Patents by Inventor Noriyuki Koga
Noriyuki Koga 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: 8041843Abstract: A device, including a first storage unit configured to store a first plurality of files and a first management data corresponding to the first files; a connector configured to connect to an external storage device, the external storage being configured to store a second plurality of files and second management data corresponding to the second files; a controller configured to generate new management data by merging the first management data and the second management data, and to store the new management data in a memory; and a display unit configured to display contents of the first and second plurality of files based on the new management data without indicating to the user where the respective files are stored.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshimichi Minakata, Noriyuki Koga, Shinjiro Akiha, Kenichi Iida
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Patent number: 7970955Abstract: A device, including a first storage unit configured to store a first plurality of files and a first management data corresponding to the first files; a connector configured to connect to an external storage device, the external storage being configured to store a second plurality of files and second management data corresponding to the second files; a controller configured to generate new management data by merging the first management data and the second management data, and to store the new management data in a memory; and a display unit configured to display contents of the first and second plurality of files based on the new management data without indicating to the user where the respective files are stored.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshimichi Minakata, Noriyuki Koga, Shinjiro Akiha, Kenichi Iida
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Publication number: 20110040910Abstract: A device, including a first storage unit configured to store a first plurality of files and a first management data corresponding to the first files; a connector configured to connect to an external storage device, the external storage being configured to store a second plurality of files and second management data corresponding to the second files; a controller configured to generate new management data by merging the first management data and the second management data, and to store the new management data in a memory; and a display unit configured to display contents of the first and second plurality of files based on the new management data without indicating to the user where the respective files are stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshimichi Minakata, Noriyuki Koga, Shinjiro Akiha, Kenichi Iida
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Patent number: 7856513Abstract: A device, including a first storage unit configured to store a first plurality of files and a first management data corresponding to the first files; a connector configured to connect to an external storage device, the external storage being configured to store a second plurality of files and second management data corresponding to the second files; a controller configured to generate new management data by merging the first management data and the second management data, and to store the new management data in a memory; and a display unit configured to display contents of the first and second plurality of files based on the new management data without indicating to the user where the respective files are stored.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2008Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshimichi Minakata, Noriyuki Koga, Shinjiro Akiha, Kenichi Iida
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Publication number: 20100274928Abstract: A device, including a first storage unit configured to store a first plurality of files and a first management data corresponding to the first files; a connector configured to connect to an external storage device, the external storage being configured to store a second plurality of files and second management data corresponding to the second files; a controller configured to generate new management data by merging the first management data and the second management data, and to store the new management data in a memory; and a display unit configured to display contents of the first and second plurality of files based on the new management data without indicating to the user where the respective files are stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshimichi Minakata, Noriyuki Koga, Shinjiro Akiha, Kenichi Iida
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Patent number: 7653756Abstract: A control method for controlling a recording/reproducing apparatus having plural storage units and an equipment to which the recording/reproducing apparatus is connected. The recording/reproducing apparatus has first and second storage units in which data and management data are stored. The equipment, to which is connected the recording/reproducing apparatus, has a third storage unit in which are stored the data and the management data. It is detected whether the equipment to be connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus has been connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus. If such connection is detected, the management data are read out from the first and second storage units. Based on the read-out management data and the management data stored in the third storage unit of the equipment, connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus, new management data, supervising the first to third storage units as one storage unit, is generated.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshimichi Minakata, Noriyuki Koga, Shinjiro Akiha, Kenichi Iida
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Publication number: 20090055423Abstract: A device, including a first storage unit configured to store a first plurality of files and a first management data corresponding to the first files; a connector configured to connect to an external storage device, the external storage being configured to store a second plurality of files and second management data corresponding to the second files; a controller configured to generate new management data by merging the first management data and the second management data, and to store the new management data in a memory; and a display unit configured to display contents of the first and second plurality of files based on the new management data without indicating to the user where the respective files are stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshimichi MINAKATA, Noriyuki Koga, Shinjiro Akiha, Kenichi Iida
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Patent number: 7478175Abstract: A control method for controlling a recording/reproducing apparatus having plural storage units and an equipment to which the recording/reproducing apparatus is connected. The recording/reproducing apparatus has first and second storage units in which data and management data are stored. The equipment, to which is connected the recording/reproducing apparatus, has a third storage unit in which are stored the data and the management data. It is detected whether the equipment to be connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus has been connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus. If such connection is detected, the management data are read out from the first and second storage units. Based on the read-out management data and the management data stored in the third storage unit of the equipment, connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus, new management data, supervising the first to third storage units as one storage unit, is generated.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2005Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshimichi Minakata, Noriyuki Koga, Shinjiro Akiha, Kenichi Iida
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Publication number: 20060253627Abstract: A control method for controlling a recording/reproducing apparatus having plural storage units and an equipment to which the recording/reproducing apparatus is connected. The recording/reproducing apparatus has first and second storage units in which data and management data are stored. The equipment, to which is connected the recording/reproducing apparatus, has a third storage unit in which are stored the data and the management data. It is detected whether the equipment to be connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus has been connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus. If such connection is detected, the management data are read out from the first and second storage units. Based on the read-out management data and the management data stored in the third storage unit of the equipment, connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus, new management data, supervising the first to third storage units as one storage unit, is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshimichi Minakata, Noriyuki Koga, Shinjiro Akiha, Kenichi Iida
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Publication number: 20060075167Abstract: A control method for controlling a recording/reproducing apparatus having plural storage units and an equipment to which the recording/reproducing apparatus is connected. The recording/reproducing apparatus has first and second storage units in which data and management data are stored. The equipment, to which is connected the recording/reproducing apparatus, has a third storage unit in which are stored the data and the management data. It is detected whether the equipment to be connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus has been connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus. If such connection is detected, the management data are read out from the first and second storage units. Based on the read-out management data and the management data stored in the third storage unit of the equipment, connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus, new management data, supervising the first to third storage units as one storage unit, is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2005Publication date: April 6, 2006Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshimichi Minakata, Noriyuki Koga, Shinjiro Akiha, Kenichi Iida
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Patent number: 6976097Abstract: A control method for controlling a recording/reproducing apparatus having plural storage units and an equipment to which the recording/reproducing apparatus is connected. The recording/reproducing apparatus has first and second storage units in which data and management data are stored. The equipment, to which is connected the recording/reproducing apparatus, has a third storage unit in which are stored the data and the management data. It is detected whether the equipment to be connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus has been connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus. If such connection is detected, the management data are read out from the first and second storage units. Based on the read-out management data and the management data stored in the third storage unit of the equipment, connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus, new management data, supervising the first to third storage units as one storage unit, is generated.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2002Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshimichi Minakata, Noriyuki Koga, Shinjiro Akiha, Kenichi Iida
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Patent number: 6782696Abstract: A low NOx combustion mode is executed in which the fuel injected timing IT is greatly advanced to 36° BTDC as compared with a normal value of roughly 10° BTDC. At this fuel injection timing IT, the smoke emission amount is suppressed below an extremely low value, even if the EGR ratio Regr is increased to about 56%, and the NOx emission amount is suppressed owing to a large amount of EGR, so that the smoke and NOx can be reduced at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2002Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kei Shigahara, Michihiro Hata, Toshinori Morita, Noriyuki Koga, Yuji Yanagawa
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Patent number: 6658496Abstract: A control method for controlling a recording/reproducing apparatus having plural storage units and equipment to which the recording/reproducing apparatus. The recording/reproducing apparatus is connected has first and second storage units in which data and management data are stored. The equipment, to which is connected the recording/reproducing apparatus, has a third storage unit in which are stored the data and the management data. It is detected whether the equipment to be connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus has been connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus. If such connection is detected, the management data are read from the first and second storage units. Based on the read management data and the management data stored in the third storage unit of the equipment, connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus, new management data, supervising the first to third storage units as one storage unit, are generated.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1999Date of Patent: December 2, 2003Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshimichi Minakata, Noriyuki Koga, Shinjiro Akiha, Kenichi Iida
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Patent number: 6625713Abstract: A memory controller for reading data stored in a nonvolatile memory that includes a number of erasable blocks containing a number of pages. A logical/physical address control table stored in a logical/physical address control table block of the nonvolatile memory is searched, read, and manipulated in the nonvolatile memory.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2002Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenichi Iida, Noriyuki Koga, Eiichi Yamada, Mari Sugiura, Shuji Obayashi
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Patent number: 6591328Abstract: A non-volatile memory including a logical/physical address control table for controlling data recorded discretely in the non-volatile memory composed of a plurality of blocks each serving as a data deletion unit and including adjacent pages which each have a fixed length and serve as a data read/write unit. An operand data block includes operand identification data that indicates data stored in the operand data block is, in fact, operand data. The logical/physical control table block located in the non-volatile memory includes control-table identification data that indicates that data that is stored therein is, in fact, control table data that includes logical addresses and physical addresses.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 1999Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenichi Iida, Noriyuki Koga, Eiichi Yamada, Mari Sugiura, Shuji Obayashi
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Publication number: 20030084660Abstract: A low NOx combustion mode is executed in which the fuel injected timing IT is greatly advanced to 36° BTDC as compared with a normal value of roughly 10° BTDC. At this fuel injection timing IT, the smoke emission amount is suppressed below an extremely low value, even if the EGR ratio Regr is increased to about 56%, and the NOx emission amount is suppressed owing to a large amount of EGR, so that the smoke and NOx can be reduced at the same time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2002Publication date: May 8, 2003Inventors: Kei Shigahara, Michihiro Hata, Toshinori Morita, Noriyuki Koga, Yuji Yanagawa
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Publication number: 20030079064Abstract: A control method for controlling a recording/reproducing apparatus having plural storage units and an equipment to which the recording/reproducing apparatus is connected. The recording/reproducing apparatus has first and second storage units in which data and management data are stored. The equipment, to which is connected the recording/reproducing apparatus, has a third storage unit in which are stored the data and the management data. It is detected whether the equipment to be connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus has been connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus. If such connection is detected, the management data are read out from the first and second storage units. Based on the read-out management data and the management data stored in the third storage unit of the equipment, connected to the recording/reproducing apparatus, new management data, supervising the first to third storage units as one storage unit, is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshimichi Minakata, Noriyuki Koga, Shinjiro Akiha, Kenichi Iida
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Publication number: 20020124130Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a non-volatile memory including a logical/physical address control table for controlling data recorded discretely in the non-volatile memory composed of a plurality of blocks each serving as a data deletion unit and comprising adjacent pages which each have a fixed length and serve as a data read/write unit, and to provide a recording apparatus as well as a recording method for generating control data cataloged in the logical/physical address control table and used in making an access to the nonvolatile memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2002Publication date: September 5, 2002Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenichi Iida, Noriyuki Koga, Eiichi Yamada, Mari Sugiura, Shuji Obayashi
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Patent number: 5970390Abstract: A transmitter for transmitting an audio signal derived from an audio appliance to an FM (frequency modulation) radio includes a transmitter circuit for converting the audio signal derived from an audio appliance into an FM signal within an FM broadcasting band to thereby transmit the FM signal, a receiver circuit having at least a tuner unit; a display for displaying thereon a frequency; and a control circuit for controlling a transmission frequency of the transmitter circuit and a reception frequency of the receiver circuit. The control circuit causes the receiver circuit to detect an unused frequency within the FM broadcasting band and to set a frequency corresponding to the detected unused frequency to the transmission frequency, and also causes the display to display thereon the set transmission frequency.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1998Date of Patent: October 19, 1999Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Noriyuki Koga, Noboru Nakagawa
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Patent number: 5414573Abstract: A cassette accommodating type electronic equipment having an electronic equipment housing which comprises a cassette accommodating portion for accommodating therein a tape cassette in which a recording medium is accommodated, an opening portion through which the tape cassette is inserted into the cassette accommodating portion, a driving device for driving the recording medium accommodated within the cassette accommodated in the cassette accommodating portion, and a lid for opening and closing the opening portion, wherein the housing includes transparent windows formed through surfaces of at least two different portions so that two different portions of the tape cassette accommodated in the cassette accommodating portion can be visually confirmed.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1993Date of Patent: May 9, 1995Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Noriyuki Koga, Hisashi Hanzawa