Patents by Inventor Atsushi Funakiri

Atsushi Funakiri 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).

  • Semiconductor integrated circuit, mobile module, and message communication method
    Patent number: 7365642
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit including a contact-type communication unit for acquiring a contact-type message in a contact communication from an external apparatus, a contactless-type communication unit for acquiring a contactless-type message in a contactless communication, a contact-type message processor for processing the contact-type message, a contactless-type message processor for processing the contactless-type message, and a message relay unit for acquiring the contact-type message from the contact-type communication unit to supply the contact-type message to the contact-type message processor and acquiring the contactless-type message from the contactless-type communication unit to supply the contactless-type message to the contactless-type message processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yo Tabayashi, Atsushi Funakiri, Kanahiro Shirota, Atsuo Kurokawa
  • Semiconductor integrated circuit, mobile module, and message communication method
    Publication number: 20050191968
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit including a contact-type communication unit for acquiring a contact-type message in a contact communication from an external apparatus, a contactless-type communication unit for acquiring a contactless-type message in a contactless communication, a contact-type message processor for processing the contact-type message, a contactless-type message processor for processing the contactless-type message, and a message relay unit for acquiring the contact-type message from the contact-type communication unit to supply the contact-type message to the contact-type message processor, and for acquiring the contactless-type message from the contactless-type communication unit to supply the contactless-type message to the contactless-type message processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yo Tabayashi, Atsushi Funakiri, Kanahiro Shirota, Atsuo Kurokawa
  • Disk drive with dust shield cover
    Patent number: 5544142
    Abstract: An arrangement comprises a disk drive, an electromagnetic shield cover disposed over the disk drive, and a dust shield cover interposed between the disk drive and the electromagnetic shield cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Funakiri