Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Kita

Kazuhiro Kita 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: 10324365
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a projector-type display apparatus with ease of maintenance. [Solving Means] According to the present technology, a projector-type display apparatus includes an optical-system-for-projecting, a housing, a fan, an air-filter, and a filter-cover. The housing includes an air-inlet-port, and houses the optical-system-for-projecting. The fan is housed in the housing, air from the air-inlet-port flowing into the fan. The air-filter is attachable to and detachable from the housing, and covers the air-inlet-port. The filter-cover is attachable to and detachable from the air-filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kita, Taku Inoue
  • Publication number: 20180321808
    Abstract: To propose a display device that can make a presenter timely aware of an elapsed time of a presentation. A display device including: a timing unit configured to time an elapsed time from a starting time point; a display control unit configured to control a display of a displayed image and an information image including a display related to the elapsed time; and a time setting unit configured to set a presentation time. The display control unit exerts control such that the display of the information image is displayed over the presentation time, and changes a mode of the information image whenever an elapsed time timed by the timing unit reaches a set time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro KITA, Taku INOUE
  • Publication number: 20180267392
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a projector-type display apparatus with ease of maintenance. [Solving Means] According to the present technology, a projector-type display apparatus includes an optical-system-for-projecting, a housing, a fan, an air-filter, and a filter-cover. The housing includes an air-inlet-port, and houses the optical-system-for-projecting. The fan is housed in the housing, air from the air-inlet-port flowing into the fan. The air-filter is attachable to and detachable from the housing, and covers the air-inlet-port. The filter-cover is attachable to and detachable from the air-filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro KITA, Taku INOUE
  • Patent number: 7401053
    Abstract: An electronic information content automatic distribution service system according to the present invention is directed to a service system for automatically distributing electronic information contents based on a utilization contract made in advance between an information provider and a user. This system comprises: information distributing means for distributing electronic information contents to the user; and an information processing apparatus for receiving and processing electronic information contents distributed from this information distributing means. The information processing apparatus calls and connect the information distributing means at a preset first time. In addition, the apparatus receives and stores the electronic information contents from the information distributing means. Then, the apparatus reads out and displays the electronic information contents at a second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Megumi Kamimura, Kazuhiro Kita
  • Patent number: 7154883
    Abstract: In executing a setup procedure of a call from a VoIP gateway on the originating side to a media gateway on the destination side via a gate keeper, an authentication key is transmitted from the gate keeper to the VoIP gateway and the media gateway. The VoIP gateway on the originating side transmits to the media gateway on the destination side an admissions confirm (ACF) after attaching the authentication key. Then, the media gateway collates the authentication key obtained from the originator VoIP gateway with the authentication key obtained from the gate keeper and continues the call setup procedure only when the two authentication keys coincide with each other. On the other hand, in case of non-coincidence, the gate keeper carries out a call release. Through this, an illegal connection call not routing through the gate keeper is excluded without fail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Hirayama, Kazuhiro Kita, Tomohide Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 6917964
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically configuring network settings on a computer terminal via a network interface card so that the computer terminal can communicate on a local area network, without requiring users to manually input the network settings. A network interface card is inserted into a computer terminal device. The network interface card automatically determines whether the computer terminal should be configured as host server or a client based on whether another host server is detected on the network. Based on this determination, the network interface card communicates with the host server and receives network configuration information and automatically sets the network settings for the computer terminal. A further embodiment of the invention includes pre-loading a presentation data application program on the network interface card, such that each terminal in the network can display a received presentation or transmit a presentation to the other terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kita, Miwako Yuasa
  • Patent number: 6776716
    Abstract: A game controller for an entertainment system coupled to a game machine body. The game controller comprises a key operation portion, communication interface means for establishing a communication with the game machine body, and storage means in which a plurality of game software programs is stored. A particular game software program is selected from the plurality of game software programs using the key operation portion. A control portion of the game machine body executes the particular game software program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kita, Takaaki Tobishima
  • Publication number: 20040006648
    Abstract: A wireless LAN conference system can be constructed without increasing the cost of equipment of a conference hall and without imposing a burden upon participants to execute a network setting. There are provided network conference terminal devices 11(2) to 11(n) in which network interface cards 1 are attached to information terminal devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kita, Miwako Yuasa
  • Publication number: 20030123434
    Abstract: In executing a setup procedure of a call from a VoIP gateway on the originating side to a media gateway on the destination side via a gate keeper, an authentication key is transmitted from the gate keeper to the VoIP gateway and the media gateway. The VoIP gateway on the originating side transmits to the media gateway on the destination side an admissions confirm (ACF) after attaching the authentication key. Then, the media gateway collates the authentication key obtained from the originator VoIP gateway with the authentication key obtained from the gate keeper and continues the call setup procedure only when the two authentication keys coincide with each other. On the other hand, in case of non-coincidence, the gate keeper carries out a call release. Through this, an illegal connection call not routing through the gate keeper is excluded without fail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Makoto Hirayama, Kazuhiro Kita, Tomohide Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20030056214
    Abstract: An apparatus for distributing a moving picture with a commercial includes a setting means (3) for setting category information indicative of respective categories to a plurality of distributed moving image data and a plurality of distributed commercial image data, the setting means (3) for setting distribution source information indicative of respective data distribution sources to the moving image data and the commercial image data, a selecting means (10) for selecting commercial image data to which any of category information and any of distribution source information are set based upon category information and distribution source information set to the moving image data each time a distribution request of any of moving image data is received through a communication network (15) which is capable of executing a two-way communication and a coupling means (11) for coupling the commercial image data selected by the selecting means (10) to the moving image data whose distribution was requested, wherein the movin
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Miwako Yuasa, Kazuhiro Kita, Tetsuichi Yuasa
  • Publication number: 20020174254
    Abstract: A wireless LAN conference system can be constructed without increasing the cost of equipment of a conference hall and without imposing a burden upon participants to execute a network setting. There are provided network conference terminal devices 11(2) to 11(n) in which network interface cards 1 are attached to information terminal devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kita, Miwako Yuasa
  • Publication number: 20020138379
    Abstract: In an information lease management system according to the present invention, in the case of managing lease of arbitrary information contents distributed from an information lease service provider to a user, an information lease management apparatus (1) and an information processing apparatus (3) are connected to each other by communication means (2). On one hand, utilization condition information concerning lease of information contents are added to the information contents by means of the information lease management apparatus (1), and then, is processed so as to be distributed to a user. On the other hand, information contents with utilization condition information distributed from the information lease management apparatus (1) are received, and are rented by means of the information processing apparatus (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Miwako Yuasa, Kazuhiro Kita
  • Patent number: 5446551
    Abstract: In an apparatus for producing duplicate tapes by transmitting signals reproduced by a master VTR to a plurality of duplicating VTRs for simultaneous recording on respective tapes in the latter; control signals from a bidirectional remote control unit are modulated with a first modulating frequency and are transmitted over a bidirectional control signal line to the duplicating VTRs. If a response is required from one of the duplicating VTRs, response signals from such duplicating VTR are modulated with a second modulating frequency different from the first modulating frequency and, during a pause in signal transmission from the remote control unit, the modulated response signals are transmitted to the remote control unit over the bidirectional control signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Kawaguchi, Yohji Hirai, Satoru Inoue, Kazuhiro Kita, Fumio Sekiguchi