Patents by Inventor Seiji Kuroda
Seiji Kuroda 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: 9723654Abstract: There is provided an information processing system including a service provider unit, a communication terminal and an information processing unit. The communication terminal includes a terminal first communication section, a terminal second communication section to communicate with the information processing unit through a first communication channel, a terminal third communication section to communicate with the information processing unit through a second communication channel, and a terminal communication control section.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Isao Soma, Naoki Miyabayashi, Yoshihiro Yoneda, Seiji Kuroda, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Kazuo Takada
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Publication number: 20170041831Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including: a first communication unit having a first communication range; a second communication unit having a second communication range wider than the first communication range; a control unit which transmits a request signal for starting communication via the second communication unit from the first communication unit to another communication apparatus, and transmits authentication information from the second communication unit to the another communication apparatus in the case where it is determined that communication with the another communication apparatus via the second communication unit is possible based on a response signal after the first communication unit receives the response signal in response to the request signal; and a notification unit which notifies a user after the second communication unit receives a result of authentication based on the authentication information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Kazuo Takada, Isao Soma, Seiji Kuroda, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Yoshihiro Yoneda, Naoki Miyabayashi
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Patent number: 9497629Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including: a first communication unit having a first communication range; a second communication unit having a second communication range wider than the first communication range; a control unit which transmits a request signal for starting communication via the second communication unit from the first communication unit to another communication apparatus, and transmits authentication information from the second communication unit to the another communication apparatus in the case where it is determined that communication with the another communication apparatus via the second communication unit is possible based on a response signal after the first communication unit receives the response signal in response to the request signal; and a notification unit which notifies a user after the second communication unit receives a result of authentication based on the authentication information.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuo Takada, Isao Soma, Seiji Kuroda, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Yoshihiro Yoneda, Naoki Miyabayashi
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Publication number: 20160295639Abstract: There is provided an information processing system including a service provider unit, a communication terminal and an information processing unit. The communication terminal includes a terminal first communication section, a terminal second communication section to communicate with the information processing unit through a first communication channel, a terminal third communication section to communicate with the information processing unit through a second communication channel, and a terminal communication control section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Isao Soma, Naoki Miyabayashi, Yoshihiro Yoneda, Seiji Kuroda, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Kazuo Takada
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Patent number: 9403342Abstract: A cermet coating includes a hard phase and a binder phase that binds the hard phase, wherein the hard phase includes a carbide phase composed of at least one type of WC and CrC; and the binder phase includes at least one type of metal phase selected from Co, Ni, NiCr, and CoCr, has a structure of a metal polycrystalline body, and is bonded directly to a metal substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: National Institute for Materials ScienceInventors: Makoto Watanabe, Seiji Kuroda, Masayuki Komatsu
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Patent number: 9396477Abstract: There is provided an information processing system including a service provider unit, a communication terminal and an information processing unit. The communication terminal includes a terminal first communication section, a terminal second communication section to communicate with the information processing unit through a first communication channel, a terminal third communication section to communicate with the information processing unit through a second communication channel, and a terminal communication control section.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Isao Soma, Naoki Miyabayashi, Yoshihiro Yoneda, Seiji Kuroda, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Kazuo Takada
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Patent number: 9124714Abstract: An information processing device has a first transmitting unit to connect a first other information processing device and second other information processing device and transmit the content via the connection; a first receiving unit to receive a master request that requests an upgrade to a master from the first other information processing device; a second transmitting unit to transmit the identification information of the first other information processing device to the second information processing device upon receiving the master request; a disconnecting unit to disconnect the connection with the second other information processing device after transmitting the identification information of the first other information processing device; and a second receiving unit to receive content via the connection from the first other information processing device.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2009Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro Yoneda, Naoki Miyabayashi, Isao Soma, Seiji Kuroda, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Kazuo Takada
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Patent number: 8924716Abstract: A communication device for performing communication by employing first and second communication units, includes: a reception unit for receiving a communication packet including a random number generated for every connection with another communication device, a certificate calculated with the random number, and authentication method information indicating whether or not an authentication method at the second communication unit is compatible with the public key system, through the first communication unit; and a method determining unit for determining whether or not an originator of the communication packet accepts public key encryption based on the authentication method information included in the communication packet; wherein in a case of the method determining unit determining that the originator of the communication packet does not accept the public key system, the random number included in the communication packet is replied to the originator as the identification information of the device itself.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2013Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoki Miyabayashi, Yoshihiro Yoneda, Isao Soma, Seiji Kuroda, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Kazuo Takada, Masahiro Sueyoshi
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Publication number: 20140370324Abstract: A cermet coating includes a hard phase and a binder phase that binds the hard phase, wherein the hard phase includes a carbide phase composed of at least one type of WC and CrC; and the binder phase includes at least one type of metal phase selected from Co, Ni, NiCr, and CoCr, has a structure of a metal polycrystalline body, and is bonded directly to a metal substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: National Institute for Materials ScienceInventors: Makoto Watanabe, Seiji Kuroda, Masayuki Komatsu
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Patent number: 8802192Abstract: A coating method of the invention is characterized by using particles each being an aggregate comprising particles far smaller than that, and heating them at a temperature lower than the melting point and blowing and depositing the same to an object to be treated at a supersonic velocity. The warm spray of the invention is characterized in that standard particles and addition particles with a particle diameter larger than that are mixed so that the K-value determined by the following relation is 1 or more and 2 or less: K=A×(B/C)×D, A: mass % of the content of additive particles, B: center particle diameter of standard particle (?m), C: center particle diameter of additive particle (?m), D: (maximum particle diameter?minimum particle diameter) of additive particle/10 (?m). The invention intends to deposit micro oxide crystals without using an adhesive or the like, with no alteration to the function thereof, and also attain a dense layer with no substantial voids.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2007Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: National Institute for Materials ScienceInventors: Jin Kawakita, Seiji Kuroda
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Publication number: 20140199516Abstract: A coating method through HVOF spraying that comprises generating a combustion jet in a combustion chamber connected to one end of a barrel while controlling the temperature of the combustion jet by supply of an inert gas to the jet, feeding resin coating materials into the temperature-controlled combustion jet and leading them to pass through the barrel, and spouting the coating particles through a spout port along with the combustion jet therethrough to thereby coat the substrate surface; wherein the length of the barrel, the temperature of the combustion jet and the physical properties of the coating particles are defined so as to satisfy both the following formulae (1) and (2). Numerical ? ? Formula ? ? 1 ? × t r > 0.5 ( 1 ) Numerical ? ? Formula ? ? 2 2.5 < Tav Tcp < 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: National Institute For Materials ScienceInventors: Jin KAWAKITA, Seiji KURODA, Masayuki KOMATSU
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Publication number: 20140171031Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including: a first communication unit having a first communication range; a second communication unit having a second communication range wider than the first communication range; a control unit which transmits a request signal for starting communication via the second communication unit from the first communication unit to another communication apparatus, and transmits authentication information from the second communication unit to the another communication apparatus in the case where it is determined that communication with the another communication apparatus via the second communication unit is possible based on a response signal after the first communication unit receives the response signal in response to the request signal; and a notification unit which notifies a user after the second communication unit receives a result of authentication based on the authentication information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuo Takada, Isao Soma, Seiji Kuroda, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Yoshihiro Yoneda, Naoki Miyabayashi
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Patent number: 8718700Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including: a first communication unit having a first communication range; a second communication unit having a second communication range wider than the first communication range; a control unit which transmits a request signal for starting communication via the second communication unit from the first communication unit to another communication apparatus, and transmits authentication information from the second communication unit to the another communication apparatus in the case where it is determined that communication with the another communication apparatus via the second communication unit is possible based on a response signal after the first communication unit receives the response signal in response to the request signal; and a notification unit which notifies a user after the second communication unit receives a result of authentication based on the authentication information.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuo Takada, Isao Soma, Seiji Kuroda, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Yoshihiro Yoneda, Naoki Miyabayashi
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Patent number: 8637121Abstract: A coating method through HVOF spraying that comprises generating a combustion jet in a combustion chamber connected to one end of a barrel while controlling the temperature of the combustion jet by supply of an inert gas to the jet, feeding resin coating materials into the temperature-controlled combustion jet and leading them to pass through the barrel, and spouting the coating particles through a spout port along with the combustion jet therethrough to thereby coat the substrate surface; wherein the length of the barrel, the temperature of the combustion jet and the physical properties of the coating particles are defined so as to satisfy both the following formulae (1) and (2). Numerical ? ? Formula ? ? 1 ? × t r > 0.5 ( 1 ) Numerical ? ? Formula ? ? 2 2.5 < Tav Tcp < 4.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: National Institute for Materials ScienceInventors: Jin Kawakita, Seiji Kuroda, Masayuki Komatsu
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Patent number: 8565131Abstract: A communication device has a first communication section that supports a first communication mode having a low communication rate and a second communication section that supports a second communication mode having a higher communication rate than the first communication mode. The communication device includes a packet generation section and a communication control section. The packet generation section generates a first portion containing authentication information used for connection authentication for the second communication mode and a second portion other than the first portion. The communication control section performs control to cause the first communication section to transmit the first portion and to cause the second communication section to transmit the second portion after the connection authentication succeeds using the authentication information contained in the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoki Miyabayashi, Yoshihiro Yoneda, Isao Soma, Kazuo Takada, Seiji Kuroda, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Masahiro Sueyoshi
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Publication number: 20130267205Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including: a first communication unit having a first communication range; a second communication unit having a second communication range wider than the first communication range; a control unit which transmits a request signal for starting communication via the second communication unit from the first communication unit to another communication apparatus, and transmits authentication information from the second communication unit to the another communication apparatus in the case where it is determined that communication with the another communication apparatus via the second communication unit is possible based on a response signal after the first communication unit receives the response signal in response to the request signal; and a notification unit which notifies a user after the second communication unit receives a result of authentication based on the authentication information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Kazuo Takada, Isao Soma, Seiji Kuroda, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Yoshihiro Yoneda, Naoki Miyabayashi
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Patent number: 8483744Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including: a first communication unit having a first communication range; a second communication unit having a second communication range wider than the first communication range; a control unit which transmits a request signal for starting communication via the second communication unit from the first communication unit to another communication apparatus, and transmits authentication information from the second communication unit to the another communication apparatus in the case where it is determined that communication with the another communication apparatus via the second communication unit is possible based on a response signal after the first communication unit receives the response signal in response to the request signal; and a notification unit which notifies a user after the second communication unit receives a result of authentication based on the authentication information.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2009Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuo Takada, Isao Soma, Seiji Kuroda, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Yoshihiro Yoneda, Naoki Miyabayashi
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Patent number: 8396925Abstract: An information processing device includes: a first receiving unit to receive, from a first other information processing device, equipment information of a second other information processing device that differs from the first other information processing device, via a first communication and first connecting information useful for connecting with the second other information processing device by a second communication that differs from the first communication; a first transmitting unit to transmit second connection information that is useful for connecting with the device itself by the second communication to the first other information processing device, via the first communication; and a second receiving unit to receive content data transmitted from the second other information processing device by the second communication, based on the first connection information and the second connection information.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2009Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Yoneda, Naoki Miyabayashi, Isao Soma, Seiji Kuroda, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Kazuo Takada
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Patent number: 8396421Abstract: A communication processing apparatus, a computer program product, and a data processing method are provided. The communication processing apparatus includes a near-field communication unit configured to perform near-field communication; a control unit configured to acquire communication history data of near-field communication performed by using the near-field communication unit; and a storage unit configured to store the communication history data under control of the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to acquire the communication history data stored in the storage unit and transmit the acquired communication history data to a server that performs information management, when issuing an information registration request to the server.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Seiji Kuroda, Isao Soma, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Kazuo Takada, Yoshihiro Yoneda, Naoki Miyabayashi
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Patent number: 8380982Abstract: A communication device for performing communication by employing first and second communication units, includes: a reception unit for receiving a communication packet including a random number generated for every connection with another communication device, a certificate calculated with the random number, and authentication method information indicating whether or not an authentication method at the second communication unit is compatible with the public key system, through the first communication unit; and a method determining unit for determining whether or not an originator of the communication packet accepts public key encryption based on the authentication method information included in the communication packet; wherein in a case of the method determining unit determining that the originator of the communication packet does not accept the public key system, the random number included in the communication packet is replied to the originator as the identification information of the device itself.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2009Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoki Miyabayashi, Yoshihiro Yoneda, Isao Soma, Seiji Kuroda, Yasuharu Ishikawa, Kazuo Takada, Masahiro Sueyoshi