Patents by Inventor Yuka Sakazume

Yuka Sakazume 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).

  • Installation software using a setting file to automatically determine if a module is installable and the location of the installation
    Patent number: 7415707
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium are disclosed which determines whether or not to install program modules by acquiring environment information relevant to the types of the modules so that only those modules judged compatible with the environment of interest may be installed. This makes it possible for users to install only necessary program modules without becoming aware of specific conditions restricting the installation of the modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Taguchi, Mitsuru Tanabe, Hirofumi Tamori, Yuka Sakazume
  • Communication system and communication method sharing communication data among a plurality of communication terminals
    Patent number: 7023972
    Abstract: A common phone number which is used only among a specific group consisting of members registered in a network is ensured to enable transmitting/receiving a message file at an arbitrary point of time. A management terminal in a network sends identification names of prescribed communication terminals corresponding to an issued common phone number to a phone number management center so as to register the communication terminals in correspondence with common phone number. A message file sent from an arbitrary one of the communication terminals to the common phone number is sent to all the other registered communication terminals or left in a message center, and the arrival of the message file is notified to all the other registered communication terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yuka Sakazume
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
    Publication number: 20020184499
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium are disclosed which determines whether or not to install program modules by acquiring environment information relevant to the types of the modules so that only those modules judged compatible with the environment of interest may be installed. This makes it possible for users to install only necessary program modules without becoming aware of specific conditions restricting the installation of the modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Toshihiro Taguchi, Mitsuru Tanabe, Hirofumi Tamori, Yuka Sakazume