Patents Assigned to Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20120139812
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a first antenna element resonating at a frequency in a first frequency band, a first matching circuit attaining matching between a first radio frequency circuit and the first antenna element, a second antenna element resonating at a frequency in a second frequency band, a second matching circuit attaining matching between a second radio frequency circuit and the second antenna element, a first band-pass circuit connected with the second antenna element and the second matching circuit to selectively conduct a signal in the second frequency band and a second band-pass circuit connected with the second antenna element and grounded to selectively conduct a signal in the first frequency band, wherein the second antenna element is utilized as a parasitic element for the first antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki ITO, Tomokazu FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20120139950
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that displays an image at a touch panel display, detects whether a face image is included in the displayed image, sets a point of the displayed image as a center point for a magnification ratio change based on the detected face image, and controls the touch panel display to change a magnification ratio of the displayed image centered at the center point based on a touch input received at the touch panel display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventor: Shinji SOGO
  • Patent number: 8160654
    Abstract: A power reception device utilizing non-contact power transmission causes a PMOS transistor as a switch circuit to be turned ON when a secondary battery is in a heavy-load state to form a path which bypasses a series regulator (LDO) as a power supply circuit, and supplies a charging current to the secondary battery through the bypass path. An offset may be provided between ON/OFF control threshold values of the PMOS transistor. The series regulator (LDO) may be entirely or partially set in a non-operating state when forming the bypass path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Kota Onishi, Kentaro Yoda, Takahiro Kamijo, Haruhiko Sogabe, Kuniharu Suzuki, Hiroshi Kato, Katsuya Suzuki, Manabu Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20120086834
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus including: an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject; a storage unit configured to store a table that associates information related to an image with at least one effect to be applied to an image; a control unit configured to detect or receive information related to the image captured by the image capturing unit, and select an effect from the table stored in the storage unit based on the detected or received information related to the image; and an image processing unit configured to apply the selected effect to the captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventor: Hiroaki ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20120081272
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display section that includes a plurality of thin display devices formed at multiple layers such that their display screens overlap with one another, wherein at least one of the display devices closest to a viewing side of the display section is configured to be transparent, and control means for controlling each display of the plurality of display devices of the display section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi OGITA, Susumu TAKATSUKA
  • Publication number: 20120078399
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus stores audio data, receives an input instruction of a user, reproduces a first channel of the audio data, which corresponds to normal playback of the audio data, and a second channel of the audio data, which corresponds to a fast-forwarding playback of the audio data based on an instruction received at the input unit, processes the first and second channels of the audio data such that the first and second channels of the audio data are separately audible by the user, and outputs the processed first and second channels of the audio data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Junichi KOSAKA, Dezheng Xu, Kosei Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20120075355
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel unit having predetermined viewing angle characteristics. An image data conversion unit is included that converts original image data to be displayed on the display panel unit so that a luminance difference in a low gray level region does not substantially change between before and after conversion and so that a luminance difference in a high gray level region changes in such a manner that a luminance difference obtained after conversion becomes smaller than a luminance difference obtained before conversion. A data holding unit holds predetermined oblique-view image data corresponding to the predetermined viewing angle characteristics of the display panel unit. An image combining unit combines image data obtained through conversion by the image data conversion unit with the predetermined oblique-view image data to generate composite image data. The composite image data is displayed on the display panel unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ogita, Takao Yagi
  • Publication number: 20120078398
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that stores a plurality of pieces of audio data, displays information corresponding to each of the plurality of pieces of audio data, receives an input selecting at least one of the plurality of pieces of audio data, reproduces a first piece of the plurality of pieces of audio data, and initiates simultaneous reproduction of a second piece of the plurality of pieces of audio data based on an input received at the interface, processes the first and second pieces of the audio data such that the first and second pieces of the audio data are separately audible by the user, and outputs the processed first and second pieces of the audio data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Dezheng Xu, Junichi Kosaka, Kosei Yamashita
  • Patent number: 8145040
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a recording instruction signal including channel information on the program that the user is viewing at present is transmitted from a communication terminal with a television receiving function; this recording instruction signal is received by a recording and reproducing apparatus; and the recording processing of the program indicated by the received recording instruction signal to be recorded is controlled, so that the program viewed using a communication terminal away from home can be viewed using a recording and reproducing apparatus at home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventor: Akihiko Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20120069042
    Abstract: A sensor-equipped display apparatus including a light-transmissive display screen, a sensor that detects light passing through the light-transmissive display screen, and a material that visually obscures the sensor when viewed through the light-transmissive display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi OGITA, Shin TAKANASHI, Susumu TAKATSUKA
  • Patent number: 8136205
    Abstract: A biaxial hinge device includes: a first rotation axis mechanism configured to form a first rotation axis by using a substantially cylindrically shaped first shaft member; a first arm portion configured to include a fixing portion fixed to a first case, and provided to the first shaft member of the first rotation axis mechanism; a second rotation axis mechanism configured to include a fixing portion fixed to a second case, and to form a second rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the first rotation axis by using a substantially cylindrically shaped second shaft member; and a second arm portion configured to connect the first rotation axis mechanism to the second rotation axis mechanism such that the first rotation axis mechanism is rotatable around the second rotation axis of the second rotation axis mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Isao Endo, Tsutomu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8140129
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile phone terminal with a battery pack containing a retraceable battery as power supply, and transmitting and receiving radio-signals to and from a mobile phone system base transceiver station. The mobile phone terminal includes a data communication terminal communicating data with the battery pack, an intermittent receiving processor periodically carrying out intermittent receiving processing via the base transceiver station when the mobile phone terminal is in a standby operation, and a battery status determining unit transmitting, while the intermittent receiving processor is carrying out intermittent receiving processing, an activating signal to the battery pack via the data communication terminal and reading battery status data from the activated battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignees: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc, Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Suzuki, Kuniharu Suzuki, Akira Ikeuchi, Yoshihide Majima, Hirotsugu Iijima, Kenichi Kasai, Takatoshi Itagaki
  • Patent number: 8136206
    Abstract: A biaxial hinge device includes: a first-shaft member; a second-shaft member orthogonal to the first-shaft member; a thrust-cam member provided to the second-shaft member so as to move in the extending direction of the second-shaft member; a rotational-arm member provided to the second-shaft member so as to move rotationally; a protrusion provided to the thrust-cam member so as to protrude to the rotational-arm member side; a groove provided to the rotational-arm member, into which the protrusion is fitted; and an fitting/fitting-release control portion provided to the first-shaft member which releases fitting of the protrusion into the groove when the rotational angle of the second-shaft member as to the first-shaft member is a first-rotational angle, and moves the thrust-cam member to the rotational-arm member side to fit the protrusion into the groove when the rotational angle of the second-shaft member as to the first-shaft member is a second-rotational angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: SONY Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Isao Endo, Tsutomu Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20120062768
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that captures an image, detects a subject from the captured image, and generates a plurality of pieces of composition candidate data by trimming the captured image based on a size and position of the detected subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventor: Hiroaki ARAI
  • Publication number: 20120062550
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that calculates a similarity between a plurality of pieces of content stored in a content storage unit, stores content information including information of the similarity obtained by the similarity calculation, generates a virtual three-dimensional display screen for content selection on the basis of stored content information, and allows selection of a piece of content from the virtual three-dimensional display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20120056497
    Abstract: A communication terminal that includes a wireless communication unit used to communicate with another communication terminal, a power transmitting unit that transmits contactless electric power to the another communication terminal, and a control unit that controls the wireless communication unit to transmit, to the another communication terminal, an instruction for receiving the contactless electric power transmitted from the power transmitting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Kuniharu Suzuki, Katsuya Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8116251
    Abstract: A mobile phone connected to a telephone network which uses a telecommunication line by way of a communication terminal including: a wireless communication unit; a sound input unit and a sound output unit; a transmission interface unit; a user information memory unit; a memory unit; a detection unit; and control unit transferring user information stored in the user information memory unit and the phone call program stored in the memory unit to the communication terminal through the transmission medium respectively and also changing over a sound data output destination of the sound input unit and a sound data input source of the sound output unit from the communication unit to the transmission interface unit respectively in a case when it is detected by the detection unit that the own apparatus and the communication terminal are connected mutually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventor: Tadayuki Hattori
  • Patent number: 8111041
    Abstract: A power reception device transmits authentication information (e.g., start code, manufacturer ID, product ID, rated power information, and resonance characteristic information) to a power transmission device before starting normal power transmission by a non-contact power transmission system. The power transmission device performs instrument authentication based on the received authentication information, and regulates the maximum transmission power is regulated to conform to a power-reception-device side rated power. The power transmission device then performs normal power transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Kota Onishi, Kentaro Yoda, Haruhiko Sogabe, Takahiro Kamijo, Kuniharu Suzuki, Hiroshi Kato, Katsuya Suzuki, Manabu Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20120009869
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus including a near-field wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with a plurality of communication terminals, a power transmission unit that sets a plurality of resonance frequencies to transfer power in a non-contact manner to each of the plurality of communication terminals, and a control unit that determines a priority level of each of the communication terminals based on identification information received from the communication terminals and determines an amount of power transmitted at each of the resonance frequencies based on the determined priority levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Katsuya SUZUKI, Kuniharu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120007694
    Abstract: An electromagnetic field strength reducing device includes a high-frequency wave eliminator that eliminates a high frequency component from an electrical signal input from a signal source. An electrical signal line is disposed between the high-frequency wave eliminator and the electrical member so as to convey the electrical signal with the high frequency component eliminated to an electrical member. The device also includes a resonant-frequency regulator connected between the electrical signal line and ground to cause the electrical signal line to be resonant at a frequency used for radio communication. The electromagnetic field strength reducing device may be employed in a portable electronic device with a HAC standard radio frequency communication compliance requirement, and use a corresponding method to eliminate the high frequency component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventor: Kenichiro KODAMA