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).

  • Patent number: 10771957
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takushi Kunihiro, Yoichiro Sako, Kouichirou Ono, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhito Ishida, Mitsuru Takehara, Kento Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200252757
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Hideyuki Suzuki, Katsutoshi Itoh, Katsuhito Ishida, Junya Ohde
  • Patent number: 10687177
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Hideyuki Suzuki, Katsutoshi Itoh, Katsuhito Ishida, Junya Ohde
  • Publication number: 20190281444
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: KAZUYUKI SAKODA, TAKUSHI KUNIHIRO, YOICHIRO SAKO, KOUICHIROU ONO, MAKOTO AKAGI, KATSUHITO ISHIDA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, KENTO SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10356607
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takushi Kunihiro, Yoichiro Sako, Kouichirou Ono, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhito Ishida, Mitsuru Takehara, Kento Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10044692
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takushi Kunihiro, Kento Suzuki, Yoichiro Sako, Mitsuru Takehara, Katsuhito Ishida, Makoto Akagi, Kouichirou Ono, Tomoya Onuma, Akira Tange, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Michihiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10003459
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kento Suzuki, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Yoichiro Sako, Mitsuru Takehara, Takushi Kunihiro, Katsuhito Ishida, Kouichirou Ono, Makoto Akagi
  • Publication number: 20180160276
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Hideyuki Suzuki, Katsutoshi Itoh, Katsuhito Ishida, Junya Ohde
  • Patent number: 9992196
    Abstract: [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: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhito Ishida, Kento Suzuki, Yoichiro Sako, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Kouichirou Ono, Mitsuru Takehara, Takushi Kunihiro, Makoto Akagi
  • Patent number: 9913107
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Hideyuki Suzuki, Katsutoshi Itoh, Katsuhito Ishida, Junya Ohde
  • Publication number: 20180063699
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: KAZUYUKI SAKODA, TAKUSHI KUNIHIRO, YOICHIRO SAKO, KOUICHIROU ONO, MAKOTO AKAGI, KATSUHITO ISHIDA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, KENTO SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9826394
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takushi Kunihiro, Yoichiro Sako, Kouichirou Ono, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhito Ishida, Mitsuru Takehara, Kento Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9660724
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20160337821
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Hideyuki Suzuki, Katsutoshi Itoh, Katsuhito Ishida, Junya Ohde
  • Publication number: 20160285839
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: TAKUSHI KUNIHIRO, KENTO SUZUKI, YOICHIRO SAKO, MITSURU TAKEHARA, KATSUHITO ISHIDA, MAKOTO AKAGI, KOUICHIROU ONO, TOMOYA ONUMA, AKIRA TANGE, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, MICHIHIRO KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9451648
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Hideyuki Suzuki, Katsutoshi Itoh, Katsuhito Ishida, Junya Ohde
  • Publication number: 20160156463
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Kento SUZUKI, Kazuyuki SAKODA, Yoichiro SAKO, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Takushi KUNIHIRO, Katsuhito ISHIDA, Kouichirou ONO, Makoto AKAGI
  • Publication number: 20160132933
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takushi KUNIHIRO, Yoichiro SAKO, Kazuyuki SAKODA, Makoto AKAGI, Kouichirou ONO, Tomoya ONUMA, Katsuhito ISHIDA, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Kento SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20160105433
    Abstract: [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: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhito ISHIDA, Kento SUZUKI, Yoichiro SAKO, Kazuyuki SAKODA, Kouichirou ONO, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Takushi KUNIHIRO, Makoto AKAGI
  • Publication number: 20150327056
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: KAZUYUKI SAKODA, TAKUSHI KUNIHIRO, YOICHIRO SAKO, KOUICHIROU ONO, MAKOTO AKAGI, KATSUHITO ISHIDA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, KENTO SUZUKI