Patents by Inventor Akihito KASHIWAGI

Akihito KASHIWAGI 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).

  • Patent number: 10841658
    Abstract: A content playback device includes a receiver, an electronic controller and a communication device. The receiver receives a first playback request indicating a first content from a first user terminal and a second playback request indicating a second content from a second user terminal. The electronic controller includes a registration unit that registers the first and second contents indicated by the received first and second playback requests in a reservation list. The communication device transmits the reservation list to the first user terminal. The electronic controller includes evaluation reception unit that receives a first evaluation with respect to at least one of the first and second contents from the first user terminal. The electronic controller includes determination unit that determines the playback order of the contents registered in the reservation list based on the first evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi Kanada, Akihito Kashiwagi
  • Patent number: 10574709
    Abstract: A content reproduction apparatus includes: a receiver that receives first information indicating a first content from a first user terminal capable of providing the first content, and receives second information indicating a second content from a second user terminal capable of providing the second content; a processing circuit including a control unit that creates a shared list including the first and second contents, based on the first and second information; and a transmitter that transmits the shared list to the first user terminal. The receiver receives first evaluation information from the first user terminal, the first evaluation information indicating a first evaluation for at least one content included in the shared list. The control unit decides a reproduction order of contents included in the shared list, based on the received first evaluation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihito Kashiwagi, Masafumi Kanada
  • Publication number: 20180124467
    Abstract: A content playback device includes a receiver, an electronic controller and a communication device. The receiver receives a first playback request indicating a first content from a first user terminal and a second playback request indicating a second content from a second user terminal. The electronic controller includes a registration unit that registers the first and second contents indicated by the received first and second playback requests in a reservation list. The communication device transmits the reservation list to the first user terminal. The electronic controller includes evaluation reception unit that receives a first evaluation with respect to at least one of the first and second contents from the first user terminal. The electronic controller includes determination unit that determines the playback order of the contents registered in the reservation list based on the first evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Masafumi KANADA, Akihito KASHIWAGI
  • Publication number: 20180124127
    Abstract: A content reproduction apparatus includes: a receiver that receives first information indicating a first content from a first user terminal capable of providing the first content, and receives second information indicating a second content from a second user terminal capable of providing the second content; a processing circuit including a control unit that creates a shared list including the first and second contents, based on the first and second information; and a transmitter that transmits the shared list to the first user terminal. The receiver receives first evaluation information from the first user terminal, the first evaluation information indicating a first evaluation for at least one content included in the shared list. The control unit decides a reproduction order of contents included in the shared list, based on the received first evaluation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Akihito KASHIWAGI, Masafumi KANADA
  • Publication number: 20170278537
    Abstract: A content reproduction apparatus includes: an information receiving unit that receives first information from a first user terminal capable of providing a first content, the first information including the first content, the information receiving unit receiving second information from a second user terminal capable of providing a second content, the second information including the second content; a list transmission unit that transmits a shared list to the first user terminal, the shared list being created based on the first and second information and including information indicating the first and second contents; a reproduction request receiving unit that receives, from the first user terminal, a request of one of the first and second contents; and a reproduction unit that acquires the requested content from a user terminal that is capable of providing the requested content that is one of the first and second user terminals, and reproduces the acquired content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Kohei SEKIGUCHI, Yuki SUEMITSU, Akihito KASHIWAGI, Masafumi KANADA, Hideaki SHIMADA, Yohei MAKINO, Ryota SATO