Patents by Inventor Masafumi Kuboyama

Masafumi Kuboyama 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).

  • Configuration to order software deployment and management
    Patent number: 8312448
    Abstract: In a configuration-to-order (CTO) software provisioning system, software upgrade/downgrade support, software running change support, and software file server management are provided in part using microcode typically stored on a user computer BIOS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Vijayanand Muralidhar Kallianpur, Sean Patrick Kennedy, Jeffrey Tay Sulm, Masafumi Kuboyama
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOFTWARE INTEGRATION AND FACTORY DEPLOYMENT
    Publication number: 20120036049
    Abstract: A software management database contains data structures supporting computer software provisioning for a range of CTO/BTO variations, language variations, region variations, and operating system variations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Eric Gerzymisch, Vijayanand Muralidhar Kallianpur, Sean Patrick Kennedy, Masafumi Kuboyama, Brian Lee, Yoshiro Muraoka, Victor Glenn Reha
  • System and method for software integration and factory deployment
    Patent number: 8065204
    Abstract: A software management database contains data structures supporting computer software provisioning for a range of CTO/BTO variations, language variations, region variations, and operating system variations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Gerzymisch, Vijayanand Muralidhar Kallianpur, Sean Patrick Kennedy, Masafumi Kuboyama, Brian Lee, Yoshiro Muraoka, Victor Glenn Reha
  • CONFIGURATION TO ORDER SOFTWARE DEPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20090320018
    Abstract: In a configuration-to-order (CTO) software provisioning system, software upgrade/downgrade support, software running change support, and software file server management are provided in part using microcode typically stored on a user computer BIOS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Vijayanand Muralidhar Kallianpur, Sean Patrick Kennedy, Jeffrey Tay Sulm, Masafumi Kuboyama
  • System and method for software integration and factory deployment
    Publication number: 20070240154
    Abstract: A software management database contains data structures supporting computer software provisioning for a range of CTO/BTO variations, language variations, region variations, and operating system variations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Eric Gerzymisch, Vijayanand Kallianpur, Sean Kennedy, Masafumi Kuboyama, Brian Lee, Yoshiro Muraoka, Victor Reha
  • Modem and communications control selection
    Patent number: 5961608
    Abstract: A simple, flexible and easy-to-use user interface and control mechanism for remote communication supports multiple modems or phone lines being connected and disconnected from a computing or "info-tainment" apparatus. This facilitates remote communications on different types of communications lines and from different locations. The user selects among modems, phone lines or other communication devices by simply physically connecting or disconnecting them from the computer, which is automatically detected. The default response is to select the newly connected modem or line as the currently active communication device, or to activate any other currently connected communication device when the active device is disconnected. A modem and location selection menu pops up giving the user a chance either to confirm or alter this selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunobu Onosaka, Clayton R. Karmel, Masafumi Kuboyama, Kazuto Mugura