Patents by Inventor Katsutoshi Itoh

Katsutoshi Itoh 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).

  • Publication number: 20190342746
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication device which includes a function information transmitting unit for transmitting, via a wireless communication network, function information relating to a function of the wireless communication device, a function information receiving unit for receiving function information transmitted from another device, a function information comparison unit for comparing the function information of the wireless communication device and the function information received from such other device, and a function determination unit for determining which of the wireless communication device and such other device is to play a function of an access point, based on a result of the comparison by the function information comparison unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko NAITO, Katsutoshi ITOH, Osamu YOSHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10455631
    Abstract: Provided is a communication device including a contactless communication unit that conducts contactless communication, a wireless communication unit that conducts wireless communication, and a control unit that, in a case in which the contactless communication unit detects another communication device, controls activation start of a first communication mode of the wireless communication unit, and controls a connection process for the wireless communication between the contactless communication unit and the other communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Hideyuki Suzuki, Katsutoshi Itoh
  • Publication number: 20190320308
    Abstract: A control apparatus transmits a confirmation request to confirm whether a direct communication is possible to each terminal as a target of the direct communication. Each terminal confirms whether the direct communication is possible and transmits the confirmation result to the control apparatus. The control apparatus judges whether the direct communication is possible based on the confirmation result transmitted from the terminal and when judging as possible, transmits a switch request for the direct communication to the terminal side. Consequently, a situation where a communication cannot actually be established when switching to the direct communication can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: MASANORI SATO, KATSUTOSHI ITOH, HIDEYUKI SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10382941
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication device which includes a function information transmitting unit for transmitting, via a wireless communication network, function information relating to a function of the wireless communication device, a function information receiving unit for receiving function information transmitted from another device, a function information comparison unit for comparing the function information of the wireless communication device and the function information received from such other device, and a function determination unit for determining which of the wireless communication device and such other device is to play a function of an access point, based on a result of the comparison by the function information comparison unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko Naito, Katsutoshi Itoh, Osamu Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 10375550
    Abstract: A control apparatus that transmits a confirmation request to confirm whether a direct communication is possible to each terminal as a target of the direct communication. Each terminal confirms whether the direct communication is possible and transmits the confirmation result to the control apparatus. The control apparatus judges whether the direct communication is possible based on the confirmation result transmitted from the terminal and transmits a switch request for the direct communication to the terminal side. Therefore, a situation where a communication cannot actually be established when switching to the direct communication can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Sato, Katsutoshi Itoh, Hideyuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10348710
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a determination unit which determines whether a predetermined condition for performing communication processing between an information processing system relating to a service provider and a wireless communication apparatus is satisfied, and a control unit which sets a connection right to connect to a predetermined network using wireless communication for the wireless communication apparatus, and performs control in a manner that the wireless communication apparatus connects to the network based on the set connection right and performs the communication processing with the information processing system, when the predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Takae, Katsutoshi Itoh, Masanori Sato
  • Patent number: 10321407
    Abstract: There is provided a communication control device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire a result of determination of whether a predetermined condition for connection of a wireless communication terminal to a wireless communication network that is different from a mobile communication network is satisfied, and a control unit configured to control a mobile communication terminal that communicates via the mobile communication network to switch an operation mode from a first mode to a second mode when the predetermined condition is satisfied. The operation mode is an operation mode for communication performed in a first wireless communication scheme that the wireless communication terminal and the mobile communication terminal support. The first mode is a mode in which power consumption is smaller than in the second mode. The second mode is a mode in which the mobile communication terminal is capable of transmitting or receiving data in the first wireless communication scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Sato, Katsutoshi Itoh, Hideyuki Suzuki, Shinji Takae
  • Patent number: 10292187
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a wireless communication apparatus, server, payment apparatus, wireless communication method, and program that can more safely connect to the Internet. [Solution] Provided is a wireless communication apparatus including: a first wireless communication unit configured to perform pairing and wireless communication with a wireless terminal that connects to a first network and performs wireless communication; a second wireless communication unit configured to connect to a second network and perform wireless communication; and a control unit configured to control the second wireless communication unit to transmit information on pairing with the wireless terminal in order to remove limitations on communication with the second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawakami, Hideyuki Suzuki, Katsutoshi Itoh
  • Patent number: 10225794
    Abstract: [Object] To enable prompt switching of communication. [Solution] A terminal device includes a mobile communication unit configured to perform mobile communication of a mobile communication network, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information regarding one or more wireless networks for wireless communication that is different from the mobile communication, and a providing unit configured to provide the information regarding the one or more wireless networks to another terminal device that performs the wireless communication. The information regarding the one or more wireless networks is at least partial information of information provided to the terminal device by an information providing device that provides information regarding a wireless network that is different from the mobile communication network to a device that performs the mobile communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Takae, Katsutoshi Itoh, Hideyuki Suzuki, Masanori Sato
  • Publication number: 20190053149
    Abstract: Appropriate control is performed when communication is performed between a plurality of information processing devices. An information processing device performs real-time image transmission with another information processing device according to a Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast specification. The information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit performs control such that setting request information for performing a setting related to the real-time image transmission is received from the other information processing device via an access point. The control unit performs control such that a setting request for performing the setting based on the setting request information is transmitted to the other information processing device through direct communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki IWAMI, Katsutoshi ITOH, Yoshihiko IKENAGA
  • Patent number: 10172080
    Abstract: Appropriate control is performed when communication is performed between a plurality of information processing devices. An information processing device performs real-time image transmission with another information processing device according to a Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast specification. The information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit performs control such that setting request information for performing a setting related to the real-time image transmission is received from the other information processing device via an access point. The control unit performs control such that a setting request for performing the setting based on the setting request information is transmitted to the other information processing device through direct communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Iwami, Katsutoshi Itoh, Yoshihiko Ikenaga
  • Patent number: 10165510
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a wireless communication device, wireless communication method, and a wireless communication system capable of further reducing power consumption of a mobile station. [Solution] Provided is a wireless communication device including a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with a base station, a measurement unit configured to detect a predetermined signal pattern from a signal received by the wireless communication unit and measure reception power of the signal including the predetermined signal pattern, and a control unit configured to control at least one of a packet transmission time length and transmission power when the wireless communication unit transmits a signal, based on pre-decided transmission power of the base station and the reception power measured by the measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Itagaki, Masanori Sato, Katsutoshi Itoh
  • Publication number: 20180332565
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication device which includes a notification information transmitting unit for transmitting, via a wireless communication network, notification information of the wireless communication device, a notification information receiving unit for receiving notification information transmitted from another device, a frequency switching unit for successively switching, at random cycles, a frequency at which the notification information is transmitted or a frequency at which the notification information is received, and a transmission processing unit for performing a data transmission process after transmitting or receiving an acknowledgement to the notification information to/from such other device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko NAITO, Katsutoshi ITOH
  • Patent number: 10129730
    Abstract: It is possible to rapidly discover a wireless terminal as a connection partner without preliminarily sharing information related to a scan. A search parameter for searching for a search target wireless terminal is determined depending on preliminarily set correspondence relation from given information. The search processing is performed based on the search parameter to discover the search target wireless terminal. For example, the given information is position information of the wireless terminal, information unique to the search target wireless terminal, and the like. Moreover, the search parameter is a wireless system, a wireless channel, a network identifier, search execution timing, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Itagaki, Katsutoshi Itoh, Eisuke Sakai, Masanori Sato
  • Patent number: 10129740
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication apparatus including a communication unit capable of wireless communication with another wireless communication apparatus, a determination unit for determining whether the communication unit is in proximity to the other wireless communication apparatus, and a control unit for performing, in a case the communication unit is determined to be in proximity to the other wireless communication apparatus, a connection procedure between the communication unit and the other wireless communication apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Erika Saito, Katsutoshi Itoh, Tomoya Yamaura
  • Publication number: 20180310239
    Abstract: Appropriate control is performed when communication is performed between a plurality of information processing devices. An information processing device performs real-time image transmission with another information processing device according to a Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast specification. The information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit performs control such that setting request information for performing a setting related to the real-time image transmission is received from the other information processing device via an access point. The control unit performs control such that a setting request for performing the setting based on the setting request information is transmitted to the other information processing device through direct communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki IWAMI, Katsutoshi ITOH, Yoshihiko IKENAGA
  • Publication number: 20180302780
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication device which includes a function information transmitting unit for transmitting, via a wireless communication network, function information relating to a function of the wireless communication device, a function information receiving unit for receiving function information transmitted from another device, a function information comparison unit for comparing the function information of the wireless communication device and the function information received from such other device, and a function determination unit for determining which of the wireless communication device and such other device is to play a function of an access point, based on a result of the comparison by the function information comparison unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko NAITO, Katsutoshi ITOH, Osamu YOSHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10070415
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication device which includes a notification information transmitting unit for transmitting, via a wireless communication network, notification information of the wireless communication device, a notification information receiving unit for receiving notification information transmitted from another device, a frequency switching unit for successively switching, at random cycles, a frequency at which the notification information is transmitted or a frequency at which the notification information is received, and a transmission processing unit for performing a data transmission process after transmitting or receiving an acknowledgement to the notification information to/from such other device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko Naito, Katsutoshi Itoh
  • Patent number: 10070373
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a determination unit and a control unit. The determination unit is configured to determine whether a predetermined condition for performing a communication process related to a specific service provided by a service provider between an information processing system related to the service provider and a wireless communication apparatus is satisfied. The control unit is configured to perform control when the predetermined condition is satisfied in a manner that a connection right of connecting to a predetermined network using wireless communication is set in the wireless communication apparatus, the wireless communication apparatus connects to the network based on the set connection right, and the communication process is performed with the information processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Takae, Katsutoshi Itoh, Masanori Sato
  • Patent number: 10051605
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication device which includes a notification information transmitting unit for transmitting, via a wireless communication network, notification information of the wireless communication device, a notification information receiving unit for receiving notification information transmitted from another device, a frequency switching unit for successively switching, at random cycles, a frequency at which the notification information is transmitted or a frequency at which the notification information is received, and a transmission processing unit for performing a data transmission process after transmitting or receiving an acknowledgement to the notification information to/from such other device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko Naito, Katsutoshi Itoh