Patents by Inventor Ryuichiro Togashi

Ryuichiro Togashi 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: 7903362
    Abstract: A data recording apparatus recording data of a CD on an HDD in a manner such that the content of record in the CD is faithfully accounted for and shortening an operation time for a synchronized ripping operation. When the data recording apparatus reads, from the CD, track data managed by track, according to TOC, and records the track data onto the HDD, the data recording apparatus recognizes data unrecorded on the HDD, from among the track data recorded on the CD. This recognition process is automatically performed based on the TOC read from the CD, and album information replayed using the TOC and held by the HDD. The recording apparatus reproduces and outputs only the unrecorded data from the CD based on the recognition result concerning the unrecorded data. In this way, the data already recorded on the HDD is not transferred from the CD to the HDD. The operation time for the synchronized ripping operation is reduced accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Hirano, Shoji Inagaki, Ryuichiro Togashi
  • Publication number: 20090207704
    Abstract: A data recording apparatus recording data of a CD on an HDD in a manner such that the content of record in the CD is faithfully accounted for and shortening an operation time for a synchronized ripping operation. When the data recording apparatus reads, from the CD, track data managed by track, according to TOC, and records the track data onto the HDD, the data recording apparatus recognizes data unrecorded on the HDD, from among the track data recorded on the CD. This recognition process is automatically performed based on the TOC read from the CD, and album information replayed using the TOC and held by the HDD. The recording apparatus reproduces and outputs only the unrecorded data from the CD based on the recognition result concerning the unrecorded data. In this way, the data already recorded on the HDD is not transferred from the CD to the HDD. The operation time for the synchronized ripping operation is reduced accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Hirano, Shoji Inagaki, Ryuichiro Togashi
  • Patent number: 7561363
    Abstract: A data recording apparatus recording data of a CD on an HDD in a manner such that the content of record in the CD is faithfully accounted for and shortening an operation time for a synchronized ripping operation. When the data recording apparatus reads, from the CD, track data managed by track, according to TOC, and records the track data onto the HDD, the data recording apparatus recognizes data unrecorded on the HDD, from among the track data recorded on the CD. This recognition process is automatically performed based on the TOC read from the CD, and album information replayed using the TOC and held by the HDD. The recording apparatus reproduces and outputs only the unrecorded data from the CD based on the recognition result concerning the unrecorded data. In this way, the data already recorded on the HDD is not transferred from the CD to the HDD. The operation time for the synchronized ripping operation is reduced accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Hirano, Shoji Inagaki, Ryuichiro Togashi
  • Patent number: 7239469
    Abstract: A data recording apparatus recording data of a CD on an HDD in a manner such that the content of record in the CD is faithfully accounted for and shortening an operation time for a synchronized ripping operation. When the data recording apparatus reads, from the CD, track data managed by track, according to TOC, and records the track data onto the HDD, the data recording apparatus recognizes data unrecorded on the HDD, from among the track data recorded on the CD. This recognition process is automatically performed based on the TOC read from the CD, and album information replayed using the TOC and held by the HDD. The recording apparatus reproduces and outputs only the unrecorded data from the CD based on the recognition result concerning the unrecorded data. In this way, the data already recorded on the HDD is not transferred from the CD to the HDD. The operation time for the synchronized ripping operation is reduced accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Hirano, Shoji Inagaki, Ryuichiro Togashi
  • Patent number: 7145741
    Abstract: A data recording apparatus recording data of a CD on an HDD in a manner such that the content of record in the CD is faithfully accounted for and shortening an operation time for a synchronized ripping operation. When the data recording apparatus reads, from the CD, track data managed by track, according to TOC, and records the track data onto the HDD, the data recording apparatus recognizes data unrecorded on the HDD, from among the track data recorded on the CD. This recognition process is automatically performed based on the TOC read from the CD, and album information replayed using the TOC and held by the HDD. The recording apparatus reproduces and outputs only the unrecorded data from the CD based on the recognition result concerning the unrecorded data. In this way, the data already recorded on the HDD is not transferred from the CD to the HDD. The operation time for the synchronized ripping operation is reduced accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Hirano, Shoji Inagaki, Ryuichiro Togashi
  • Publication number: 20060215304
    Abstract: A data recording apparatus recording data of a CD on an HDD in a manner such that the content of record in the CD is faithfully accounted for and shortening an operation time for a synchronized ripping operation. When the data recording apparatus reads, from the CD, track data managed by track, according to TOC, and records the track data onto the HDD, the data recording apparatus recognizes data unrecorded on the HDD, from among the track data recorded on the CD. This recognition process is automatically performed based on the TOC read from the CD, and album information replayed using the TOC and held by the HDD. The recording apparatus reproduces and outputs only the unrecorded data from the CD based on the recognition result concerning the unrecorded data. In this way, the data already recorded on the HDD is not transferred from the CD to the HDD. The operation time for the synchronized ripping operation is reduced accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Koji Hirano, Shoji Inagaki, Ryuichiro Togashi
  • Publication number: 20060209448
    Abstract: A data recording apparatus recording data of a CD on an HDD in a manner such that the content of record in the CD is faithfully accounted for and shortening an operation time for a synchronized ripping operation. When the data recording apparatus reads, from the CD, track data managed by track, according to TOC, and records the track data onto the HDD, the data recording apparatus recognizes data unrecorded on the HDD, from among the track data recorded on the CD. This recognition process is automatically performed based on the TOC read from the CD, and album information replayed using the TOC and held by the HDD. The recording apparatus reproduces and outputs only the unrecorded data from the CD based on the recognition result concerning the unrecorded data. In this way, the data already recorded on the HDD is not transferred from the CD to the HDD. The operation time for the synchronized ripping operation is reduced accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Koji Hirano, Shoji Inagaki, Ryuichiro Togashi
  • Publication number: 20050235334
    Abstract: When the information-provision apparatus is providing an audio signal to the specific information reproduction apparatus, the user enters an operation input to the specific information reproduction apparatus to switch processing to reproduce an audio content from the specific information reproduction apparatus to another information reproduction apparatus. In this case, the specific information reproduction apparatus requests the information-provision apparatus to start an operation of providing the audio content to the other information reproduction apparatus specified in the operation input as an apparatus to newly reproduce the audio content. Then, the specific information reproduction apparatus requests the information-provision apparatus to end an operation of providing the audio content to the specific information reproduction apparatus specified in the operation input as an apparatus to terminate an operation of reproducing the audio content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Togashi, Shigetaka Kudou, Yasuhiko Otani
  • Publication number: 20050144224
    Abstract: A server controls client apparatuses to transmit the same information to the client apparatuses without imposing workload on each client apparatus. The server is free from any interruption of the transmission of information signal unintended by the server. The server receives information designating at least one client apparatus as a destination of the information signal through a keyboard of the server, and transmits audio contents stored in a content storage hard disk to each of the client apparatuses, designated in the received designate information, through a controller and a communication unit. At least one client apparatus concurrently plays the audio content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Togashi, Shigetaka Kudou, Yasuhiko Otani
  • Publication number: 20040210593
    Abstract: A data recording apparatus recording data of a CD on an HDD in a manner such that the content of record in the CD is faithfully accounted for and shortening an operation time for a synchronized ripping operation. When the data recording apparatus reads, from the CD, track data managed by track, according to TOC, and records the track data onto the HDD, the data recording apparatus recognizes data unrecorded on the HDD, from among the track data recorded on the CD. This recognition process is automatically performed based on the TOC read from the CD, and album information replayed using the TOC and held by the HDD. The recording apparatus reproduces and outputs only the unrecorded data from the CD based on the recognition result concerning the unrecorded data. In this way, the data already recorded on the HDD is not transferred from the CD to the HDD. The operation time for the synchronized ripping operation is reduced accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Koji Hirano, Shoji Inagaki, Ryuichiro Togashi
  • Patent number: 5920535
    Abstract: The present invention provides a recording device and dubbing system, in which inputted information is sequentially recorded at a recording medium and only information determined to be desired by the user remains on the recording medium while information determined not to be desired by the user can be erased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuaki Hisamatsu, Ryuichiro Togashi, Hiroyuki Kikkoji
  • Patent number: 5889747
    Abstract: The present invention provides a recording device and dubbing system, in which inputted information is sequentially recorded at a recording medium and only information determined to be desired by the user remains on the recording medium while information determined not to be desired by the user can be erased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuaki Hisamatsu, Ryuichiro Togashi, Hiroyuki Kikkoji