Patents by Inventor Ayako Nagai

Ayako Nagai 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).

  • Contents viewing and listening management apparatus, content viewing and listening management method, program, and contents viewing and listening management system
    Patent number: 8392941
    Abstract: With a contents viewing and listening management method using a contents viewing and listening management apparatus, a viewing and listening request of a content is made for displaying a predetermined content. Information relating to users whose viewing and listening of the relevant predetermined content is restricted, and information relating to administrators who manage viewing and listening of a content by the users are managed. If restriction is set to a content relating to the viewing and listening request, a relevant user ID is obtained. Whether or not the requested is a content of which viewing and listening has been permitted by the administrator as to each of the users is determined. If the content of which the viewing and listening has been requested is not permitted, a message which requests permission for viewing and listening of the requested content is transmitted to a second terminal possessed by the administrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Ayako Nagai
  • Contents Viewing and Listening Management Apparatus, Contents Viewing and Listening Management Method, Program, and Contents Viewing and Listening Management System
    Publication number: 20090204984
    Abstract: With a contents viewing and listening management method using a contents viewing and listening management apparatus, a viewing and listening request of a content is made for displaying a predetermined content. Information relating to users whose viewing and listening of the relevant predetermined content is restricted, and information relating to administrators who manage viewing and listening of a content by the users are managed. If restriction is set to a content relating to the viewing and listening request, a relevant user ID is obtained. Whether or not the requested is a content of which viewing and listening has been permitted by the administrator as to each of the users is determined. If the content of which the viewing and listening has been requested is not permitted, a message which requests permission for viewing and listening of the requested content is transmitted to a second terminal possessed by the administrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventor: Ayako NAGAI