Patents by Inventor Koji Suginuma

Koji Suginuma 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: 20120117060
    Abstract: The events experienced are stored automatically, so that the information of higher utility for a user may be taken out with responsiveness and efficiency higher than is possible with a technique of keyword retrieval over a network. A private information storage device and a private information management device are provided in which information pertinent to an event experienced by a user is stored and managed so as to be read out, whereby the information may be taken out with higher responsiveness than with the technique of keyword retrieval over the network, while the selected information may be taken out from the extracted information more efficaciously, and the information taken out is highly useful for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinako Matsuyama, Kenzo Akagiri, Koji Suginuma
  • Patent number: 8069170
    Abstract: The events experienced are stored automatically, so that the information of higher utility for a user may be taken out with responsiveness and efficiency higher than is possible with a technique of keyword retrieval over a network. An information registration unit 10 includes an information acquisition unit 11, for acquiring the empirical information, a private information adding unit 12, for adding the private information, a data recognition processing unit 13, for recognizing the acquired information, a data definition processing unit 14, for classifying the recognized data in accordance with the preset definitions, a data storage unit 15 for storage of the classified data, and a data processing unit 22 for generating the predictive information inferable from the empirical information and the private information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinako Matsuyama, Kenzo Akagiri, Koji Suginuma
  • Patent number: 7391961
    Abstract: An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signal by referring to the waveform of the audio signal before and after the deleted segment, generating a repair signal for repairing the signal in the deleted segment based on the deduced result, inserting the repair signal into the deleted segment, and connecting it to the audio signal before and after the deleted segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mototsugu Abe, Akira Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Koji Suginuma, Masayuki Nishiguchi
  • Patent number: 7373078
    Abstract: An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signal by referring to the waveform of the audio signal before and after the deleted segment, generating a repair signal for repairing the signal in the deleted segment based on the deduced result, inserting the repair signal into the deleted segment, and connecting it to the audio signal before and after the deleted segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mototsugu Abe, Akira Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Koji Suginuma, Masayuki Nishiguchi
  • Patent number: 7373077
    Abstract: An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signal by referring to the waveform of the audio signal before and after the deleted segment, generating a repair signal for repairing the signal in the deleted segment based on the deduced result, inserting the repair signal into the deleted segment, and connecting it to the audio signal before and after the deleted segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mototsugu Abe, Akira Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Koji Suginuma, Masayuki Nishiguchi
  • Patent number: 7356476
    Abstract: An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signal by referring to the waveform of the audio signal before and after the deleted segment, generating a repair signal for repairing the signal in the deleted segment based on the deduced result, inserting the repair signal into the deleted segment, and connecting it to the audio signal before and after the deleted segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mototsugu Abe, Akira Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Koji Suginuma, Masayuki Nishiguchi
  • Patent number: 7248789
    Abstract: An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signal by referring to the waveform of the audio signal before and after the deleted segment, generating a repair signal for repairing the signal in the deleted segment based on the deduced result, inserting the repair signal into the deleted segment, and connecting it to the audio signal before and after the deleted segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mototsugu Abe, Akira Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Koji Suginuma, Masayuki Nishiguchi
  • Patent number: 7242855
    Abstract: An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signal by referring to the waveform of the audio signal before and after the deleted segment, generating a repair signal for repairing the signal in the deleted segment based on the deduced result, inserting the repair signal into the deleted segment, and connecting it to the audio signal before and after the deleted segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mototsugu Abe, Akira Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Koji Suginuma, Masayuki Nishiguchi
  • Patent number: 6961513
    Abstract: An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signal by referring to the waveform of the audio signal before and after the deleted segment, generating a repair signal for repairing the signal in the deleted segment based on the deduced result, inserting the repair signal into the deleted segment, and connecting it to the audio signal before and after the deleted segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mototsugu Abe, Akira Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Koji Suginuma, Masayuki Nishiguchi
  • Publication number: 20050193012
    Abstract: Disclosed is a private information management apparatus in which the information of high practical utility for a user in person may be acquired more efficiently and with higher responsiveness than is possible with a technique of keyword retrieval over the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinako Matsuyama, Kenzo Akagiri, Koji Suginuma
  • Publication number: 20050190208
    Abstract: An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signal by referring to the waveform of the audio signal before and after the deleted segment, generating a repair signal for repairing the signal in the deleted segment based on the deduced result, inserting the repair signal into the deleted segment, and connecting it to the audio signal before and after the deleted segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Mototsugu Abe, Akira Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Koji Suginuma, Masayuki Nishiguchi
  • Publication number: 20050190209
    Abstract: An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signal by referring to the waveform of the audio signal before and after the deleted segment, generating a repair signal for repairing the signal in the deleted segment based on the deduced result, inserting the repair signal into the deleted segment, and connecting it to the audio signal before and after the deleted segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Mototsugu Abe, Akira Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Koji Suginuma, Masayuki Nishiguchi
  • Publication number: 20050190211
    Abstract: An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signal by referring to the waveform of the audio signal before and after the deleted segment, generating a repair signal for repairing the signal in the deleted segment based on the deduced result, inserting the repair signal into the deleted segment, and connecting it to the audio signal before and after the deleted segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Mototsugu Abe, Akira Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Koji Suginuma, Masayuki Nishiguchi
  • Publication number: 20050190210
    Abstract: An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signal by referring to the waveform of the audio signal before and after the deleted segment, generating a repair signal for repairing the signal in the deleted segment based on the deduced result, inserting the repair signal into the deleted segment, and connecting it to the audio signal before and after the deleted segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Mototsugu Abe, Akira Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Koji Suginuma, Masayuki Nishiguchi
  • Publication number: 20050187776
    Abstract: An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signal by referring to the waveform of the audio signal before and after the deleted segment, generating a repair signal for repairing the signal in the deleted segment based on the deduced result, inserting the repair signal into the deleted segment, and connecting it to the audio signal before and after the deleted segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Mototsugu Abe, Akira Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Koji Suginuma, Masayuki Nishiguchi
  • Publication number: 20050187775
    Abstract: An audio signal processing method for repairing an anomalous state such as noise, a discontinuity, and a break of sound, comprising detecting the anomalous state of an audio signal, deleting the audio signal in the anomalous segment, deducing the correct audio signal by referring to the waveform of the audio signal before and after the deleted segment, generating a repair signal for repairing the signal in the deleted segment based on the deduced result, inserting the repair signal into the deleted segment, and connecting it to the audio signal before and after the deleted segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Mototsugu Abe, Akira Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Koji Suginuma, Masayuki Nishiguchi
  • Publication number: 20050138016
    Abstract: The events experienced are stored automatically, so that the information of higher utility for a user may be taken out with responsiveness and efficiency higher than with a technique of keyword retrieval over a network. An information registration unit 10 includes an information acquisition unit 11, for acquiring the experience information, a private information adding unit 12, for adding the private information, a data recognition processing unit 13, for recognizing the acquired information, a data definition processing unit 14, for classifying the recognized data in accordance with the preset definitions, and a data storage unit 15 for storage of the classified data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinako Matsuyama, Kenzo Akagiri, Koji Suginuma
  • Publication number: 20050131949
    Abstract: The events experienced are stored automatically, so that the information of higher utility for a user may be taken out with responsiveness and efficiency higher than is possible with a technique of keyword retrieval over a network. An information registration unit 10 includes an information acquisition unit 11, for acquiring the empirical information, a private information adding unit 12, for adding the private information, a data recognition processing unit 13, for recognizing the acquired information, a data definition processing unit 14, for classifying the recognized data in accordance with the preset definitions, a data storage unit 15 for storage of the classified data, and a data processing unit 22 for generating the predictive information inferable from the empirical information and the private information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinako Matsuyama, Kenzo Akagiri, Koji Suginuma
  • Publication number: 20050125683
    Abstract: It is envisaged to relieve the load imposed on the authentication processing as anonymity is maintained to prevent the leakage of the private information, such as taste information of a user. In an information acquisition system 1, a storage server 2 encrypts contents data and other information provided, in their entirety, using a common cipher key for data encryption DEK, and stores the encrypted information as encrypted data EN (DATA). The storage server 2 further encrypts the cipher key for data encryption DEK, as the key information of the encrypted data EN (DEK), using cipher key data KEK, and publicizes the encrypted data EN (DATA), encrypted with the cipher key for encryption DEK, and the encrypted key data EN (DEK), encrypted with the cipher key data KEK.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinako Matsuyama, Kenzo Akagiri, Koji Suginuma
  • Patent number: 6816841
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing pay programs to viewers, distributes program guide information representing the program subject which will be broadcast receives subscription information from a person who has received the distributed program guide information and wishes to subscribe to the program, charges a subscription charge to a person who wishes to subscribe on the basis of the subscription information, and distributes the program as a broadcast signal, which is produced or purchased by using the subscription charge that has been collected at the step of charging, so that it is possible to provide only programs that meet the viewer's demands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Suginuma