Patents by Inventor Kimio Maki

Kimio Maki 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: 10116990
    Abstract: This invention provides an information distribution system comprising an image data processing device (11), a server (12), and a portable telephone unit (15 having image data acquisition means for acquiring image data with a destination address attached thereto and display means for displaying the image data, wherein the image data is distributed from the image data processing device (11) to the portable telephone unit (15), and advertisement information based on user information is extracted from an advertisement information storage unit (29) and appended to image/text data by an advertisement information appending unit (30) provided in the server 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mihoko Kamei, Kimio Maki, Shiro Miyagi
  • Patent number: 8862499
    Abstract: This invention provides an information distribution system comprising an image data processing device (11), a server (12), and a portable telephone unit (15 having image data acquisition means for acquiring image data with a destination address attached thereto and display means for displaying the image data, wherein the image data is distributed from the image data processing device (11) to the portable telephone unit (15), and advertisement information based on user information is extracted from an advertisement information storage unit (29) and appended to image/text data by an advertisement information appending unit (30) provided in the server 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mihoko Kamei, Kimio Maki, Shiro Miyagi
  • Patent number: 8849700
    Abstract: An information distribution system including an image data processing device, a server, and a portable telephone unit having an image data acquisition unit that acquires image data with a destination address attached thereto and a display unit that displays the image data. The image data is distributed from the image data processing device to the portable telephone unit, and advertisement information based on user information is extracted from an advertisement information storage unit and appended to image/text data by an advertisement information appending unit provided in the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mihoko Kamei, Kimio Maki, Shiro Miyagi
  • Patent number: 8224911
    Abstract: An information distribution system 3 including a portable telephone set (70), having a display unit for displaying image data, and a communication function, and owned by a user, an image data processing device (11), having an image data processing function and a communication function, a server (12) for storing image data transmitted from the image data processing device (11), and a portable telephone base station 13 connected to the portable telephone set (15) over a portable telephone communication network (14). A list of the addresses formulated in the past is displayed on a display unit of the portable telephone set (70). The text data included in the data referenced by the address selected from the list of addresses displayed is modified and a new address is appended to the modified data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Miyagi, Mihoko Kamei, Kimio Maki
  • Publication number: 20100185742
    Abstract: An information distribution system 3 including a portable telephone set (70), having a display unit for displaying image data, and a communication function, and owned by a user, an image data processing device (11), having an image data processing function and a communication function, a server (12) for storing image data transmitted from the image data processing device (11), and a portable telephone base station 13 connected to the portable telephone set (15) over a portable telephone communication network (14). A list of the addresses formulated in the past is displayed on a display unit of the portable telephone set (70). The text data included in the data referenced by the address selected from the list of addresses displayed is modified and a new address is appended to the modified data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Shiro MIYAGI, Mihoko KAMEI, Kimio MAKI
  • Patent number: 7707253
    Abstract: An information distribution system 3 including a portable telephone set (70), having a display unit for displaying image data, and a communication function, and owned by a user, an image data processing device (11), having an image data processing function and a communication function, a server (12) for storing image data transmitted from the image data processing device (11), and a portable telephone base station 13 connected to the portable telephone set (15) over a portable telephone communication network (14). A list of the addresses formulated in the past is displayed on a display unit of the portable telephone set (70). The text data included in the data referenced by the address selected from the list of addresses displayed is modified and a new address is appended to the modified data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Miyagi, Mihoko Kamei, Kimio Maki
  • Patent number: 7568221
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing systems, an information processing apparatus, and method. A camcorder establishes a connection to a network system through a Bluetooth adapter and a public network, performs user registration into the network system and receives provision of an ID and a password from the network system. The ID and the password are transmitted to and registered into a customer database of an Internet service provider, and also transmitted to and registered into a camcorder image station of a network service business center. After the camcorder connects to the network system, the Internet service provider, and the network service business center, the common ID and password can be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Matsui, Kimio Maki, Shuji Okegawa, Masayuki Kuwata
  • Publication number: 20080077501
    Abstract: This invention provides an information distribution system comprising an image data processing device (11), a server (12), and a portable telephone unit (15 having image data acquisition means for acquiring image data with a destination address attached thereto and display means for displaying the image data, wherein the image data is distributed from the image data processing device (11) to the portable telephone unit (15), and advertisement information based on user information is extracted from an advertisement information storage unit (29) and appended to image/text data by an advertisement information appending unit (30) provided in the server 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Mihoko Kamei, Kimio Maki, Shiro Miyagi
  • Publication number: 20080046502
    Abstract: This invention provides an information distribution system comprising an image data processing device (11), a server (12), and a portable telephone unit (15 having image data acquisition means for acquiring image data with a destination address attached thereto and display means for displaying the image data, wherein the image data is distributed from the image data processing device (11) to the portable telephone unit (15), and advertisement information based on user information is extracted from an advertisement information storage unit (29) and appended to image/text data by an advertisement information appending unit (30) provided in the server 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Mihoko Kamei, Kimio Maki, Shiro Miyagi
  • Patent number: 7107607
    Abstract: In an image data communication system, a digital image recording apparatus captures a desired still image or moving video image. For a color still image, the digital image recording apparatus compresses the image based on JPEG to create a color GIF (graphics interchange format) file. This file is converted to image data having an amount of data which can be processed with a portable telephone or a portable information terminal. An image sender transfers the image data generated from the digital image recording apparatus to an image distribution server. The image distribution server records the image data in an internal recording apparatus and notifies a recipient that the image is ready for distribution by sending, for example, an e-mail message to the portable telephone or the portable information terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Miyagi, Kimio Maki, Mio Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20040064452
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing system and an information processing apparatus and method by which the operability in connection to a network can be improved. A camcorder 11 establishes a connection to a network system 14 through a Bluetooth adapter 12 and a public network 13, performs user registration into the network system 14 and receives provision of an ID and a password from the network system 14. The ID and the password are transmitted to and registered into a customer database 52 of an Internet service provider A 17, and also transmitted to and registered into a camcorder image station 41 of a network service business center 15. When the camcorder 11 establishes a connection to the network system 14, when the camcorder 11 establishes a connection to the Internet service provider A 17 and when the camcorder 11 establishes a connection to the network service business center 15, the common ID and password can be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Yuji Matsui, Kimio Maki, Shuji Okegawa, Masayuki Kuwata
  • Publication number: 20040054580
    Abstract: This invention provides an information distribution system comprising an image data processing device (11), a server (12), and a portable telephone unit (15 having image data acquisition means for acquiring image data with a destination address attached thereto and display means for displaying the image data, wherein the image data is distributed from the image data processing device (11) to the portable telephone unit (15), and advertisement information based on user information is extracted from an advertisement information storage unit (29) and appended to image/text data by an advertisement information appending unit (30) provided in the server 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Mihoko Kamei, Kimio Maki, Shiro Miyagi
  • Publication number: 20040024828
    Abstract: An information distribution system 3 including a portable telephone set (70), having a display unit for displaying image data, and a communication function, and owned by a user, an image data processing device (11), having an image data processing function and a communication function, a server (12) for storing image data transmitted from the image data processing device (11), and a portable telephone base station 13 connected to the portable telephone set (15) over a portable telephone communication network (14). A list of the addresses formulated in the past is displayed on a display unit of the portable telephone set (70). The text data included in the data referenced by the address selected from the list of addresses displayed is modified and a new address is appended to the modified data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Shiro Miyagi, Miholo Kamei, Kimio Maki
  • Patent number: 6400891
    Abstract: The VTR built-in camera apparatus according to the present invention includes a memory for storing a still picture signal, a VTR (VTR unit 10) for recording the still picture signal, and a button (photo-button 17) capable of being depressed at two steps, wherein when the button is depressed up to the first position, the still picture signal is stored in the memory and when the button is depressed up to the second position, the still picture signal is recorded on the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Noda, Kimio Maki, Isao Sasaki, Chihiro Kaihatsu
  • Publication number: 20020047916
    Abstract: In an image data communication system, a digital image recording apparatus captures a desired still image or moving video image. For a color still image, the digital image recording apparatus compresses the image based on JPEG to create a color GIF (graphics interchange format) file. This file is converted to image data having an amount of data which can be processed with a portable telephone or a portable information terminal. An image sender transfers the image data generated from the digital image recording apparatus to an image distribution server. The image distribution server records the image data in an internal recording apparatus and notifies a recipient that the image is ready for distribution by sending, for example, an e-mail message to the portable telephone or the portable information terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Shiro Miyagi, Kimio Maki, Mio Ozawa
  • Patent number: 5452135
    Abstract: An all-directional optical sensor apparatus 8 includes an all-directional prism 20 which has a cylindrical-shaped body with a hollow-out cone section formed in its top surface 22. The surface 28 of the cone works as a reflector 30 for rays received through side surfaces 24 of the cylindrical-shaped body. An optical sensing element is disposed adjacent to a bottom surface 26 of the prism 20. A roof plate 40 having a dimension larger than the top surface 22 of the prism is arranged for shielding the entry of any light other than an input signal into an upper portion of the prism 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kimio Maki, Mayumi Nakamura, Tomoyuki Katoh, Yasushi Noda