Patents by Inventor Eiko E. Kato

Eiko E. Kato 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).

  • Environment information server
    Patent number: 8032619
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus implementing techniques for providing network environment information. In one implementation, a environment information server includes: a server controller; a network connection connected to said server controller; an environment information database connected to said server controller for storing data for one or more network environments; and a request handler connected to said server controller for processing requests received through said network connection; wherein said request handler exchanges data with said environment information database in the course of processing a received request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
    Inventors: Eiko E. Kato, Seth C. H. Luisi, Glen Van Datta
  • Evnironment information server
    Publication number: 20040210651
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus implementing techniques for providing network environment information. In one implementation, a environment information server includes: a server controller; a network connection connected to said server controller; an environment information database connected to said server controller for storing data for one or more network environments; and a request handler connected to said server controller for processing requests received through said network connection; wherein said request handler exchanges data with said environment information database in the course of processing a received request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Eiko E. Kato, Seth C.H. Luisi, Glen Van Datta