Patents by Inventor Etsuo Kuroda

Etsuo Kuroda 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: 10671153
    Abstract: Each user terminal apparatus is connected with a service business enterprise system by a connection business enterprise system in a state that a live image can mutually be transmitted through the service business enterprise system. An user beforehand sets its live image to be appropriately utilized as an advertisement medium, and chooses selling goods to be advertised. A live image transmitted from the user terminal apparatus of the user who performed the aforesaid setting receives a superposed image, for example, by the superposing the T shirt of the user or the like with the image signal of the selling goods as the advertisement object in the service business enterprise system, and then the processed live image signal is transmitted to the user terminal apparatus of a communication companion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motoki Nakade, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20190052695
    Abstract: Each user terminal apparatus is connected with a service business enterprise system by a connection business enterprise system in a state that a live image can mutually be transmitted through the service business enterprise system. An user beforehand sets its live image to be appropriately utilized as an advertisement medium, and chooses selling goods to be advertised. A live image transmitted from the user terminal apparatus of the user who performed the aforesaid setting receives a superposed image, for example, by the superposing the T shirt of the user or the like with the image signal of the selling goods as the advertisement object in the service business enterprise system, and then the processed live image signal is transmitted to the user terminal apparatus of a communication companion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Motoki Nakade, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda
  • Patent number: 10142703
    Abstract: Each user terminal apparatus is connected with a service business enterprise system by a connection business enterprise system in a state that a live image can mutually be transmitted through the service business enterprise system. An user beforehand sets its live image to be appropriately utilized as an advertisement medium, and chooses selling goods to be advertised. A live image transmitted from the user terminal apparatus of the user who performed the aforesaid setting receives a superposed image, for example, by the superposing the T shirt of the user or the like with the image signal of the selling goods as the advertisement object in the service business enterprise system, and then the processed live image signal is transmitted to the user terminal apparatus of a communication companion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motoki Nakade, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda
  • Patent number: 9430780
    Abstract: A communication service method wherein a user ID is registered at server. Video data from the user's terminal is transmitted to the server. The user selects the setting of whether image data is used with that video data; and the user's selected setting is stored at the server with the user ID. When the stored setting indicates that image data is used, the video data and the image data are transmitted from the server to one or more other terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motoki Nakade, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20160171563
    Abstract: Each user terminal apparatus is connected with a service business enterprise system by a connection business enterprise system in a state that a live image can mutually be transmitted through the service business enterprise system. An user beforehand sets its live image to be appropriately utilized as an advertisement medium, and chooses selling goods to be advertised. A live image transmitted from the user terminal apparatus of the user who performed the aforesaid setting receives a superposed image, for example, by the superposing the T shirt of the user or the like with the image signal of the selling goods as the advertisement object in the service business enterprise system, and then the processed live image signal is transmitted to the user terminal apparatus of a communication companion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Motoki Nakade, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20140078239
    Abstract: A communication service method wherein a user ID is registered at server. Video data from the user's terminal is transmitted to the server. The user selects the setting of whether image data is used with that video data; and the user's selected setting is stored at the server with the user ID. When the stored setting indicates that image data is used, the video data and the image data are transmitted from the server to one or more other terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki NAKADE, Jun TANAKA, Yoshito SHIRAISHI, Etsuo KURODA
  • Patent number: 8621039
    Abstract: A communication service method wherein a user ID is registered at server. Video data from the user's terminal is transmitted to the server. The user selects the setting of whether image data is used with that video data; and the user's selected setting is stored at the server with the user ID. When the stored setting indicates that image data is used, the video data and the image data are transmitted from the server to one or more other terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki Nakade, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20120191820
    Abstract: A communication service method wherein a user ID is registered at server. Video data from the user's terminal is transmitted to the server. The user selects the setting of whether image data is used with that video data; and the user's selected setting is stored at the server with the user ID. When the stored setting indicates that image data is used, the video data and the image data are transmitted from the server to one or more other terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Motoki NAKADE, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda
  • Patent number: 8156014
    Abstract: Each user terminal apparatus is connected with a service business enterprise system by a connection business enterprise system in a state that a live image can mutually be transmitted through the service business enterprise system. An user beforehand sets its live image to be appropriately utilized as an advertisement medium, and chooses selling goods to be advertised. A live image transmitted from the user terminal apparatus of the user who performed the aforesaid setting receives a superposed image, for example, by the superposing the T shirt of the user or the like with the image signal of the selling goods as the advertisement object in the service business enterprise system, and then the processed live image signal is transmitted to the user terminal apparatus of a communication companion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki Nakade, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda
  • Patent number: 7752078
    Abstract: Each user terminal apparatus is connected with a service business enterprise system by a connection business enterprise system in a state that a live image can mutually be transmitted through the service business enterprise system. An user beforehand sets its live image to be appropriately utilized as an advertisement medium, and chooses selling goods to be advertised. A live image transmitted from the user terminal apparatus of the user who performed the aforesaid setting receives a superposed image, for example, by the superposing the T shirt of the user or the like with the image signal of the selling goods as the advertisement object in the service business enterprise system, and then the processed live image signal is transmitted to the user terminal apparatus of a communication companion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki Nakade, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda
  • Patent number: 7425979
    Abstract: The present invention provides an easy-handling and highly-convenient communication system having sufficient adaptability even when a user does not want to transmit a live picture. In a user database for a service provider system, the user establishes beforehand information on designating image data to be transmitted to a communicated party according to each communication condition such as time, the communicated party or the like, and registers the image data to be used in an image database. When connections are established between a plurality of users via an access provider system, a server apparatus receives the live pictures from each user, determines data to be transmitted to each user by referring to the user database, reads out contents of the image database as required, and transmits to each user selectively the live picture or the read-out image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki Nakade, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20050171864
    Abstract: Each user terminal apparatus is connected with a service business enterprise system by a connection business enterprise system in a state that a live image can mutually be transmitted through the service business enterprise system. An user beforehand sets its live image to be appropriately utilized as an advertisement medium, and chooses selling goods to be advertised. A live image transmitted from the user terminal apparatus of the user who performed the aforesaid setting receives a superposed image, for example, by the superposing the T shirt of the user or the like with the image signal of the selling goods as the advertisement object in the service business enterprise system, and then the processed live image signal is transmitted to the user terminal apparatus of a communication companion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Motoki Nakade, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20030189637
    Abstract: The present invention provides an easy-handling and highly-convenient communication system having sufficient adaptability even when a user does not want to transmit a live picture. In a user database for a service provider system, the user establishes beforehand information on designating image data to be transmitted to a communicated party according to each communication condition such as time, the communicated party or the like, and registers the image data to be used in an image database. When connections are established between a plurality of users via an access provider system, a server apparatus receives the live pictures from each user, determines data to be transmitted to each user by referring to the user database, reads out contents of the image database as required, and transmits to each user selectively the live picture or the read-out image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motoki Nakade, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda
  • Patent number: 6600508
    Abstract: The present invention provides an easy-handling and highly-convenient communication system having sufficient adaptability even when a user does not want to transmit a live picture. In a user database for a service provider system, the user establishes beforehand information on designating image data to be transmitted to a communicated party according to each communication condition such as time, the communicated party or the like, and registers the image data to be used in an image database. When connections are established between a plurality of users via an access provider system, a server apparatus receives the live pictures from each user, determines data to be transmitted to each user by referring to the user database, reads out contents of the image database as required, and transmits to each user selectively the live picture or the read-out image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Somy Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki Nakade, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20010039520
    Abstract: Each user terminal apparatus is connected with a service business enterprise system by a connection business enterprise system in a state that a live image can mutually be transmitted through the service business enterprise system. An user beforehand sets its live image to be appropriately utilized as an advertisement medium, and chooses selling goods to be advertised. A live image transmitted from the user terminal apparatus of the user who performed the aforesaid setting receives a superposed image, for example, by the superposing the T shirt of the user or the like with the image signal of the selling goods as the advertisement object in the service business enterprise system, and then the processed live image signal is transmitted to the user terminal apparatus of a communication companion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Motoki Nakade, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20010026314
    Abstract: The present invention provides an easy-handling and highly-convenient communication system having sufficient adaptability even when a user does not want to transmit a live picture. In a user database for a service provider system, the user establishes beforehand information on designating image data to be transmitted to a communicated party according to each communication condition such as time, the communicated party or the like, and registers the image data to be used in an image database. When connections are established between a plurality of users via an access provider system, a server apparatus receives the live pictures from each user, determines data to be transmitted to each user by referring to the user database, reads out contents of the image database as required, and transmits to each user selectively the live picture or the read-out image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventors: Motoki Nakade, Jun Tanaka, Yoshito Shiraishi, Etsuo Kuroda