Patents by Inventor Peter Rae Shintani
Peter Rae Shintani 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: 10356465Abstract: A television demonstration method involves providing a television display and a camera; at a computer processor, receiving a video image from the camera, the computer processor capturing the video image from the camera to determine if the viewer makes a predetermined gesture; and retrieving and playing a specified video segment on the display associated with the gesture in response to determining that the viewer has made the predetermined gesture. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2010Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignees: Sony Corporation, SONY ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Peter Rae Shintani, Brant L. Candelore
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Patent number: 9749618Abstract: A method of operation of three dimensional (3D) stereoscopic television consistent with certain implementations involves turning on or installing a set of 3D glasses on a viewer to cause the set of 3D glasses to enter an active operational mode; and at the 3D glasses, emitting a signal to the television that causes the television to switch from a 2D display mode to a 3D display mode. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Peter Rae Shintani
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Patent number: 9226025Abstract: An Internet audio video device receives a command to power up from a standby mode. This causes the device to start a boot process, and while the boot process proceeds. The process determines a next content selection from a usage pattern database. The Internet audio video device is set to the retrieved settings. At completion of the boot process the audio video device is operational at the retrieved settings. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Peter Rae Shintani, Frederick J. Zustak
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Patent number: 9148609Abstract: In one embodiment, a television set having remote control signaling to a controlled device has a data communication interface for communication of data, said data communication interface having a connection reserved for DC power. A remote control interface that receives commands from a remote control device. A circuit determines whether a command received at the remote control interface is destined for the television set or for the controlled device. The controlled device is connected to the television set via the data communication interface. A modulator modulates a signal representing a command destined for the controlled device onto the DC power connection in order to convey the command to the controlled device. In another embodiment a television accessory device that is interconnected to and controllable by the television has a data communication interface for communication of data, said data communication interface having a connection reserved for DC power.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2007Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Peter Rae Shintani, Tohru Doumuki
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Publication number: 20150208123Abstract: An Internet audio video device receives a command to power up from a standby mode. This causes the device to start a boot process, and while the boot process proceeds. The process determines a next content selection from a usage pattern database. The Internet audio video device is set to the retrieved settings. At completion of the boot process the audio video device is operational at the retrieved settings. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: PETER RAE SHINTANI, FREDERICK J. ZUSTAK
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Patent number: 9055265Abstract: A television audio device has a multiple channel television audio system having provisions for providing multiple channel audio to a speaker system and multiple channel audio for receipt by a multiple channel headphone system. A switch is configured to detect operation of the multiple channel headphone system. A processor is selectively programmable to configure the multiple channel television audio system to provide a monaural audio signal to all channels of the multiple channel headphone system when the multiple channel headphone system is detected to be in operation. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Peter Rae Shintani, Kazumoto Kondo
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Publication number: 20150078595Abstract: An audio delivery method. An image of a listening area is captured and processed to locate a position of a listener in the room. A stored listener profile associated with the listener is retrieved and audio characteristics are established based on the listener's profile. A directional beam of audio is directed toward the listener's ears and the directional beam is adjusted to track movement of the listener. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Peter Rae Shintani, Frederick J. Zustak
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Patent number: 8810733Abstract: An audio video device a command to power up from a standby mode. This causes the device to start a boot process, and while the boot process proceeds. The process determines a current time from a real time clock and retrieves settings from a usage pattern database corresponding to the current time. The audio video device set to the retrieved settings. At completion of the boot process the audio video device is set to the retrieved settings. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2013Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Peter Rae Shintani
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Publication number: 20140160362Abstract: A television audio device has a multiple channel television audio system having provisions for providing multiple channel audio to a speaker system and multiple channel audio for receipt by a multiple channel headphone system. A switch is configured to detect operation of the multiple channel headphone system. A processor is selectively programmable to configure the multiple channel television audio system to provide a monaural audio signal to all channels of the multiple channel headphone system when the multiple channel headphone system is detected to be in operation. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Inventors: Peter Rae SHINTANI, Kazumoto KONDO
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Patent number: 8713625Abstract: In certain implementations, closed captioning data can be packaged in IP packets and transmitted over an HDMI interface to permit closed captioning data to be rendered at a television set or other HDMI sink closer to the TV set rather than at a source so as to more closely match the capabilities of the display device. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Robert Blanchard, Mark Kenneth Eyer, Peter Rae Shintani
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Publication number: 20140092305Abstract: A circuit for detection of an HDMI source device to an HDMI sink device through an HDMI sink connector without regard for the activity state of the HDMI source device has a pull-up resistor connecting a DC power source to the DDC/CEC ground node. The node is readable as a binary signal to indicate the presence of a source device to the HDMI sink connector, where the node exhibits a logic low signal when either the node is grounded by the DDC/CEC GROUND pin connection to a source device or when a switching device is switched on. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicants: SONY ELECTRONICS INC., SONY CORPORATIONInventors: PAUL DOYLE, EIJI KONO, TETSUYA NOMURA, PETER RAE SHINTANI
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Publication number: 20140071350Abstract: An audio video device a command to power up from a standby mode. This causes the device to start a boot process, and while the boot process proceeds. The process determines a current time from a real time clock and retrieves settings from a usage pattern database corresponding to the current time. The audio video device set to the retrieved settings. At completion of the boot process the audio video device is set to the retrieved settings. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: PETER RAE SHINTANI
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Patent number: 8625029Abstract: A circuit for detection of an HDMI source device to an HDMI sink device through an HDMI sink connector without regard for the activity state of the HDMI source device has a pull-up resistor having first and second terminals with the first terminal coupled to a DC power source. A switching device is coupled between the pull-up resistor's second terminal and ground at a circuit node. The switching device is switched on to couple the circuit node to ground when power is applied to a control terminal thereof from the HDMI sink connector power pin, and being switched off otherwise. The circuit node is coupled to a DDC/CEC GROUND pin of the HDMI sink connector. The circuit node is readable as a binary signal to indicate the presence of a source device to the HDMI sink connector, wherein the node exhibits a logic low signal when either the node is grounded by the DDC/CEC GROUND pin connection to a source device or when the switching device is switched on.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2007Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Paul Doyle, Eiji Kono, Tetsuya Nomura, Peter Rae Shintani
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Patent number: 8619200Abstract: A television receives a command to power up from a standby mode. This causes the TV to start a boot process, and while the boot process proceeds. At a point in the boot process when the tuner input switch is operative, the process simultaneously determines a current time from a real time clock and retrieves a channel and a switch setting from a usage pattern database corresponding to the current time. The tuner is tuned to the channel and the input switch is set. At completion of the boot process the tuner is already tuned to the channel and the input switch is set to the switch setting corresponding the current time so that time to viewing a desired channel is often minimized. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Peter Rae Shintani
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Publication number: 20130342562Abstract: A method involves presenting a viewer of images on an electronic display with a plurality of images each of which displays an ordered range of intensities of colors for each of a plurality of color families; providing the viewer with control over selection of a gamma correction factor for each of the plurality of color families so as to allow the viewer to select a gamma factor that presents an appearance of most equal steps in intensity change in each of the plurality of color families in order to compensate for a color vision impairment of the viewer; and displaying images on the electronic display, where the displayed images are compensated using the user selected gamma correction factors for each of the plurality of color families. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventor: Peter Rae Shintani
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Patent number: 8610764Abstract: A method, consistent with certain implementations involves at a television remote controller housing that provides a user interface that provides access to controls for television functions and encloses a television remote controller circuit: receiving a 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal; and re-transmitting the shutter glasses synchronization signal. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2010Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Peter Rae Shintani
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Publication number: 20130300942Abstract: A television receives a command to power up from a standby mode. This causes the TV to start a boot process, and while the boot process proceeds. At a point in the boot process when the tuner input switch is operative, the process simultaneously determines a current time from a real time clock and retrieves a channel and a switch setting from a usage pattern database corresponding to the current time. The tuner is tuned to the channel and the input switch is set. At completion of the boot process the tuner is already tuned to the channel and the input switch is set to the switch setting corresponding the current time so that time to viewing a desired channel is often minimized. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventor: PETER RAE SHINTANI
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Patent number: 8544047Abstract: A TV-set is equipped with HDMI and USB connections that allow it to display and run audio-video content from a variety of conventional consumer devices. The TV-set is further equipped to provide a secure HDMI-USB interface that will allow the transfer of licensed high definition content and Internet subscriber services. Such secure HDMI-USB interface also enables a selection of proprietary application modules to be attached. Downloadable user interface templates, much like XML style sheets, are rendered to a user interface displayed on the screen. These are associated with corresponding thumbnails and URI's that allow a user to surf through lists and catalogs of materials, and then to play them in the appropriate formats and provide the machine with a customized controller. A remote commander is simplified, yet expanded to control all the attached devices through interactions with the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Edgar Tu, David Boyden, Takashi Hironaka, Thomas Dawson, George Williams, Ludovic Douillet, Rajesh Rao, Peter Rae Shintani, Djung Nguyen, Milton Frazier, Ian Charles Matthews, Behram Mario Dacosta, Robert Hardacker, Nicholas James Colsey, Mark Hanson, Jason R. Meerbergen, Leo Mark Pedlow, Rolf Toft
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Publication number: 20130242202Abstract: A television receives a command to power up from a standby mode. This causes the TV to start a boot process, and while the boot process proceeds. At a that a point in the boot process when the tuner input switch are operative the process simultaneously determines a current time from a real time clock and retrieves a channel and a switch setting from a usage pattern database corresponding to the current time. The tuner is tuned to the channel and the input switch is set. At completion of the boot process the tuner is already tuned to the channel and the input switch is set to the switch setting corresponding the current time so that time to viewing a desired channel is often minimized. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Inventor: Peter Rae Shintani
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Patent number: 8531612Abstract: A television receives a command to power up from a standby mode. This causes the TV to start a boot process, and while the boot process proceeds. At a that a point in the boot process when the tuner input switch are operative the process simultaneously determines a current time from a real time clock and retrieves a channel and a switch setting from a usage pattern database corresponding to the current time. The tuner is tuned to the channel and the input switch is set. At completion of the boot process the tuner is already tuned to the channel and the input switch is set to the switch setting corresponding the current time so that time to viewing a desired channel is often minimized. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Peter Rae Shintani