Patents by Inventor Shinzi Nakazima

Shinzi Nakazima 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, information processing system, and power control method
    Patent number: 9519332
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a mode control unit configured to perform control at least so as to switch a first mode that causes the information processing apparatus to be operated at a first voltage level and a second mode that causes the information processing apparatus to be operated at a second voltage level higher than the first voltage level, and an operation control unit configured to disable certain input operation performed by a user if a state satisfies a certain condition after the mode control unit switches a mode to the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinzi Nakazima, Juniti Hoashi
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND POWER CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20150067365
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a mode control unit configured to perform control at least so as to switch a first mode that causes the information processing apparatus to be operated at a first voltage level and a second mode that causes the information processing apparatus to be operated at a second voltage level higher than the first voltage level, and an operation control unit configured to disable certain input operation performed by a user if a state satisfies a certain condition after the mode control unit switches a mode to the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Shinzi NAKAZIMA, Juniti HOASHI
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20140025942
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, method and computer program product offer alternative ways to power-up an information processing device. Depending on which of multiple triggering devices are actuated, the information processing device performs either a fast power-up sequence or a more lengthy, but more complete power-up sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinzi Nakazima
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20140006728
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a semiconductor storage device which stores a BIOS (Basic Input Output System), an auxiliary storage device which stores a plurality of pieces of BIOS related data capable of being used by the BIOS, and a control section which writes one or more pieces of BIOS related data to be used by the BIOS, from among the plurality of pieces of BIOS related data stored in the auxiliary storage device, to the semiconductor storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Keisuke Koide, Shinzi Nakazima, Shuhei Komatsu, Noriaki Nakagawa, Takahiro Imai