating for a high-frequency component of the input signal, and a transmission control unit configured to acquire identification information indicating whether the receiver device is capable of performing a process of receiving the pre-emphasis signal, switch the receiver device to a state in which the receiver device is capable of performing the process of receiving the pre-emphasis signal in accordance with the identification information, and control the pre-emphasis unit to generate the pre-emphasis signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Shigehiro Kawai
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Patent number: 8456188Abstract: To discriminate whether a cable in conformity with a conventional standard or a cable in conformity with a new standard is connected. An HPD signal line (902) has, on an expanded HDMI sink apparatus (402) side circuit, a pull-up resistor (911) between the HPD signal line (902) and a voltage supply and a pull-down resistor (913) between the HPD signal line (902) and the ground, and a reserved line (903) has, on the expanded HDMI sink apparatus (402) side circuit, a pull-down resistor (914) between the reserved line (903) and a ground, and within a new HDMI cable (901), a pull-up resistor (912) between the reserved line (903) and a voltage supply of an expanded HDMI source apparatus (401). The expanded HDMI sink apparatus compares a voltage at a test point (19) on the reserved line (903) on the expanded HDMI sink apparatus (402) side with a reference voltage by using a voltage comparator (916).Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2007Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhisa Nakajima, Hidekazu Kikuchi, Takehiko Saitou, Shigehiro Kawai, Masaki Kitano
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Publication number: 20110292295Abstract: There is provided a transmitter device including an interface unit that is an interface for connection to a receiver device via a transmission path, a pre-emphasis unit configured to generate a pre-emphasis signal, the pre-emphasis signal being obtained by adding to an input signal another signal for compensating for a high-frequency component of the input signal, and a transmission control unit configured to acquire identification information indicating whether the receiver device is capable of performing a process of receiving the pre-emphasis signal, switch the receiver device to a state in which the receiver device is capable of performing the process of receiving the pre-emphasis signal in accordance with the identification information, and control the pre-emphasis unit to generate the pre-emphasis signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Shigehiro Kawai
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Patent number: 7993209Abstract: It is aimed at providing a golf address deviation detecting apparatus capable of detecting as to which of inaccuracy in loft angle, inaccuracy in lie angle, and inaccuracy in face orientation, inaccuracy, if any, occurred upon address by golf club is caused by. There is provided an apparatus comprising a light reflecting section(s) and light irradiating units, so that inaccuracies in loft angle, lie angle, and face orientation are detected and distinguished from one another, based on differences among patterns of the light-beams reflected by the light reflecting section(s).Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2007Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Japana Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shigehiro Kawai
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Publication number: 20100289530Abstract: [Object] To discriminate whether a cable in conformity with a conventional standard or a cable in conformity with a new standard is connected. [Solving Means] An HPD signal line (902) has, on an expanded HDMI sink apparatus (402) side circuit, a pull-up resistor (911) between the HPD signal line (902) and a voltage supply and a pull-down resistor (913) between the HPD signal line (902) and the ground, and a reserved line (903) has, on the expanded HDMI sink apparatus (402) side circuit, a pull-down resistor (914) between the reserved line (903) and a ground, and within a new HDMI cable (901), a pull-up resistor (912) between the reserved line (903) and a voltage supply of an expanded HDMI source apparatus (401). The expanded HDMI sink apparatus compares a voltage at a test point (19) on the reserved line (903) on the expanded HDMI sink apparatus (402) side with a reference voltage by using a voltage comparator (916).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2007Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhisa Nakajima, Hidekazu Kikuchi, Takehiko Saitou, Shigehiro Kawai, Masaki Kitano
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Patent number: D650387Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2009Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Iwatsu, Shigehiro Kawai, Tsubasa Okuzumi
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Patent number: D715614Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Kokuyo S&T Co., Ltd.Inventors: Go Teraguchi, Shigehiro Kawai, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Takayoshi Higashino
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Patent number: D716123Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2013Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Kokuyo S&T Co., Ltd.Inventors: Go Teraguchi, Shigehiro Kawai, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Takayoshi Higashino