Patents by Inventor Satoshi Koshiyama

Satoshi Koshiyama 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).

  • Information processing apparatus and method of controlling cooling fan
    Patent number: 8082069
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a device detecting section that detects a heating device provided in a housing; a device determining section that determines the type of the heating device detected by the device detecting section; a sensor selecting section that selects a predetermined one of a plurality of temperature sensors provided in the housing in accordance with existence/absence of the heating device and the type of the heating device; and a fan controlling section that controls the number of rotations of a cooling fan provided in the housing in accordance with a measured temperature of the temperature sensor selected by the sensor selecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Koshiyama
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING COOLING FAN
    Publication number: 20090242186
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a device detecting section that detects a heating device provided in a housing; a device determining section that determines the type of the heating device detected by the device detecting section; a sensor selecting section that selects a predetermined one of a plurality of temperature sensors provided in the housing in accordance with existence/absence of the heating device and the type of the heating device; and a fan controlling section that controls the number of rotations of a cooling fan provided in the housing in accordance with a measured temperature of the temperature sensor selected by the sensor selecting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Koshiyama