Patents by Inventor Katsuhito Ishida
Katsuhito Ishida 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).
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Patent number: 10771957Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus that includes a communication unit that uses wireless communication to transmit and receive data related to a service provided by at least one of the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a designated range, and a control unit that associates service information for identifying the service with user information for identifying a user using a wireless communication apparatus that provides the service, and include and transmit the associated information in the data.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takushi Kunihiro, Yoichiro Sako, Kouichirou Ono, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhito Ishida, Mitsuru Takehara, Kento Suzuki
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Publication number: 20200252757Abstract: There is provided a communication device including an obtaining unit configured to obtain first state information representing a state of a first wireless communication device regarding a direct connection between devices via wireless communication and second state information representing a state of a second wireless communication device regarding the direct connection, and a control unit configured to establish a connection between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device via the wireless communication on the basis of the first state information and the second state information. At least one of the first state information and the second state information is obtained via near-field communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Hideyuki Suzuki, Katsutoshi Itoh, Katsuhito Ishida, Junya Ohde
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Patent number: 10687177Abstract: There is provided a communication device including an obtaining unit configured to obtain first state information representing a state of a first wireless communication device regarding a direct connection between devices via wireless communication and second state information representing a state of a second wireless communication device regarding the direct connection, and a control unit configured to establish a connection between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device via the wireless communication on the basis of the first state information and the second state information. At least one of the first state information and the second state information is obtained via near-field communication.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Hideyuki Suzuki, Katsutoshi Itoh, Katsuhito Ishida, Junya Ohde
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Publication number: 20190281444Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus including: a communication unit configured to use wireless communication to transmit and receive data related to a service provided by at least one of the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a designated range; and a control unit configured to associate service information for identifying the service with user information for identifying a user using a wireless communication apparatus that provides the service, and include and transmit the associated information in the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: KAZUYUKI SAKODA, TAKUSHI KUNIHIRO, YOICHIRO SAKO, KOUICHIROU ONO, MAKOTO AKAGI, KATSUHITO ISHIDA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, KENTO SUZUKI
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Patent number: 10356607Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus including: a communication unit configured to use wireless communication to transmit and receive data related to a service provided by at least one of the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a designated range; and a control unit configured to associate service information for identifying the service with user information for identifying a user using a wireless communication apparatus that provides the service, and include and transmit the associated information in the data.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takushi Kunihiro, Yoichiro Sako, Kouichirou Ono, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhito Ishida, Mitsuru Takehara, Kento Suzuki
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Patent number: 10044692Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus including: a control unit configured to cause a second information processing apparatus to output authentication key information for allowing a first information processing apparatus to make a wireless connection with the second information processing apparatus in order to conduct data transmission from the first information processing apparatus to the second information processing apparatus using wireless communication, and determine to allow the first information processing apparatus to make the wireless connection on the basis of authentication key information input into the first information processing apparatus and the output authentication key information.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takushi Kunihiro, Kento Suzuki, Yoichiro Sako, Mitsuru Takehara, Katsuhito Ishida, Makoto Akagi, Kouichirou Ono, Tomoya Onuma, Akira Tange, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Michihiro Kobayashi
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Patent number: 10003459Abstract: Security is simply and safely secured when communication is performed by an information processing device including: a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with another terminal; an identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire first identification information that is acquired through the communication unit and encrypted for specifying the other terminal, and that is decrypted with a first decryption key managed in a network service; and a key acquisition unit configured to acquire a first encryption key associated with the first identification information in the network service when second identification information for specifying an own terminal is associated with the first identification information in the network service. The communication unit transmits information encrypted with the acquired first encryption key to the other terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kento Suzuki, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Yoichiro Sako, Mitsuru Takehara, Takushi Kunihiro, Katsuhito Ishida, Kouichirou Ono, Makoto Akagi
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Publication number: 20180160276Abstract: There is provided a communication device including an obtaining unit configured to obtain first state information representing a state of a first wireless communication device regarding a direct connection between devices via wireless communication and second state information representing a state of a second wireless communication device regarding the direct connection, and a control unit configured to establish a connection between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device via the wireless communication on the basis of the first state information and the second state information. At least one of the first state information and the second state information is obtained via near-field communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2018Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Hideyuki Suzuki, Katsutoshi Itoh, Katsuhito Ishida, Junya Ohde
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Patent number: 9992196Abstract: [Object] To propose an information processing device, wireless communication system, information processing method, and storage medium which can mutually authenticate communication partners simply and safely. [Solution] The information processing device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire first identification information for identifying another terminal; and a communication unit configured to transmit information for mutual authentication between an own terminal and the other terminal to the other terminal specified based on the first identification information through a network service.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuhito Ishida, Kento Suzuki, Yoichiro Sako, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Kouichirou Ono, Mitsuru Takehara, Takushi Kunihiro, Makoto Akagi
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Patent number: 9913107Abstract: There is provided a communication device including an obtaining unit configured to obtain first state information representing a state of a first wireless communication device regarding a direct connection between devices via wireless communication and second state information representing a state of a second wireless communication device regarding the direct connection, and a control unit configured to establish a connection between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device via the wireless communication on the basis of the first state information and the second state information. At least one of the first state information and the second state information is obtained via near-field communication.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Hideyuki Suzuki, Katsutoshi Itoh, Katsuhito Ishida, Junya Ohde
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Publication number: 20180063699Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus including: a communication unit configured to use wireless communication to transmit and receive data related to a service provided by at least one of the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a designated range; and a control unit configured to associate service information for identifying the service with user information for identifying a user using a wireless communication apparatus that provides the service, and include and transmit the associated information in the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: KAZUYUKI SAKODA, TAKUSHI KUNIHIRO, YOICHIRO SAKO, KOUICHIROU ONO, MAKOTO AKAGI, KATSUHITO ISHIDA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, KENTO SUZUKI
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Patent number: 9826394Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus including: a communication unit configured to use wireless communication to transmit and receive data related to a service provided by at least one of the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a designated range; and a control unit configured to associate service information for identifying the service with user information for identifying a user using a wireless communication apparatus that provides the service, and include and transmit the associated information in the data.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takushi Kunihiro, Yoichiro Sako, Kouichirou Ono, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhito Ishida, Mitsuru Takehara, Kento Suzuki
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Patent number: 9660724Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including a communication unit having an optical communication scheme and a different communication scheme from the optical communication scheme, a level setting unit configured to set a security level in data communication, and a communication scheme switching unit configured to switch communication schemes of the communication unit in accordance with the security level that is set by the level setting unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takushi Kunihiro, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Mitsuru Takehara, Kento Suzuki, Makoto Akagi, Kouichirou Ono, Katsuhito Ishida, Tomoya Onuma, Michihiro Kobayashi, Akira Tange, Takatoshi Nakamura, Hiroyuki Hanaya
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Publication number: 20160337821Abstract: There is provided a communication device including an obtaining unit configured to obtain first state information representing a state of a first wireless communication device regarding a direct connection between devices via wireless communication and second state information representing a state of a second wireless communication device regarding the direct connection, and a control unit configured to establish a connection between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device via the wireless communication on the basis of the first state information and the second state information. At least one of the first state information and the second state information is obtained via near-field communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Hideyuki Suzuki, Katsutoshi Itoh, Katsuhito Ishida, Junya Ohde
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Publication number: 20160285839Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, its information processing method, and a program causing a computer to execute the method, the information processing apparatus including: a control unit configured to cause a second information processing apparatus to output authentication key information for allowing a first information processing apparatus to make a wireless connection with the second information processing apparatus in order to conduct data transmission from the first information processing apparatus to the second information processing apparatus using wireless communication, and decide whether or not to allow the first information processing apparatus to make the wireless connection on the basis of authentication key information input into the first information processing apparatus and the output authentication key information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2013Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: TAKUSHI KUNIHIRO, KENTO SUZUKI, YOICHIRO SAKO, MITSURU TAKEHARA, KATSUHITO ISHIDA, MAKOTO AKAGI, KOUICHIROU ONO, TOMOYA ONUMA, AKIRA TANGE, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, MICHIHIRO KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 9451648Abstract: There is provided a communication device including an obtaining unit configured to obtain first state information representing a state of a first wireless communication device regarding a direct connection between devices via wireless communication and second state information representing a state of a second wireless communication device regarding the direct connection, and a control unit configured to establish a connection between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device via the wireless communication on the basis of the first state information and the second state information. At least one of the first state information and the second state information is obtained via near-field communication.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Hideyuki Suzuki, Katsutoshi Itoh, Katsuhito Ishida, Junya Ohde
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Publication number: 20160156463Abstract: Security is simply and safely secured when communication is performed by an information processing device including: a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with another terminal; an identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire first identification information that is acquired through the communication unit and encrypted for specifying the other terminal, and that is decrypted with a first decryption key managed in a network service; and a key acquisition unit configured to acquire a first encryption key associated with the first identification information in the network service when second identification information for specifying an own terminal is associated with the first identification information in the network service. The communication unit transmits information encrypted with the acquired first encryption key to the other terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Kento SUZUKI, Kazuyuki SAKODA, Yoichiro SAKO, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Takushi KUNIHIRO, Katsuhito ISHIDA, Kouichirou ONO, Makoto AKAGI
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Publication number: 20160132933Abstract: Content is to be provided at an appropriate time. An information processing device is an information processing device including a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit receives and transmits content through wireless communication. After reception of content, the control unit performs control to transfer the content to another information processing device from a location where a predetermined condition based on the location of the first transmission of the content is satisfied, the other information processing device existing in a predetermined range that is based on the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takushi KUNIHIRO, Yoichiro SAKO, Kazuyuki SAKODA, Makoto AKAGI, Kouichirou ONO, Tomoya ONUMA, Katsuhito ISHIDA, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Kento SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20160105433Abstract: [Object] To propose an information processing device, wireless communication system, information processing method, and storage medium which can mutually authenticate communication partners simply and safely. [Solution] The information processing device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire first identification information for identifying another terminal; and a communication unit configured to transmit information for mutual authentication between an own terminal and the other terminal to the other terminal specified based on the first identification information through a network service.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: April 14, 2016Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuhito ISHIDA, Kento SUZUKI, Yoichiro SAKO, Kazuyuki SAKODA, Kouichirou ONO, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Takushi KUNIHIRO, Makoto AKAGI
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Publication number: 20150327056Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus including: a communication unit configured to use wireless communication to transmit and receive data related to a service provided by at least one of the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a designated range; and a control unit configured to associate service information for identifying the service with user information for identifying a user using a wireless communication apparatus that provides the service, and include and transmit the associated information in the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: KAZUYUKI SAKODA, TAKUSHI KUNIHIRO, YOICHIRO SAKO, KOUICHIROU ONO, MAKOTO AKAGI, KATSUHITO ISHIDA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, KENTO SUZUKI