Patents by Inventor Masahiro Hotori

Masahiro Hotori 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: 9600225
    Abstract: Data broadcast data, which is broadcast in data broadcasts, is constructed by disposing, for example, EMD (Electric Music Distribution) links required to acquire song data as actual broadcast data, which is broadcast in actual broadcasts by a transmitting device, the actual broadcast data is transmitted, and the data broadcast data wherein the EMD links for the song data in the actual broadcasts are disposed, is transmitted periodically during the transmission of the actual broadcast data. The actual broadcast data and the data broadcast data are received by a user terminal, and the EMD links disposed in the data broadcast data are stored whenever there is an input of an operation to attach a “bookmark”. Thus, audio data such as songs in programs broadcast can easily be acquired by radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takayuki Usami, Yuichiro Deguchi, Masayuki Obata, Masahiro Hotori, Tatsuya Inokuchi, Shuichi Ito, Toru Takeda
  • Publication number: 20160034246
    Abstract: Data broadcast data, which is broadcast in data broadcasts, is constructed by disposing, for example, EMD (Electric Music Distribution) links required to acquire song data as actual broadcast data, which is broadcast in actual broadcasts by a transmitting device, the actual broadcast data is transmitted, and the data broadcast data wherein the EMD links for the song data in the actual broadcasts are disposed, is transmitted periodically during the transmission of the actual broadcast data. The actual broadcast data and the data broadcast data are received by a user terminal, and the EMD links disposed in the data broadcast data are stored whenever there is an input of an operation to attach a “bookmark”. Thus, audio data such as songs in programs broadcast can easily be acquired by radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takayuki Usami, Yuichiro Deguchi, Masayuki Obata, Masahiro Hotori, Tatsuya Inokuchi, Shuichi Ito, Toru Takeda
  • Patent number: 8799384
    Abstract: Data broadcast data, which is broadcast in data broadcasts, is constructed by disposing, for example, EMD (Electric Music Distribution) links required to acquire song data as actual broadcast data, which is broadcast in actual broadcasts by a transmitting device, the actual broadcast data is transmitted, and the data broadcast data wherein the EMD links for the song data in the actual broadcasts are disposed, is transmitted periodically during the transmission of the actual broadcast data. The actual broadcast data and the data broadcast data are received by a user terminal, and the EMD links disposed in the data broadcast data are stored whenever there is an input of an operation to attach a “bookmark”. Thus, audio data such as songs in programs broadcast can easily be acquired by radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takayuki Usami, Yuichiro Deguchi, Masayuki Obata, Masahiro Hotori, Tatsuya Inokuchi, Shuichi Ito, Toru Takeda
  • Patent number: 8559487
    Abstract: Data broadcast data, which is broadcast in data broadcasts, is constructed by disposing, for example, EMD (Electric Music Distribution) links required to acquire song data as actual broadcast data, which is broadcast in actual broadcasts by a transmitting device, the actual broadcast data is transmitted, and the data broadcast data wherein the EMD links for the song data in the actual broadcasts are disposed, is transmitted periodically during the transmission of the actual broadcast data. The actual broadcast data and the data broadcast data are received by a user terminal, and the EMD links disposed in the data broadcast data are stored whenever there is an input of an operation to attach a “bookmark”. Thus, audio data such as songs in programs broadcast can easily be acquired by radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takayuki Usami, Yuichiro Deguchi, Masayuki Obata, Masahiro Hotori, Tatsuya Inokuchi, Shuichi Ito, Toru Takeda
  • Publication number: 20120271923
    Abstract: Data broadcast data, which is broadcast in data broadcasts, is constructed by disposing, for example, EMD (Electric Music Distribution) links required to acquire song data as actual broadcast data, which is broadcast in actual broadcasts by a transmitting device, the actual broadcast data is transmitted, and the data broadcast data wherein the EMD links for the song data in the actual broadcasts are disposed, is transmitted periodically during the transmission of the actual broadcast data. The actual broadcast data and the data broadcast data are received by a user terminal, and the EMD links disposed in the data broadcast data are stored whenever there is an input of an operation to attach a “bookmark”. Thus, audio data such as songs in programs broadcast can easily be acquired by radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Yoichiro SAKO, Takayuki Usami, Yuichiro Deguchi, Masayuki Obata, Masahiro Hotori, Tatsuya Inokuchi, Shuichi Ito, Toru Takeda
  • Patent number: 7693232
    Abstract: Data broadcast data, which is broadcast in data broadcasts, is constructed by disposing, for example, EMD (Electric Music Distribution) links required to acquire song data as actual broadcast data, which is broadcast in actual broadcasts by a transmitting device, the actual broadcast data is transmitted, and the data broadcast data wherein the EMD links for the song data in the actual broadcasts are disposed, is transmitted periodically during the transmission of the actual broadcast data. The actual broadcast data and the data broadcast data are received by a user terminal, and the EMD links disposed in the data broadcast data are stored whenever there is an input of an operation to attach a “bookmark”. Thus, audio data such as songs in programs broadcast can easily be acquired by radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takayuki Usami, Yuichiro Deguchi, Masayuki Obata, Masahiro Hotori, Tatsuya Inokuchi, Shuichi Ito, Toru Takeda
  • Publication number: 20100017594
    Abstract: Data broadcast data, which is broadcast in data broadcasts, is constructed by disposing, for example, EMD (Electric Music Distribution) links required to acquire song data as actual broadcast data, which is broadcast in actual broadcasts by a transmitting device, the actual broadcast data is transmitted, and the data broadcast data wherein the EMD links for the song data in the actual broadcasts are disposed, is transmitted periodically during the transmission of the actual broadcast data. The actual broadcast data and the data broadcast data are received by a user terminal, and the EMD links disposed in the data broadcast data are stored whenever there is an input of an operation to attach a “bookmark”. Thus, audio data such as songs in programs broadcast can easily be acquired by radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Yoichiro SAKO, Takayuki Usami, Yuichiro Deguchi, Masayuki Obata, Masahiro Hotori, Tatsuya Inokuchi, Shuichi Ito, Toru Takeda
  • Patent number: 7372915
    Abstract: Data broadcast data, which is broadcast in data broadcasts, is constructed by disposing, for example, EMD (Electric Music Distribution) links required to acquire song data as actual broadcast data, which is broadcast in actual broadcasts by a transmitting device, the actual broadcast data is transmitted, and the data broadcast data wherein the EMD links for the song data in the actual broadcasts are disposed, is transmitted periodically during the transmission of the actual broadcast data. The actual broadcast data and the data broadcast data are received by a user terminal, and the EMD links disposed in the data broadcast data are stored whenever there is an input of an operation to attach a “bookmark”. Thus, audio data such as songs in programs broadcast can easily be acquired by radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takayuki Usami, Yuichiro Deguchi, Masayuki Obata, Masahiro Hotori, Tatsuya Inokuchi, Shuichi Ito, Toru Takeda
  • Publication number: 20070169166
    Abstract: Data broadcast data, which is broadcast in data broadcasts, is constructed by disposing, for example, EMD (Electric Music Distribution) links required to acquire song data as actual broadcast data, which is broadcast in actual broadcasts by a transmitting device, the actual broadcast data is transmitted, and the data broadcast data wherein the EMD links for the song data in the actual broadcasts are disposed, is transmitted periodically during the transmission of the actual broadcast data. The actual broadcast data and the data broadcast data are received by a user terminal, and the EMD links disposed in the data broadcast data are stored whenever there is an input of an operation to attach a “bookmark”. Thus, audio data such as songs in programs broadcast can easily be acquired by radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takayuki Usami, Yuichiro Deguchi, Masayuki Obata, Masahiro Hotori, Tatsuya Inokuchi, Shuichi Ito, Toru Takeda
  • Patent number: 5406538
    Abstract: In an optical disc 7 and an optical disc recording apparatus wherein a desirable information signal is recorded in a recording area of the optical disc 7 in which data such as musical number, starting time, ending time and so on based on the information signal recorded in the recording area of the lead-in area AR.sub.RI, in addition to the recording area of the optical disc 7, extended recording areas AR.sub.EXI and AR.sub.EXO are provided at inner and/or outer peripheral sides outside of the recording area and desirable recording informations are recorded in the extended recording areas AR.sub.EXO and AR.sub.EXO .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Hotori, Hiroshi Ogawa, Yoichiro Sako
  • Patent number: 5111442
    Abstract: The optical disc according to the present invention includes an unrewritable region in which the number of times of possible recording or the cumulative possible recording time duration is recorded in advance. The apparatus for recording signals on this optical disc according to the present invention reproduce the number of times of possible recording or the cumulative possible recording time duration recorded in the unrewritable region of the optical disc and inhibits the recording operation when the number of times of recording or the cumulative recording time duration exceeds the aforementioned number of times of possible recording or the cumulative possible recording time duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Heitaro Nakajima, Masahiro Hotori, Hiroshi Ogawa, Kazuhiko Fujiie
  • Patent number: 5020048
    Abstract: An optical information recording medium having at least a transparent substrate and a recording layer and capable of recording an information by irradiating the recording layer with laser beams from the transparent substrate side, wherein a protective film having hygroscopic property is formed on a light incident surface of the transparent substrate so that it can be stripped therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignees: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Arai, Hiroshi Ogawa, Masahiro Hotori