Patents by Inventor Katsunori Kitaru
Katsunori Kitaru 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: 9348373Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first unit having a first power switch for turning on/off a data processing part, a hard disk drive device, a power supply part and the electronic apparatus, a second unit that is separated from the first unit, is supplied with the power from the power supply part in the first unit, and has a drive device of a detachable recording media and a second power switch having the same function as that of the first power switch, and a cable for communicating data between the first unit and the second unit and supplying power from the power supply part of the first unit to the second unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru Kurosu, Katsunori Kitaru, Takayuki Momose, Akira Inoue, Sumio Otsuka, Masazumi Kaino, Masao Araya, Norio Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8869209Abstract: A display device includes a signal receiving unit, an image display unit, a communicating unit, a position designating unit, and an information transmitting unit. The signal receiving unit receives a video signal by a differential signal through a plurality of channels from an external apparatus via a transmission path. The image display unit processes the video signal received in the signal receiving unit to display an image. The communicating unit performs a bi-directional communication by using a predetermined line which constitutes the transmission path. The position designating unit designates a position on a display screen of the image display unit. The information transmitting unit transmits, by the communicating unit, coordinate information on the position designated by the position designating unit to the external apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsunori Kitaru, Yasuhisa Nakajima
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Patent number: 8751706Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first unit having a first power switch for turning on/off a data processing part, a hard disk drive device, a power supply part and the electronic apparatus, a second unit that is separated from the first unit, is supplied with the power from the power supply part in the first unit, and has a drive device of a detachable recording media and a second power switch having the same function as that of the first power switch, and a cable for communicating data between the first unit and the second unit and supplying power from the power supply part of the first unit to the second unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeru Kurosu, Katsunori Kitaru, Takayuki Momose, Akira Inoue, Sumio Otsuka, Masazumi Kaino, Masao Araya, Norio Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20140118922Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first unit having a first power switch for turning on/off a data processing part, a hard disk drive device, a power supply part and the electronic apparatus, a second unit that is separated from the first unit, is supplied with the power from the power supply part in the first unit, and has a drive device of a detachable recording media and a second power switch having the same function as that of the first power switch, and a cable for communicating data between the first unit and the second unit and supplying power from the power supply part of the first unit to the second unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru KUROSU, Katsunori Kitaru, Takayuki Momose, Akira Inoue, Sumio Otsuka, Masazumi Kaino, Masao Araya, Norio Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8359628Abstract: A display device includes a signal receiving unit, an image display unit, a communicating unit, a position designating unit, and an information transmitting unit. The signal receiving unit receives a video signal by a differential signal through a plurality of channels from an external apparatus via a transmission path. The image display unit processes the vide signal received in the signal receiving unit to display an image. The communicating unit performs a bi-directional communication by using a predetermined line which constitutes the transmission path. The position designating unit designates a position on a display screen of the image display unit. The information transmitting unit transmits, by the communicating unit, coordinate information on the position designated by the position designating unit to the external apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2008Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsunori Kitaru, Yasuhisa Nakajima
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Patent number: 8352650Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first unit having a first power switch for turning on/off a data processing part, a hard disk drive device, a power supply part and the electronic apparatus, a second unit that is separated from the first unit, is supplied with the power from the power supply part in the first unit, and has a drive device of a detachable recording media and a second power switch having the same function as that of the first power switch, and a cable for communicating data between the first unit and the second unit and supplying power from the power supply part of the first unit to the second unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2007Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeru Kurosu, Katsunori Kitaru, Takayuki Momose, Akira Inoue, Sumio Otsuka, Masazumi Kaino, Masao Araya, Norio Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20100275234Abstract: To effectively use a broadcast reception section (tuner) of a display apparatus such as a television receiver. A personal computer (PC) 10 and a television receiver (TV) 30 are interconnected with one HDMI cable (1). For the transmission of a video signal from the PC 10 to the TV (30), a TMDS channel of the HDMI cable (1) is used. A high-speed data line for executing bidirectional communication using a predetermined line (for example, a reserve line, an HPD line) of the HDMI cable is arranged. Stream data obtained in a broadcast reception section (tuner) of the TV 30 is transmitted to the PC 10 by use of the high-speed data line. The PC 10 records the received stream data or executes image synthesis processing and the line by use of the stream data. The PC 10 transmits the video signal after synthesis processing to the TV 30 over a TDMS channel. On the TV 30, a desktop screen, a reproduced image, a web page, and the like are simultaneously displayed along with a television screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hidekazu Kamon, Katsunori Kitaru, Yasuhisa Nakajima
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Patent number: 7791875Abstract: A computer having a housing including a passage extending from one side to an opposite side of the housing, and a plurality of air intake vents arranged in at least one wall of the passage and configured for taking in external air into the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Daigaku Kumano, Norio Kobayashi, Ryuta Kanno, Shigeru Kurosu, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Katsunori Kitaru, Masazumi Kaino, Masayuki Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20090091656Abstract: A display device includes a signal receiving unit, an image display unit, a communicating unit, a position designating unit, and an information transmitting unit. The signal receiving unit receives a video signal by a differential signal through a plurality of channels from an external apparatus via a transmission path. The image display unit processes the vide signal received in the signal receiving unit to display an image. The communicating unit performs a bi-directional communication by using a predetermined line which constitutes the transmission path. The position designating unit designates a position on a display screen of the image display unit. The information transmitting unit transmits, by the communicating unit, coordinate information on the position designated by the position designating unit to the external apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsunori Kitaru, Yasuhisa Nakajima
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Publication number: 20080080132Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first unit having a first power switch for turning on/off a data processing part, a hard disk drive device, a power supply part and the electronic apparatus, a second unit that is separated from the first unit, is supplied with the power from the power supply part in the first unit, and has a drive device of a detachable recording media and a second power switch having the same function as that of the first power switch, and a cable for communicating data between the first unit and the second unit and supplying power from the power supply part of the first unit to the second unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2007Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeru Kurosu, Katsunori Kitaru, Takayuki Momose, Akira Inoue, Sumio Otsuka, Masazumi Kaino, Masao Araya, Norio Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20070236879Abstract: A computer having a housing including a passage extending from one side to an opposite side of the housing, and a plurality of air intake vents arranged in at least one wall of the passage and configured for taking in external air into the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Daigaku Kumano, Norio Kobayashi, Ryuta Kanno, Shigeru Kurosu, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Katsunori Kitaru, Masazumi Kaino, Masayuki Ishikawa
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Patent number: 7245486Abstract: A cooling air intake structure of a desk-top computer having a housing containing a mother board with a processor, includes one of a passage frame extending from one side to the other side of the housing, defining a passage penetrating through the housing and having a predetermining cross-sectional area, and a recess portion, on each of the sides of the housing, having a predetermined cross-sectional area. The passage frame and the recess portion have a plurality of air intake vents in the wall thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2005Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Daigaku Kumano, Norio Kobayashi, Ryuta Kanno, Shigeru Kurosu, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Katsunori Kitaru, Masazumi Kaino, Masayuki Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20060039107Abstract: A cooling air intake structure of a desk-top computer having a housing containing a mother board with a processor, includes one of a passage frame extending from one side to the other side of the housing, defining a passage penetrating through the housing and having a predetermining cross-sectional area, and a recess portion, on each of the sides of the housing, having a predetermined cross-sectional area. The passage frame and the recess portion have a plurality of air intake vents in the wall thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2005Publication date: February 23, 2006Inventors: Daigaku Kumano, Norio Kobayshi, Ryuta Kanno, Shigeru Kurosu, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Katsunori Kitaru, Masazumi Kaino, Masayuki Ishikawa
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Patent number: 6317399Abstract: Vibrations transferred to the outside are lessened and high performance against external vibrations and impact is maintained. Further, data is recorded and reproduced satisfactorily. A CD-ROM drive device is provided which is capable of reproducing data at a standard speed, a quadruple speed and a sextuple speed. When a disk is mounted to the CD-ROM drive device, TOC information is read in a playback state at the standard speed (ST1). Next, the disk is placed in a playback state at the sextuple speed and is set to a state held at a predetermined address position (ST2). It is distinguished using a tracking error signal, a control signal for a spindle motor, etc. whether the disk is either an eccentric disk or an unbalance disk (ST3). When the disk is found not to be either the eccentric disk or the unbalance disk, a playback speed is set to the sextuple speed. On the other hand, when the disk is found to be either the eccentric disk or the unbalance disk, the playback speed is set to the quadruple speed.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2000Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hisao Ohtani, Takeshi Kunishima, Takafumi Arai, Katsunori Kitaru, Wataru Kokubo
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Patent number: 6195322Abstract: Vibrations transferred to the outside are lessened and high performance against external vibrations and impact is maintained. Further, data is recorded and reproduced satisfactorily. A CD-ROM drive device is provided which is capable of reproducing data at a standard speed, a quadruple speed and a sextuple speed. When a disk is mounted to the CD-ROM drive device, TOC information is read in a playback state at the standard speed. Next, the disk is placed in a playback state at the sextuple speed and is set to a state held at a predetermined address position. It is distinguished using a tracking error signal, a control signal for a spindle motor, and so on whether the disk is either an eccentric disk or an unbalance disk. When the disk is found to be neither the eccentric disk nor the unbalance disk, a playback speed is set to the sextuple speed. On the other hand, when the disk is found to be either the eccentric disk or the unbalance disk, the playback speed is set to the quadruple speed.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 1997Date of Patent: February 27, 2001Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hisao Ohtani, Takeshi Kunishima, Takafumi Arai, Katsunori Kitaru, Wataru Kokubo