Patents by Inventor Keiko Yabuki

Keiko Yabuki 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: 10438577
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including: a holding section configured to hold a card that stores personal information; and a main body that is provided with the holding section and connectable to a strap section including a sound collection unit and an acoustic output unit, in which the main body encloses a sound signal processing unit configured to process a sound acquired at least by the sound collection unit and a processing unit configured to execute predetermined processing on a basis of the personal information stored in the card held by the holding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yushi Yamabe, Kyosuke Matsumoto, Kohei Asada, Jo Wada, Satoshi Suzuki, Keiko Yabuki
  • Publication number: 20180301135
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a sound collection system having a function as a sound collector that is multifunctional and inconspicuous in business situations. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including: a holding section configured to hold a card that stores personal information; and a main body that is provided with the holding section and connectable to a strap section including a sound collection unit and an acoustic output unit, in which the main body encloses a sound signal processing unit configured to process a sound acquired at least by the sound collection unit and a processing unit configured to execute predetermined processing on a basis of the personal information stored in the card held by the holding section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: YUSHI YAMABE, KYOSUKE MATSUMOTO, KOHEI ASADA, JO WADA, SATOSHI SUZUKI, KEIKO YABUKI
  • Publication number: 20170351767
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing system, an information processing device, a control method, and a program capable of maintaining a good balance between a search cost and a degree of freedom of selection by, at the time of list preparation, recommending a list candidate on the basis of a predetermined score calculated in accordance with a status of a user. [Solution] An information processing system including: a calculation unit configured to calculate a score for recommending each item as a list candidate from an aggregation of a plurality of items on the basis of time-series history information of a context; and a recommendation unit configured to, when a list of the items is prepared, recommend a list candidate in accordance with the score of each item calculated by the calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: KENTO SUZUKI, KEIKO YABUKI, HISAHIRO SUGANUMA
  • Patent number: 7208681
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a cabinet containing an electronic circuit; a covering member containing wire rods connected to the electronic circuit and led to the outside through an opening of the cabinet; a pivoting shaft portion provided on the covering member; and a pivoting shaft receiving portion provided in the cabinet and that supports the pivoting shaft portion, wherein the covering member is pivotally supported with respect to the cabinet. Also included is a splicer for connecting the wire rods and the electronic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yano, Keiko Yabuki, Takaaki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 7065219
    Abstract: A headphone section 10 having microphone elements 14L, 14R for detecting a sound around the user and signal acoustic transducing elements 15L, 15R which function as a sound source for canceling the sound around the user housed in the headphone boxes 13L, 13R and a control circuit section 20 that includes a noise canceling headphone together with the headphone section 10 are separately configured. The control circuit section 20 is adjusted in such a manner that variation can be reduced and predetermined frequency characteristics and gain characteristics are achieved at a predetermined frequency. To the headphone section 10, gain adjusting sections 16L, 16R are equipped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kensaku Abe, Kazuhisa Kito, Hirofumi Nishimoto, Keiko Yabuki
  • Patent number: 7057886
    Abstract: A display device includes a cabinet that has a liquid crystal display; a connection section that is rotatably provided relative to the cabinet about a first rotating shaft and parallel to the liquid crystal display; a cover body that is rotatably provided relative to the connection section about a second rotating shaft parallel to the first rotating shaft and that opens and closes the liquid crystal display; and spring pins that are provided in at least one of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft and that generate frictional forces upon rotating of the connection section and/or the cover body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yano, Keiko Yabuki, Takaaki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 7012193
    Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention comprises: a cabinet containing an electronic circuit; a covering member containing wire rods connected to the electronic circuit and led to the outside through an opening of the cabinet; a pivoting convex portion provided in one of the covering member and the cabinet; and a pivoting concave portion which is provided in the other of the covering member and the cabinet and supports the pivoting convex portions, wherein the covering member is pivotally supported with respect to the cabinet a pivot-supporting unit is provided in the connection cable, whereby pivoting the connection cable through the pivoting unit allows the lead-out direction of the connection cable from an opening of the cabinet to the outside to be selectively changed between a direction in which the connection cable is led downward from the lower surface of the cabinet and a direction sideways intersecting therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yano, Keiko Yabuki, Takaaki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 6989490
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a cabinet containing an electronic circuit; a covering member containing wire rods connected to the electronic circuit and led to the outside through an opening of the cabinet; a pivoting shaft portion provided on the covering member; and a pivoting shaft receiving portion provided in the cabinet and that supports the pivoting shaft portion, wherein the covering member is pivotally supported with respect to the cabinet. Also included is a splicer for connecting the wire rods and the electronic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yano, Keiko Yabuki, Takaaki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 6984786
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device in which wire rods connected to an electronic circuit are led to the outside through an opening of a housing and the lead-out direction of the covering member can be changed by pivoting the pivoting unit provided in the covering member containing the wire rods; and an information reproduction system provided with the electronic device. An electronic device according to the present invention comprises: a cabinet 50 containing an electronic circuit; a covering member containing wire rods connected to the electronic circuit and led to the outside through an opening of the cabinet 50; pivoting convex portion provided in one of the covering member and the cabinet 50; and pivoting concave portion which is provided in the other of the covering member and the cabinet 50 and supports the pivoting convex portions, wherein the covering member is pivotally supported with respect to the cabinet 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yano, Keiko Yabuki, Takaaki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 6972373
    Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention includes: a cabinet containing an electronic circuit; a covering member containing wire rods connected to the electronic circuit and led to the outside through an opening of the cabinet; pivoting convex portion provided in one of the covering member and the cabinet; and pivoting concave portion which is provided in the other of the covering member and the cabinet 50 and supports the pivoting convex portions, wherein the covering member is pivotally supported with respect to the cabinet. According to the electronic device of the present invention, a pivot-supporting unit is provided in the connection cable; whereby pivoting the connection cable through the pivoting unit allows the lead-out direction of the connection cable from an opening of the cabinet to the outside to be selectively changed between a direction in which the connection cable is led downward from the lower surface of the cabinet and a direction sideways intersecting therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yano, Keiko Yabuki, Takaaki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20050217884
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device in which wire rods connected to an electronic circuit are led to the outside through an opening of a housing and the lead-out direction of the covering member can be changed by pivoting the pivoting unit provided in the covering member containing the wire rods; and an information reproduction system provided with the electronic device. An electronic device according to the present invention comprises: a cabinet 50 containing an electronic circuit; a covering member containing wire rods connected to the electronic circuit and led to the outside through an opening of the cabinet 50; pivoting convex portion provided in one of the covering member and the cabinet 50; and pivoting concave portion which is provided in the other of the covering member and the cabinet 50 and supports the pivoting convex portions, wherein the covering member is pivotally supported with respect to the cabinet 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yano, Keiko Yabuki, Takaaki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20050215099
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a cabinet containing an electronic circuit; a covering member containing wire rods connected to the electronic circuit and led to the outside through an opening of the cabinet; a pivoting shaft portion provided on the covering member; and a pivoting shaft receiving portion provided in the cabinet and that supports the pivoting shaft portion, wherein the covering member is pivotally supported with respect to the cabinet. Also included is a splicer for connecting the wire rods and the electronic circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yano, Keiko Yabuki, Takaaki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20050202702
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a cabinet containing an electronic circuit; a covering member containing wire rods connected to the electronic circuit and led to the outside through an opening of the cabinet; a pivoting shaft portion provided on the covering member; and a pivoting shaft receiving portion provided in the cabinet and that supports the pivoting shaft portion, wherein the covering member is pivotally supported with respect to the cabinet. Also included is a splicer for connecting the wire rods and the electronic circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yano, Keiko Yabuki, Takaaki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20050191886
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device in which wire rods connected to an electronic circuit are led to the outside through an opening of a housing and the lead-out direction of the covering member can be changed by pivoting the pivoting unit provided in the covering member containing the wire rods; and an information reproduction system provided with the electronic device. An electronic device according to the present invention comprises: a cabinet 50 containing an electronic circuit; a covering member containing wire rods connected to the electronic circuit and led to the outside through an opening of the cabinet 50; pivoting convex portion provided in one of the covering member and the cabinet 50; and pivoting concave portion which is provided in the other of the covering member and the cabinet 50 and supports the pivoting convex portions, wherein the covering member is pivotally supported with respect to the cabinet 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yano, Keiko Yabuki, Takaaki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20050186818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device in which wire rods connected to an electronic circuit are led to the outside through an opening of a housing and the lead-out direction of the covering member can be changed by pivoting the pivoting unit provided in the covering member containing the wire rods; and an information reproduction system provided with the electronic device. An electronic device according to the present invention comprises: a cabinet 50 containing an electronic circuit; a covering member containing wire rods connected to the electronic circuit and led to the outside through an opening of the cabinet 50; pivoting convex portion provided in one of the covering member and the cabinet 50; and pivoting concave portion which is provided in the other of the covering member and the cabinet 50 and supports the pivoting convex portions, wherein the covering member is pivotally supported with respect to the cabinet 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yano, Keiko Yabuki, Takaaki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 6903273
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a cabinet containing an electronic circuit; a covering member containing wire rods connected to the electronic circuit and led to the outside through an opening of the cabinet; a pivoting convex portion provided in one of the covering member and the cabinet; and a pivoting concave portion provided in the other of the covering member and the cabinet supports the pivoting convex portions, wherein the covering member is pivotally supported with respect to the cabinet. A pivot-supporting unit is provided in a connection cable, whereby pivoting the connection cable through the pivoting unit allows the lead-out direction of the connection cable from an opening of the cabinet to the outside to be selectively changed between a direction in which the connection cable is led downward from the lower surface of the cabinet and a direction sideways intersecting therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yano, Keiko Yabuki, Takaaki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20030188883
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device in which wire rods connected to an electronic circuit are led to the outside through an opening of a housing and the lead-out direction of the covering member can be changed by pivoting the pivoting unit provided in the covering member containing the wire rods; and an information reproduction system provided with the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yano, Keiko Yabuki, Takaaki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20030156095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device which comprises a display device main body provided with a display section, and a cover body which covers the display section of the display device main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yano, Keiko Yabuki, Takaaki Hashimoto