Patents by Inventor Kazuya Odagiri

Kazuya Odagiri 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: 11602042
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a printed board and an electroconductive shield member disposed such as to cover a shield area which is a part of a front surface of the printed board. A wiring connecting an inside and an outside of the shield area is disposed on the front surface of the printed board. The shield member has an opening that connects an inside and an outside of the shield member, at a position where the wiring passes through an outer edge of the shield area, and that extends in an extending direction of the wiring. The opening is electrically connected to a conductor disposed on an opposite side of the wiring from the opening, and the opening and the conductor form a waveguide surrounding the wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuya Odagiri
  • Publication number: 20210360774
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a printed board and an electroconductive shield member disposed such as to cover a shield area which is a part of a front surface of the printed board. A wiring connecting an inside and an outside of the shield area is disposed on the front surface of the printed board. The shield member has an opening that connects an inside and an outside of the shield member, at a position where the wiring passes through an outer edge of the shield area, and that extends in an extending direction of the wiring. The opening is electrically connected to a conductor disposed on an opposite side of the wiring from the opening, and the opening and the conductor form a waveguide surrounding the wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuya Odagiri
  • Patent number: 11171398
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic device including a coaxial cable connected to an antenna and a conductive body having a strip-like shape and being electrically coupled to an external conductor of the coaxial cable, an end of the conductive body not being electrically connected other conductive members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuya Odagiri
  • Patent number: 10932357
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic apparatus including a substrate (20) and a connector (10) disposed on one edge constituting an outer periphery of the substrate (20). A slit (21) is formed in the substrate (20), with a starting point being a position between an end point on one side of the edge and the position where the connector (10) is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuya Odagiri
  • Publication number: 20200092984
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic apparatus including a substrate (20) and a connector (10) disposed on one edge constituting an outer periphery of the substrate (20). A slit (21) is formed in the substrate (20), with a starting point being a position between an end point on one side of the edge and the position where the connector (10) is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuya Odagiri
  • Publication number: 20200044302
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic device including a coaxial cable connected to an antenna and a conductive body having a strip-like shape and being electrically coupled to an external conductor of the coaxial cable, an end of the conductive body not being electrically connected other conductive members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuya Odagiri
  • Patent number: 9621693
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication device that ensures reduced interference between a plurality of antennas without relatively separating the antennas. The wireless communication device includes a first antenna, a second antenna, and a planar conductor. The conductor is arranged adjacent to both of the first and second antennas on one side. A cutout portion is formed in the conductor. The cutout portion extends from an outer edge between positions adjacent to the first and second antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuya Odagiri, Issei Chigusa
  • Publication number: 20160134731
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication device that ensures reduced interference between a plurality of antennas without relatively separating the antennas. The wireless communication device includes a first antenna, a second antenna, and a planar conductor. The conductor is arranged adjacent to both of the first and second antennas on one side. A cutout portion is formed in the conductor. The cutout portion extends from an outer edge between positions adjacent to the first and second antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuya Odagiri, Issei Chigusa
  • Patent number: 8779990
    Abstract: An antenna which is laid out efficiently while ensuring a predetermined antenna directivity. An antenna area is formed on a corner of a substrate. An antenna conductor is formed in the antenna area, and is shaped so that a bend is formed between its ground end and its open end. A first ground area is formed on the substrate near the ground end of the antenna conductor, and is connected to the ground end. A second ground area is formed on the substrate near the open end of the antenna conductor. A feed unit feeds electricity to the antenna conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuya Odagiri
  • Publication number: 20120196537
    Abstract: When wireless communications are performed with other communication devices, an inquiry message to discover other communication devices residing in the vicinity is wirelessly transmitted by having communication ranges altered at a plurality of stages; response messages to the transmitted inquiry message are received; information relating to a receiving state or frequency of receipt of the response messages from the respective communication ranges is preserved with respect to each communication device which is a source of the response message; and based on the preserved information relating to the receiving state or the frequency of receipt of the response messages a communication device to be a connection object for wireless communication is selected. By doing so, when short-range wireless communications are performed, communication services can be performed appropriately between required devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Takashi Sasai, Makoto Sato, Hiroshi Kakuda, Kazuya Odagiri, Koji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8155587
    Abstract: When wireless communications are performed with other communication devices, an inquiry message to discover other communication devices residing in the vicinity is wirelessly transmitted by having communication ranges altered at a plurality of stages; response messages to the transmitted inquiry message are received; information relating to a receiving state or frequency of receipt of the response messages from the respective communication ranges is preserved with respect to each communication device which is a source of the response message; and based on the preserved information relating to the receiving state or the frequency of receipt of the response messages a communication device to be a connection object for wireless communication is selected. By doing so, when short-range wireless communications are performed, communication services can be performed appropriately between required devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Sasai, Makoto Sato, Hiroshi Kakuda, Kazuya Odagiri, Koji Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20100045539
    Abstract: An antenna which is laid out efficiently while ensuring a predetermined antenna directivity. An antenna area is formed on a corner of a substrate. An antenna conductor is formed in the antenna area, and is shaped so that a bend is formed between its ground end and its open end. A first ground area is formed on the substrate near the ground end of the antenna conductor, and is connected to the ground end. A second ground area is formed on the substrate near the open end of the antenna conductor. A feed unit feeds electricity to the antenna conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Kazuya Odagiri
  • Patent number: 7356308
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio communication apparatus and a radio communications method, a radio communication system, a recording medium, and a computer program in which a response signal to an inquiry is returned to a master only when instructions to perform radio communications are issued. A CPU 51 blinks LED 56 when an inquiry signal is received, and transmits a response to the inquiry signal when a user who has referred to lighting of the LED 56 operates a connection response button 53. The connection response button 53 is operated when the user issues radio communications instructions with respect to the inquiry signal. In other words, even when wireless headphones 2 are within an area capable of radio communications with the master, only if the connection response button 53 is operated by the user, it sends to the master a response to the inquiry, and establishes connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Hamada, Hiroshi Kakuda, Koji Nishimura, Takashi Sasai, Kazuya Odagiri
  • Publication number: 20070111739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio communication apparatus and a radio communications method, a radio communication system, a recording medium, and a computer program in which a response signal to an inquiry is returned to a master only when instructions to perform radio communications are issued. A CPU 51 blinks LED 56 when an inquiry signal is received, and transmits a response to the inquiry signal when a user who has referred to lighting of the LED 56 operates a connection response button 53. The connection response button 53 is operated when the user issues radio communications instructions with respect to the inquiry signal. In other words, even when wireless headphones 2 are within an area capable of radio communications with the master, only if the connection response button 53 is operated by the user, it sends to the master a response to the inquiry, and establishes connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Osamu Hamada, Hiroshi Kakuda, Koji Nishimura, Takashi Sasai, Kazuya Odagiri
  • Patent number: 7177595
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio communication apparatus and a radio communications method, a radio communication system, a recording medium, and a computer program in which a response signal to an inquiry is returned to a master only when instructions to perform radio communications are issued. A CPU 51 blinks LED 56 when an inquiry signal is received, and transmits a response to the inquiry signal when a user who has referred to lighting of the LED 56 operates a connection response button 53. The connection response button 53 is operated when the user issues radio communications instructions with respect to the inquiry signal. In other words, even when wireless headphones 2 are within an area capable of radio communications with the master, only if the connection response button 53 is operated by the user, it sends to the master a response to the inquiry, and establishes connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Hamada, Hiroshi Kakuda, Koji Nishimura, Takashi Sasai, Kazuya Odagiri
  • Patent number: 7076210
    Abstract: In the case where close range wireless communication is performed among a plurality of communication devices, when a predetermined connection operation is performed in a first communication device 10a, an inquiry message is wirelessly transmitted in order to discover a device to be connected by the wireless communication after restricting a transmissible distance to a close range; when a predetermined standby operation is performed in a second communication device 10b, the inquiry message is received and a response message to the received inquiry message is wirelessly transmitted; and when the response message is received, the first communication device 10a performs the connection processing with respect to the second communication device 10b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Sasai, Hiroshi Kakuda, Kazuya Odagiri, Koji Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20060052069
    Abstract: A communication apparatus which performs wireless communication with other communication devices existing in the neighborhood, includes: a transmission processing element 13 for processing a transmission signal; an antenna 17 for wirelessly transmitting an output of the transmission processing element 13; and an output power regulation element 16 for attenuating the output of the transmission processing element 13 to be output from the antenna 17 when a search signal to search for other communication devices is transmitted in a predetermined state from the transmission processing element 13. With such configuration, when a signal to search for other devices existing in the neighborhood is transmitted in short range wireless communication, a communication range can be restricted using a simple structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Kazuya Odagiri, Takashi Sasai, Hiroshi Kakuda, Koji Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20050202782
    Abstract: In the case where close range wireless communication is performed among a plurality of communication devices, when a predetermined connection operation is performed in a first communication device 10a, an inquiry message is wirelessly transmitted in order to discover a device to be connected by the wireless communication after restricting a transmissible distance to a close range; when a predetermined standby operation is performed in a second communication device 10b, the inquiry message is received and a response message to the received inquiry message is wirelessly transmitted; and when the response message is received, the first communication device 10a performs the connection processing with respect to the second communication device 10b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Takashi Sasai, Hiroshi Kakuda, Kazuya Odagiri, Koji Nishimura
  • Patent number: RE44185
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio communication apparatus and a radio communications method, a radio communication system, a recording medium, and a computer program in which a response signal to an inquiry is returned to a master only when instructions to perform radio communications are issued. A CPU 51 blinks LED 56 when an inquiry signal is received, and transmits a response to the inquiry signal when a user who has referred to lighting of the LED 56 operates a connection response button 53. The connection response button 53 is operated when the user issues radio communications instructions with respect to the inquiry signal. In other words, even when wireless headphones 2 are within an area capable of radio communications with the master, only if the connection response button 53 is operated by the user, it sends to the master a response to the inquiry, and establishes connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Hamada, Hiroshi Kakuda, Koji Nishimura, Takashi Sasai, Kazuya Odagiri
  • Patent number: RE45126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio communication apparatus and a radio communications method, a radio communication system, a recording medium, and a computer program in which a response signal to an inquiry is returned to a master only when instructions to perform radio communications are issued. A CPU 51 blinks LED 56 when an inquiry signal is received, and transmits a response to the inquiry signal when a user who has referred to lighting of the LED 56 operates a connection response button 53. The connection response button 53 is operated when the user issues radio communications instructions with respect to the inquiry signal. In other words, even when wireless headphones 2 are within an area capable of radio communications with the master, only if the connection response button 53 is operated by the user, it sends to the master a response to the inquiry, and establishes connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Hamada, Hiroshi Kakuda, Koji Nishimura, Takashi Sasai, Kazuya Odagiri