Patents by Inventor Shinji Okazaki

Shinji Okazaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20090136116
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reticle inspection technology that enables a relative position between patterns to be evaluated for a pattern that may become a defect at the time of exposure to a sample, such as a wafer, in the double patterning technology on the same layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Okai, Shinji Okazaki, Yasunari Sohda, Yoshinori Nakayama
  • Patent number: 7337228
    Abstract: An information processing method and apparatus for enabling more prompt sign-up. A network management server at step S62 received am equipment serial number from an information processing apparatus and, at step s63, references a database to retrieve a received equipment serial number. If the equipment serial number has not been found, the program moves to step S16 where a command for initiating manual setting is sent to an information processing apparatus. If the equipment serial number has been found, the program moves to step S81 to verify whether or not the admittance made or admittance not as yet made, recorded in the database in association with the equipment serial number received is admittance made. If the verified result indicates admittance not as yet made, the program moves to step S82 where the network management server sends an automatic setting initiating command to the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Justsystem Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Maeda, Munehiro Yoshikawa, Nobutaka Tani, Shinji Okazaki, Natsuko Yotsumoto, Masahiro Asai, Mami Uchida, Takaaki Miura, Katsuhisa Takata
  • Patent number: 7162240
    Abstract: When a radio communication is made between a predetermined base station and a communication terminal, the communication terminal is allowed to make a communication if a predetermined registration processing is made. If the above registration processing is not executed, then predetermined functions other than a communication function of the communication terminal are limited. Moreover, when a predetermined operation mode is set by an operation means, at least a transmission processing at a radio communication means is stopped and an execution of predetermined functions other than the radio communication processing is not restricted. Thus, when a communication terminal apparatus incorporates therein other functions than an audio reproducing function, operation of such function can be limited properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Okazaki, Hirokazu Takagaki, Katsumi Hirota, Koichi Matsuno, Ichiro Hino
  • Patent number: 7139572
    Abstract: When a radio communication is made between a predetermined base station and a communication terminal, the communication terminal is allowed to make a communication if a predetermined registration processing is made. If the above registration processing is not executed, then predetermined functions other than a communication function of the communication terminal are limited. Moreover, when a predetermined operation mode is set by an operation means, at least a transmission processing at a radio communication means is stopped and an execution of predetermined functions other than the radio communication processing is not restricted. Thus, when a communication terminal apparatus incorporates therein other functions than an audio reproducing function, operation of such function can be limited properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Okazaki, Hirokazu Takagaki, Katsumi Hirota, Koichi Matsuno, Ichiro Hino
  • Patent number: 7130631
    Abstract: When a radio communication is made between a predetermined base station and a communication terminal, the communication terminal is allowed to make a communication if a predetermined registration processing is made. If the above registration processing is not executed, then predetermined functions other than a communication function of the communication terminal are limited. Moreover, when a predetermined operation mode is set by an operation means, at least a transmission processing at a radio communication means is stopped and an execution of predetermined functions other than the radio communication processing is not restricted. Thus, when a communication terminal apparatus incorporates therein other functions than an audio reproducing function, operation of such function can be limited properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Okazaki, Hirokazu Takagaki, Katsumi Hirota, Koichi Matsuno, Ichiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20060206915
    Abstract: The present invention propose an broadcast reception system, wherein a program reception control apparatus is connected to Internet via a network interface to which a terminal apparatus carrying by a user. The broadcast received at an antenna is selected by a tuner, A/D converted, compressed at a compression unit, and encrypted at an encryption unit. The encrypted data from the encryption unit changed to packets at packet creation unit, and transmitted to the terminal apparatus via the network interface. A User is able to view the program in real time before the end of the broadcast for the program by successively creating data based on the received data, and transmitting them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Satoru Maeda, Manabu Onishi, Shinji Okazaki, Katsutoshi Sakao
  • Publication number: 20060206916
    Abstract: The present invention propose an broadcast reception system, wherein a program reception control apparatus is connected to Internet via a network interface to which a terminal apparatus carrying by a user. The broadcast received at antenna is selected by a tuner, A/D converted, compressed at a compression unit, and encrypted at an encryption unit. The encrypted data from the encryption unit changed to packets at packet creation unit, and transmitted to the terminal apparatus via the network interface. A User is able to view the program in real time before the end of the broadcast for the program by successively creating data based on the received data, and transmitting them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Satoru Maeda, Manabu Onishi, Shinji Okazaki, Katsutoshi Sakao
  • Publication number: 20060206917
    Abstract: The present invention propose an broadcast reception system, wherein a program reception control apparatus is connected to Internet via a network interface to which a terminal apparatus carrying by a user. The broadcast received at an antenna is selected by a tuner, A/D converted, compressed at a compression unit, and encrypted at an encryption unit. The encrypted data from the encryption unit changed to packets at packet creation unit, and transmitted to the terminal apparatus via the network interface. A User is able to view the program in real time before the end of the broadcast for the program by successively creating data based on the received data, and transmitting them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Satoru Maeda, Manabu Onishi, Shinji Okazaki, Katsutoshi Sakao
  • Patent number: 7050573
    Abstract: In a communication terminal apparatus such as a portable telephone, it is made possible to sound ring tones of good tone quality simply by using arbitrary music or the like. In a communication terminal that conducts radio communication with a predetermined station and incorporates a music or speech data reproduction function, ring tones according to selected data included in previously prepared data for ring tones is outputted in response to an incoming call when a first mode has been set, whereas ring tones according to data of a previously set section included in music or speech data stored in a reproduction function section is outputted, in response to an incoming call when a second mode has been set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Okazaki, Katsumi Hirota
  • Patent number: 6987970
    Abstract: When a radio communication is made between a predetermined base station and a communication terminal, the communication terminal is allowed to make a communication if a predetermined registration processing is made. If the above registration processing is not executed, then predetermined functions other than a communication function of the communication terminal are limited. Moreover, when a predetermined operation mode is set by an operation means, at least a transmission processing at a radio communication means is stopped and an execution of predetermined functions other than the radio communication processing is not restricted. Thus, when a communication terminal apparatus incorporates therein other functions than an audio reproducing function, operation of such function can be limited properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Okazaki, Hirokazu Takagaki, Katsumi Hirota, Koichi Matsuno, Ichiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20050170822
    Abstract: When a radio communication is made between a predetermined base station and a communication terminal, the communication terminal is allowed to make a communication if a predetermined registration processing is made. If the above registration processing is not executed, then predetermined functions other than a communication function of the communication terminal are limited. Moreover, when a predetermined operation mode is set by an operation means, at least a transmission processing at a radio communication means is stopped and an execution of predetermined functions other than the radio communication processing is not restricted. Thus, when a communication terminal apparatus incorporates therein other functions than an audio reproducing function, operation of such function can be limited properly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Shinji Okazaki, Hirokazu Takagaki, Katsumi Hirota, Koichi Matsuno, Ichiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20050170821
    Abstract: When a radio communication is made between a predetermined base station and a communication terminal, the communication terminal is allowed to make a communication if a predetermined registration processing is made. If the above registration processing is not executed, then predetermined functions other than a communication function of the communication terminal are limited. Moreover, when a predetermined operation mode is set by an operation means, at least a transmission processing at a radio communication means is stopped and an execution of predetermined functions other than the radio communication processing is not restricted. Thus, when a communication terminal apparatus incorporates therein other functions than an audio reproducing function, operation of such function can be limited properly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Shinji Okazaki, Hirokazu Takagaki, Katsumi Hirota, Koichi Matsuno, Ichiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20050170823
    Abstract: When a radio communication is made between a predetermined base station and a communication terminal, the communication terminal is allowed to make a communication if a predetermined registration processing is made. If the above registration processing is not executed, then predetermined functions other than a communication function of the communication terminal are limited. Moreover, when a predetermined operation mode is set by an operation means, at least a transmission processing at a radio communication means is stopped and an execution of predetermined functions other than the radio communication processing is not restricted. Thus, when a communication terminal apparatus incorporates therein other functions than an audio reproducing function, operation of such function can be limited properly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Shinji Okazaki, Hirokazu Takagaki, Katsumi Hirota, Koichi Matsuno, Ichiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20050164690
    Abstract: When a radio communication is made between a predetermined base station and a communication terminal, the communication terminal is allowed to make a communication if a predetermined registration processing is made. If the above registration processing is not executed, then predetermined functions other than a communication function of the communication terminal are limited. Moreover, when a predetermined operation mode is set by an operation means, at least a transmission processing at a radio communication means is stopped and an execution of predetermined functions other than the radio communication processing is not restricted. Thus, when a communication terminal apparatus incorporates therein other functions than an audio reproducing function, operation of such function can be limited properly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Shinji Okazaki, Hirokazu Takagaki, Katsumi Hirota, Koichi Matsuno, Ichiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20050143128
    Abstract: The communication card has a communication circuit for receiving digital data that has been sent as a streaming broadcast through a network and a decoder for decoding the digital data received by the communication circuit to convert it into data having a format that can be reproduced in a streaming player that the personal computer has. The card also has a connector for connecting the card into a connector in a card slot of the personal computer. The card has an interface for interfacing the card and the personal computer to supply the digital data output by the decoder to the connector of the card. Thus, the personal computer reproduces information by the digital data sent as a streaming broadcast through the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Sakao, Satoru Maeda, Manabu Onishi, Shinji Okazaki
  • Patent number: 6889043
    Abstract: A method of controlling a communication terminal and a communication terminal that communicates with a base station. The communication terminal having one or more functions different from a communication function, and the execution of the different functions being limited based on a registration process including receiving and registering controlling data transmitted by the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Okazaki, Hirokazu Takagaki, Katsumi Hirota, Koichi Matsuno, Ichiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20050034169
    Abstract: The present invention propose an broadcast reception system, wherein a program reception control apparatus is connected to Internet via a network interface to which a terminal apparatus carrying by a user. The broadcast received at an antenna is selected by a tuner, A/D converted, compressed at a compression unit, and encrypted at an encryption unit. The encrypted data from the encryption unit changed to packets at packet creation unit, and transmitted to the terminal apparatus via the network interface. A User is able to view the program in real time before the end of the broadcast for the program by successively creating data based on the received data, and transmitting them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Satoru Maeda, Manabu Onishi, Shinji Okazaki, Katsutoshi Sakao
  • Patent number: 6525336
    Abstract: A superfine electronic device is disclosed, which is constructed by atomic fine lines having a structure in which a plurality of atoms are arranged on one or a plurality of straight lines, in a ring shape or on curves with a size of atomic level, and which includes elements for doping electrons and holes. Using these atomic fine lines, it is possible to integrate semiconductor elements utilizing pn junctions at an atomic level with a high density. A groove having a sufficiently small size is formed in an insulating film disposed on a substrate. Then, atoms or molecules are supplied on the substrate and in the groove, which and are heated to a temperature sufficiently high for moving the atoms or molecules during or after the supply thereof to form a quantum fine line at edge portions of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Kondo, Yasuo Wada, Tsuyoshi Uda, Tokuo Kure, Tsuneo Ichiguchi, Shinji Okazaki, Yoshimasa Murayama
  • Patent number: 6463652
    Abstract: A high-quality hot rolled steel sheet is manufactured with a high production efficiency and a low cost, from a long, hot slab, using a combination of continuous casting facilities and a plate reduction press machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignees: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Narushima, Kenichi Ide, Yasushi Dodo, Kinichi Higuchi, Hisashi Honjou, Hajime Ishii, Nobuhiro Tazoe, Yasuhiro Fujii, Kazuyuki Sato, Sadakazu Masuda, Shuichi Yamashina, Satoshi Murata, Masaaki Yamamoto, Takumasa Terauchi, Toru Minote, Shinji Okazaki, Yoichi Motoyashiki
  • Publication number: 20020087677
    Abstract: An information processing method and apparatus for enabling more prompt sign-up. A network management server at step S62 received am equipment serial number from an information processing apparatus and, at step s63, references a database to retrieve a received equipment serial number. If the equipment serial number has not been found, the program moves to step S16 where a command for initiating manual setting is sent to an information processing apparatus. If the equipment serial number has been found, the program moves to step S81 to verify whether or not the admittance made or admittance not as yet made, recorded in the database in association with the equipment serial number received is admittance made. If the verified result indicates admittance not as yet made, the program moves to step S82 where the network management server sends an automatic setting initiating command to the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Satoru Maeda, Munehiro Yoshikawa, Nobutaka Tani, Shinji Okazaki, Natsuko Yotsumoto, Masahiro Asai, Mami Uchida, Takaaki Miura, Katsuhisa Takata