Patents by Inventor Shogo Sugihara
Shogo Sugihara 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: 8553908Abstract: An amplification apparatus comprises: an amplifier circuit that amplifies an input audio signal and outputs an output audio signal; a first signal level determining unit that determines whether or not a signal level of the output audio signal outputted from the amplifier circuit is lower than a silence determination reference value; and a power-supply control unit that shifts the amplification apparatus from a power-on state to a power-off state, when it is determined that the signal level of the output audio signal outputted from the amplifier circuit is lower than the silence determination reference value.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Shogo Sugihara, Tadaharu Sunaga, Norio Etoh
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Patent number: 8450873Abstract: An AV system in which a power feeding apparatus and a plurality of power receiving apparatuses are connected in a daisy chain with the power feeding apparatus in the lead, wherein the power feeding apparatus includes: a connection detecting line; an applying unit for applying a voltage to the connection detecting line; and a power supply unit for supplying a power to the power receiving apparatus or suspends the supply of the power according to a voltage level of the connection detecting line, the power receiving apparatuses include: a contents signal output unit for outputting a contents signal upon the supply of the power; a ground terminal having a ground potential; a conducting line connectable to the ground terminal in another power receiving apparatus adjacent on the rear; and a first switch unit for enabling the connection detecting line to be connected to any one of the ground terminal and the conducting line and holding a connected state even when the power is not supplied.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Shogo Sugihara, Koji Harada
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Patent number: 8144551Abstract: A battery charger includes: a resume information table for storing resume information about contents to be started to be reproduced with a portable player being connected to the battery charger; a writing unit that writes resume information about a tune being reproduced just before the portable player is disconnected from the battery charger into the resume information table; and an instructing unit that reads the resume information stored in the resume information table when the portable player is connected to the battery charger, and transmits an instruction for reproducing a specified tune to the portable player.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventor: Shogo Sugihara
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Publication number: 20110170713Abstract: An amplification apparatus comprises: an amplifier circuit that amplifies an input audio signal and outputs an output audio signal; a first signal level determining unit that determines whether or not a signal level of the output audio signal outputted from the amplifier circuit is lower than a silence determination reference value; and a power-supply control unit that shifts the amplification apparatus from a power-on state to a power-off state, when it is determined that the signal level of the output audio signal outputted from the amplifier circuit is lower than the silence determination reference value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Inventors: Shogo SUGIHARA, Tadaharu SUNAGA, Norio ETOH
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Publication number: 20100321588Abstract: An AV system in which a power feeding apparatus and a plurality of power receiving apparatuses are connected in a daisy chain with the power feeding apparatus in the lead, wherein the power feeding apparatus includes: a connection detecting line; an applying unit for applying a voltage to the connection detecting line; and a power supply unit for supplying a power to the power receiving apparatus or suspends the supply of the power according to a voltage level of the connection detecting line, the power receiving apparatuses include: a contents signal output unit for outputting a contents signal upon the supply of the power; a ground terminal having a ground potential; a conducting line connectable to the ground terminal in another power receiving apparatus adjacent on the rear; and a first switch unit for enabling the connection detecting line to be connected to any one of the ground terminal and the conducting line and holding a connected state even when the power is not supplied.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: ONKYO CORPORATIONInventors: Shogo SUGIHARA, Koji HARADA
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Patent number: 7774509Abstract: A command conversion device 14 is connected between an amplifier device 11 and a portable player 13. The amplifier device 11 sends/receives a plurality of types of first commands corresponding to a plurality of types of devices (e.g., CD players, MD recorders, tape recorders, etc.), and performs an operation based on a received first command. The portable player 13 sends/receives a second command, and performs an operation based on a received second command. The command conversion device 14 includes a selector for selecting a type of a first command, and a converter. When a first command of the type selected by the selector is received from the amplifier device 11, the converter converts the received first command into a second command, and sends the second command to the portable player 13.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2005Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Shogo Sugihara, Masahiro Suzuki, Koji Harada, Masahiro Kashiwai
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Patent number: 7613437Abstract: If a sub broadcast is unavailable so a reception means receives the main broadcast instead of the sub broadcast, reception of the sub broadcast is booked. When the sub broadcast is booked and the sub broadcast becomes available, the reception means automatically receives the sub broadcast booked instead of the main broadcast. Accordingly, reception of the sub broadcast can start automatically when the sub broadcast starts, without inputting instructions to select the sub broadcast repeatedly, whereby operation performed by a user can be simplified.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: ONKYO CorporationInventors: Shogo Sugihara, Koji Harada
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Publication number: 20080016073Abstract: A content selection device 1 of the present invention is connected to an audio player storing a content list being a list of tune titles, and to a display displaying a portion of the content list on an OSD screen. A total number identifying section 13 of the content selection device 1 identifies the total number of tunes in the content list. A skip value setting section 15 determines a skip value obtained by multiplying the identified total number of tunes by a predetermined skip rate. In response to the activation of a scroll button 50 on a remote controller 5, a scrolling section 16 identifies a set of tune titles to be displayed on the OSD screen after scrolling the portion of the content list being displayed on the OSD screen by the skip value. An OSD instruction section 11 produces an OSD signal for displaying the identified tune titles on the OSD screen, and sends the produced OSD signal to the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Inventors: Junichi KOBAYASHI, Shogo Sugihara
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Publication number: 20070202822Abstract: If a sub broadcast is unavailable so a reception means receives the main broadcast instead of the sub broadcast, reception of the sub broadcast is booked. When the sub broadcast is booked and the sub broadcast becomes available, the reception means automatically receives the sub broadcast booked instead of the main broadcast. Accordingly, reception of the sub broadcast can start automatically when the sub broadcast starts, without inputting instructions to select the sub broadcast repeatedly, whereby operation performed by a user can be simplified.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: August 30, 2007Inventors: Shogo Sugihara, Koji Harada
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Publication number: 20070192458Abstract: A battery charger includes: a resume information table for storing resume information about contents to be started to be reproduced with a portable player being connected to the battery charger; a writing unit that writes resume information about a tune being reproduced just before the portable player is disconnected from the battery charger into the resume information table; and an instructing unit that reads the resume information stored in the resume information table when the portable player is connected to the battery charger, and transmits an instruction for reproducing a specified tune to the portable player.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: August 16, 2007Inventor: Shogo Sugihara
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Publication number: 20060200601Abstract: A command conversion device 14 is connected between an amplifier device 11 and a portable player 13. The amplifier device 11 sends/receives a plurality of types of first commands corresponding to a plurality of types of devices (e.g., CD players, MD recorders, tape recorders, etc.), and performs an operation based on a received first command. The portable player 13 sends/receives a second command, and performs an operation based on a received second command. The command conversion device 14 includes a selector for selecting a type of a first command, and a converter. When a first command of the type selected by the selector is received from the amplifier device 11, the converter converts the received first command into a second command, and sends the second command to the portable player 13.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2005Publication date: September 7, 2006Inventors: Shogo Sugihara, Masahiro Suzuki, Koji Harada, Masahiro Kashiwai