Patents by Inventor Masayasu Kaneko

Masayasu Kaneko 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: 7382324
    Abstract: A recording/playback apparatus accommodates a recording medium in a cassette shell and performs recording and/or playback with respect to the recording medium cassette provided with a cassette-side antenna connected to an in-cassette memory. The playback apparatus includes a recording/playback mechanism, a cassette holding member, a cassette passing member and an apparatus side antenna. The apparatus side antenna effects communication through the in-cassette memory and the cassette-side antenna. An electric wave transmission portion is formed in a portion of the cassette holding member opposed to the cassette-side antenna. The apparatus-side antenna is arranged in correspondence with the electric wave transmission portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Ota, Takashi Katoku, Masayasu Kaneko
  • Patent number: 7324053
    Abstract: A recording/playback apparatus accommodates a recording medium in a cassette shell and performs recording and/or playback with respect to the recording medium cassette provided with a cassette-side antenna connected to an in-cassette memory. The playback apparatus includes a recording/playback mechanism, a cassette holding member, a cassette passing member and an apparatus side antenna. The apparatus side antenna effects communication through the in-cassette memory and the cassette-side antenna. An electric wave transmission portion is formed in a portion of the cassette holding member opposed to the cassette-side antenna. The apparatus-side antenna is arranged in correspondence with the electric wave transmission portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Ota, Takashi Katoku, Masayasu Kaneko
  • Patent number: 7148853
    Abstract: A recording/playback apparatus which accommodates in a cassette shell a recording medium and which performs recording and/or playback with respect to the recording medium cassette provided with a cassette-side antenna connected to an in-cassette memory recording information regarding recording contents or the like. The apparatus includes an apparatus side antenna for effecting communication through the in-cassette memory and the cassette-side antenna, wherein an electric wave transmission portion is formed in the portion of the cassette holding member opposed to the cassette-side antenna, and wherein the apparatus-side antenna is arranged in correspondence with the electric wave transmission portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Ota, Takashi Katoku, Masayasu Kaneko
  • Patent number: 7034752
    Abstract: A surface mount antenna is configured by mounting on a board a dielectric material on which electrodes are provided, wherein an antenna element comprises the electrodes having a ground electrode and a feed electrode, and a ground mount pattern connected to the ground electrode of the electrode and a feed mount pattern connected to the feed electrode of the electrode are formed on the board with a predetermined distance in-between. A frequency is adjusted by changing impedance by varying a pattern width of a portion connecting a ground electrode of the electrodes and a GND pattern of a ground side of the board, and an impedance matching is performed by changing capacitance based on dielectric constant of the board by varying area of a surface of a feed pattern at a position where a feed electrode of the electrodes and a feed side of the board are in opposing relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masami Sekiguchi, Masayasu Kaneko
  • Patent number: 6950067
    Abstract: A recording/playback apparatus which accommodates in a cassette shell a recording medium and which performs recording and/or playback with respect to the recording medium cassette provided with a cassette-side antenna connected to an in-cassette memory recording information regarding recording contents or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Ota, Takashi Katoku, Masayasu Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20050207054
    Abstract: A recording/playback apparatus accommodates a recording medium in a cassette shell and performs recording and/or playback with respect to the recording medium cassette provided with a cassette-side antenna connected to an in-cassette memory. The playback apparatus includes a recording/playback mechanism, a cassette holding member, a cassette passing member and an apparatus side antenna. The apparatus side antenna effects communication through the in-cassette memory and the cassette-side antenna. An electric wave transmission portion is formed in a portion of the cassette holding member opposed to the cassette-side antenna. The apparatus-side antenna is arranged in correspondence with the electric wave transmission portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Shuichi Ota, Takashi Katoku, Masayasu Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20050201009
    Abstract: A recording/playback apparatus accommodates a recording medium in a cassette shell and performs recording and/or playback with respect to the recording medium cassette provided with a cassette-side antenna connected to an in-cassette memory. The playback apparatus includes a recording/playback mechanism, a cassette holding member, a cassette passing member and an apparatus side antenna. The apparatus side antenna effects communication through the in-cassette memory and the cassette-side antenna. An electric wave transmission portion is formed in a portion of the cassette holding member opposed to the cassette-side antenna. The apparatus-side antenna is arranged in correspondence with the electric wave transmission portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Shuichi Ota, Takashi Katoku, Masayasu Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20050185317
    Abstract: A recording/playback apparatus which accommodates in a cassette shell a recording medium and which performs recording and/or playback with respect to the recording medium cassette provided with a cassette-side antenna connected to an in-cassette memory recording information regarding recording contents or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Shuichi Ota, Takashi Katoku, Masayasu Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20050001768
    Abstract: A surface mount antenna is configured by mounting on a board a dielectric material on which electrodes are provided, wherein an antenna element comprises the electrodes having a ground electrode and a feed electrode, and a ground mount pattern connected to the ground electrode of the electrode and a feed mount pattern connected to the feed electrode of the electrode are formed on the board with a predetermined distance in-between. A frequency is adjusted by changing impedance by varying a pattern width of a portion connecting a ground electrode of the electrodes and a GND pattern of a ground side of the board, and an impedance matching is performed by changing capacitance based on dielectric constant of the board by varying area of a surface of a feed pattern at a position where a feed electrode of the electrodes and a feed side of the board are in opposing relation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Masami Sekiguchi, Masayasu Kaneko
  • Patent number: 6665488
    Abstract: A recording format discriminating apparatus for use on a video tape recorder capable of reproducing a signal recorded on a recording medium in a digital recording format or an analog recording format by one and same head rotary system or a plurality of head rotary systems dedicated to analog recording and digital recording respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayasu Kaneko, Shoji Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20030067413
    Abstract: A recording/playback apparatus which accommodates in a cassette shell a recording medium and which performs recording and/or playback with respect to the recording medium cassette provided with a cassette-side antenna connected to an in-cassette memory recording information regarding recording contents or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Shuichi Ota, Takashi Katoku, Masayasu Kaneko
  • Patent number: 6496314
    Abstract: A recording/playback apparatus accommodates a recording medium in a cassette shell and performs recording and/or playback with respect to the recording medium cassette provided with a cassette-side antenna connected to an in-cassette memory. The playback apparatus includes a recording/playback mechanism, a cassette holding member, a cassette passing member and an apparatus side antenna. The apparatus side antenna effects communication through the in-cassette memory and the cassette-side antenna. An electric wave transmission portion is formed in a portion of the cassette holding member opposed to the cassette-side antenna. The apparatus-side antenna is arranged in correspondence with the electric wave transmission portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Ota, Takashi Katoku, Masayasu Kaneko
  • Patent number: 6081537
    Abstract: A signal trap device and method for trapping a desired FM signal out of a frequency multiplexed signal where a plurality of FM signals are included in a frequency multiplexed form. A replay signal reproduced from a video cassette tape is supplied directly to a subtracter while being fed to a fixed delay circuit and a variable delay circuit to be delayed therein by a predetermined delay time. The delayed signal is supplied also to the subtracter, which then subtracts the delayed signal from the reproduced replay signal and outputs the result of such subtraction therefrom. The delay time of the fixed delay circuit is set to correspond to the center frequency of the carrier of the desired FM signal to be trapped. Meanwhile the delay time of the variable delay circuit is so set as to correspond to the signal obtained by demodulating the desired FM signal. Thus, the desired FM signal can be trapped properly without any harmful influence on the other FM signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayasu Kaneko, Tsutomu Mikami
  • Patent number: 5982429
    Abstract: A video camera is provided with both a liquid crystal display as well as a smaller conventional eyepiece type viewfinder. Switching means responsive to an opening movement of the liquid crystal display from a closed position are used to automatically and smoothly switch off the viewfinder, switch on the liquid crystal display and to enable a speaker. The liquid crystal display is also used as a cover for relatively infrequently used setting switches and controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoji Kamamoto, Masahiro Sunayama, Masayasu Kaneko, Tsutomu Mikami, Shoichi Shibata
  • Patent number: 5598227
    Abstract: A television camera/recorder comprises a television camera unit for converting a scene into corresponding electrical signals, and a VTR for recording the electrical signals provided by the television camera unit and reproducing the recorded electrical signals. The signals reproduced by the VTR are converted into carrier television signals by an internal RF converter, and the carrier television signals are sent to an external television receiver through a first output jack connected by a cord to the external television receiver. The television camera/recorder may be additionally provided with an adapter capable of being detachably connected to a case containing the television camera unit, the VTR unit and the RF converter and provided with a second output jack capable of being connected to the first output jack provided on the case when the adapter is joined to the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Mikami, Masayasu Kaneko, Yoshiharu Murase
  • Patent number: 4513311
    Abstract: A processing circuit for a composite color television signal formed of a chrominance component and a luminance component includes a comb filter of the type including a 1H delay line. In order to process the chrominance component, the comb filter is followed by an operational circuit providing a difference signal representing vertical correlation of the input chrominance component for consecutive line intervals, and a feedback loop circuit for combining the input chrominance component with the feedback difference signal before application to the comb filter. A detecting circuit detects correlation of video information in the luminance component in vertically aligned portions of successive horizontal line intervals, and provides a detecting signal which is used to adjust the feedback loop gain on the feedback loop circuit in accordance with the detecting signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1985
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Hirai, Masayasu Kaneko
  • Patent number: 3944930
    Abstract: Circuits for use with a receiver which notify the operator of a receiving station by means of an audio tone when an opposite station is calling or has ceased transmission. The transition of an opposite station from its transmitting to receiving state or vice versa is detected and a specific change-over sound based upon the detector output is introduced into the principal station's receiver audio amplifier circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1976
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayasu Kaneko, Syunji Ohshima, Yasuaki Asanuma