Patents by Inventor Manabu Onishi
Manabu Onishi 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).
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Patent number: 11920377Abstract: Provided is a locking/unlocking device that accurately detects an opening/closing state of an opening/closing device and optimizes timing to lock or unlock. The locking/unlocking device includes a drive unit that drives a lock mechanism of the opening/closing device, a magnetic detection unit that detects a change in a magnetic field based on a change in the relative position between a movable section and a fixed section of the opening/closing device, and a control unit that determines an open/closed state of the opening/closing device on the basis of the change in the magnetic field detected by the magnetic detection unit and activates the drive unit to lock or unlock the lock mechanism on the basis of the open/closed state.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotada Taniuchi, Tatsuhiro Iida, Manabu Onishi, Tatsuya Narahara, Hiroshige Okamoto
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Publication number: 20220217580Abstract: A wireless communication terminal includes a memory, a processor, and a wireless communication module. The memory can store a plurality of transmission patterns different from each other and payload patterns respectively corresponding to the plurality of transmission patterns. The processor generates a payload according to the plurality of transmission patterns and payload patterns stored in the memory. The wireless communication module wirelessly transmits data including the payload.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Ryo AWATA, Noriaki TAIRA, Mitsuharu IMAI, Yu MIYAJIMA, Manabu ONISHI
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Publication number: 20210262251Abstract: Provided is a locking/unlocking device that accurately detects an opening/closing state of an opening/closing device and optimizes timing to lock or unlock. The locking/unlocking device includes a drive unit that drives a lock mechanism of the opening/closing device, a magnetic detection unit that detects a change in a magnetic field based on a change in the relative position between a movable section and a fixed section of the opening/closing device, and a control unit that determines an open/closed state of the opening/closing device on the basis of the change in the magnetic field detected by the magnetic detection unit and activates the drive unit to lock or unlock the lock mechanism on the basis of the open/closed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hirotada TANIUCHI, Tatsuhiro IIDA, Manabu ONISHI, Tatsuya NARAHARA, Hiroshige OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20170272832Abstract: The present invention propose an broadcast reception system, wherein a program reception control apparatus is connected to Internet via a network interface to which a terminal apparatus carrying by a user. The broadcast received at an antenna is selected by a tuner, A/D converted, compressed at a compression unit, and encrypted at an encryption unit. The encrypted data from the encryption unit changed to packets at packet creation unit, and transmitted to the terminal apparatus via the network interface. A User is able to view the program in real time before the end of the broadcast for the program by successively creating data based on the received data, and transmitting them.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Satoru MAEDA, Manabu ONISHI, Shinji OKAZAKI, Katsutoshi SAKAO
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Patent number: 9148696Abstract: A data transmission system may have a sending apparatus that sends streaming data, and a receiving apparatus that receives the streaming data and transmits a request of switch of the streaming data to the sending apparatus, in which the sending apparatus may switch the streaming data in response to the received request. The receiving apparatus may include a receiving section, a storage section that stores the streaming data temporarily and transfers it, an operation-detecting section that detects whether a user operates the request, and a control section that controls a transfer rate of the streaming data stored in the storage section to fast-forward the streaming data when the operation-detecting section detects that the user's operation. The sending apparatus may include an information-adding section that adds to the streaming data additional information on the user's operation when receiving a notice of user's operation, and a sending section that sends the additional-information-added streaming data.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2007Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Europe LimitedInventors: Tomonobu Saito, Tsuyoshi Oobayashi, Khac Tri Vu, Geert Uytterhoeven, Tom Frans Maurits Hostyn, Manabu Onishi, Shunkichi Shimizu, Takahiro Nishikawa
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Publication number: 20130298153Abstract: The present invention propose an broadcast reception system, wherein a program reception control apparatus is connected to Internet via a network interface to which a terminal apparatus carrying by a user. The broadcast received at an antenna is selected by a tuner, A/D converted, compressed at a compression unit, and encrypted at an encryption unit. The encrypted data from the encryption unit changed to packets at packet creation unit, and transmitted to the terminal apparatus via the network interface. A User is able to view the program in real time before the end of the broadcast for the program by successively creating data based on the received data, and transmitting them.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Satoru MAEDA, Manabu ONISHI, Shinji OKAZAKI, Katsutoshi SAKAO
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Patent number: 8561124Abstract: In an information-processing system shown in FIG. 1, a server (106) for delivering remote-operation control information in accordance with an audio/video instrument (110) and an information-processing apparatus (103) with a remote-operation screen display function for remote-controlling the audio/video instrument (110) based on control information acquired from this server (106) are connected to each other through the Internet (105) etc. The information-processing apparatus (103) makes a request to the server (106) to deliver the remote-operation control information in accordance with this audio/video instrument (110) and, based on the control information delivered from the server (106) owing to this delivery request, performs display processing of a remote-operation screen and, based on remote-operation information input by operations on the remote-operation screen, remote-controls the audio/video instrument (110).Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsutoshi Sakao, Satoru Maeda, Manabu Onishi
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Patent number: 8392960Abstract: A receiving apparatus contains a local area network interface for communication, a signal-processing device that decodes program information received by the local area network interface, and an encoding device that encodes the decoded program information to reconstitute program information to which a synchronizing signal is added and to generate any one of a composite signal and a separate signal. The receiving apparatus also contains an output terminal that the encoding device supplies with any one of a composite signal and a separate signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2007Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuyuki Ikeda, Natsuko Nishikata, Manabu Onishi
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Patent number: 8225365Abstract: A sending apparatus sends program information to which accompanying information is added with the program information and the accompanying information being suitable for sending. The sending apparatus contains a detection portion that detects the accompanying information, a separation portion that separates the accompanying information from the program information. The sending apparatus also contains a signal-processing portion that compresses and encodes the separated accompanying information and program information, respectively, and then packetizes the accompanying information and the program information, respectively, and a local area network interface for communication. The accompanying information and the program information are sent following separated data formats.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2007Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuyuki Ikeda, Natsuko Nishikata, Manabu Onishi
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Publication number: 20120169590Abstract: In an information-processing system shown in FIG. 1, a server (106) for delivering remote-operation control information in accordance with an audio/video instrument (110) and an information-processing apparatus (103) with a remote-operation screen display function for remote-controlling the audio/video instrument (110) based on control information acquired from this server (106) are connected to each other through the Internet (105) etc. The information-processing apparatus (103) makes a request to the server (106) to deliver the remote-operation control information in accordance with this audio/video instrument (110) and, based on the control information delivered from the server (106) owing to this delivery request, performs display processing of a remote-operation screen and, based on remote-operation information input by operations on the remote-operation screen, remote-controls the audio/video instrument (110).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Katsutoshi SAKAO, Satorn Maeda, Manabu Onishi
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Patent number: 8190759Abstract: The present invention provides a transmission/reception apparatus capable of achieving both a high processing speed and good extensibility in performing communication protocol processes. Used for transmitting data in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol and receiving data transmitted in accordance with the predetermined communication protocol, the transmission/reception apparatus has a configuration capable of executing communication protocol processes by using hardware (in first and second communication-protocol-processing units) and software (in first and second control units). The hardware or the software can be selected properly in accordance with the type of data. For example, a communication protocol process for data regarded as a heavy processing load can be carried out by using the hardware at the high processing speed whereas a communication protocol process for data regarded as a light processing load can be carried out by using the software, which offers the good extensibility.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2010Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoru Maeda, Hideki Yoshida, Manabu Onishi, Kei Yamashita, Kazuyuki Ikeda, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Munehiro Yoshikawa
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Patent number: 8169913Abstract: A communication-processing method performs communication processing on any network-connected equipment. The method includes the steps of sending an identification signal through a network to every apparatus that is connected in an identical network circuit to identify a local apparatus, and determining whether a reply signal including identification information in reply to the sent identification signal is received or not. The method also includes the steps of deciding that the local apparatus is connected to the identical network circuit if receiving the reply signal including the identification information to secure a communication-processing condition for the identified local apparatus, communicating with the identified local apparatus, and sending the communication-processing condition to the identified local apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2007Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Natsuko Nishikata, Kazuyuki Ikeda, Manabu Onishi
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Patent number: 8156525Abstract: In an information-processing system shown in FIG. 1, a server (106) for delivering remote-operation control information in accordance with an audio/video instrument (110) and an information-processing apparatus (103) with a remote-operation screen display function for remote-controlling the audio/video instrument (110) based on control information acquired from this server (106) are connected to each other through the Internet (105) etc. The information-processing apparatus (103) makes a request to the server (106) to deliver the remote-operation control information in accordance with this audio/video instrument (110) and, based on the control information delivered from the server (106) owing to this delivery request, performs display processing of a remote-operation screen and, based on remote-operation information input by operations on the remote-operation screen, remote-controls the audio/video instrument (110).Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2003Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsutoshi Sakao, Satoru Maeda, Manabu Onishi
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Patent number: 8046807Abstract: In an information-processing system shown in FIG. 1, a server (106) for delivering remote-operation control information in accordance with an audio/video instrument (110) and an information-processing apparatus (103) with a remote-operation screen display function for remote-controlling the audio/video instrument (110) based on control information acquired from this server (106) are connected to each other through the Internet (105) etc. The information-processing apparatus (103) makes a request to the server (106) to deliver the remote-operation control information in accordance with this audio/video instrument (110) and, based on the control information delivered from the server (106) owing to this delivery request, performs display processing of a remote-operation screen and, based on remote-operation information input by operations on the remote-operation screen, remote-controls the audio/video instrument (110).Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsutoshi Sakao, Satoru Maeda, Manabu Onishi
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Patent number: 8001573Abstract: In an information-processing system shown in FIG. 1, a server (106) for delivering remote-operation control information in accordance with an audio/video instrument (110) and an information-processing apparatus (103) with a remote-operation screen display function for remote-controlling the audio/video instrument (110) based on control information acquired from this server (106) are connected to each other through the Internet (105) etc. The information-processing apparatus (103) makes a request to the server (106) to deliver the remote-operation control information in accordance with this audio/video instrument (110) and, based on the control information delivered from the server (106) owing to this delivery request, performs display processing of a remote-operation screen and, based on remote-operation information input by operations on the remote-operation screen, remote-controls the audio/video instrument (110).Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2006Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsutoshi Sakao, Satoru Maeda, Manabu Onishi
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Publication number: 20110007826Abstract: The present invention provides a transmission/reception apparatus capable of achieving both a high processing speed and good extensibility in performing communication protocol processes. Used for transmitting data in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol and receiving data transmitted in accordance with the predetermined communication protocol, the transmission/reception apparatus has a configuration capable of executing communication protocol processes by using hardware (in first and second communication-protocol-processing units) and software (in first and second control units). The hardware or the software can be selected properly in accordance with the type of data. For example, a communication protocol process for data regarded as a heavy processing load can be carried out by using the hardware at the high processing speed whereas a communication protocol process for data regarded as a light processing load can be carried out by using the software, which offers the good extensibility.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Inventors: Satoru MAEDA, Hideki YOSHIDA, Manabu ONISHI, Kei YAMASHITA, Kazayuki IKEDA, Daisuke KAWAGUCHI, Munehiro YOSHIKAWA
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Patent number: 7865928Abstract: A system and method of audio/video streaming in which a server transmits over a network an audio/video stream to a client device. The client device is able to send command data to the server causing the server to provide a change in content of the audio/video stream from a first content to a second content. Buffers in the server and client device can be flushed or skipped-over at the time of sending the command data so as to improve response time and marker data can be sent from the server to the client device to indicate the start of the second content.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2007Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignees: Sony Europe Limited, Sony CorporationInventors: Tom Frans Maurits Hostyn, Geert Uytterhoeven, Khac Tri Vu, Shunkichi Shimizu, Tomonobu Saito, Tsuyoshi Oobayashi, Takahiro Nishikawa, Manabu Onishi
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Patent number: 7818439Abstract: The present invention provides a transmission/reception apparatus capable of achieving both a high processing speed and good extensibility in performing communication protocol processes. Used for transmitting data in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol and receiving data transmitted in accordance with the predetermined communication protocol, the transmission/reception apparatus has a configuration capable of executing communication protocol processes by using hardware (in first and second communication-protocol-processing units) and software (in first and second control units). The hardware or the software can be selected properly in accordance with the type of data. For example, a communication protocol process for data regarded as a heavy processing load can be carried out by using the hardware at the high processing speed whereas a communication protocol process for data regarded as a light processing load can be carried out by using the software, which offers the good extensibility.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2002Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoru Maeda, Hideki Yoshida, Manabu Onishi, Kei Yamashita, Kazuyuki Ikeda, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Munehiro Yoshikawa
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Publication number: 20080178240Abstract: A sending apparatus sends program information to which accompanying information is added with the program information and the accompanying information being suitable for sending. The sending apparatus contains a detection portion that detects the accompanying information, a separation portion that separates the accompanying information from the program information. The sending apparatus also contains a signal-processing portion that compresses and encodes the separated accompanying information and program information, respectively, and then packetizes the accompanying information and the program information, respectively, and a local area network interface for communication. The accompanying information and the program information are sent following separated data formats.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuyuki IKEDA, Natsuko Nishikata, Manabu Onishi
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Publication number: 20080130518Abstract: A communication-processing method performs communication processing on any network-connected equipment. The method includes the steps of sending an identification signal through a network to every apparatus that is connected in an identical network circuit to identify a local apparatus, and determining whether a reply signal including identification information in reply to the sent identification signal is received or not. The method also includes the steps of deciding that the local apparatus is connected to the identical network circuit if receiving the reply signal including the identification information to secure a communication-processing condition for the identified local apparatus, communicating with the identified local apparatus, and sending the communication-processing condition to the identified local apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Natsuko NISHIKATA, Kazuyuki Ikeda, Manabu Onishi