Patents by Inventor Shuichi Chihara
Shuichi Chihara 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: 11297479Abstract: A portable wireless device includes a wireless communication unit, a position information acquisition unit, an operation unit, and a control unit, in which a rescue request and state information are generated by operation of the operation unit, and the generated information is transmitted from the wireless communication unit together with position information acquired by a position acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shuichi Chihara, Shingo Shimada, Michiya Mehara
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Publication number: 20210076187Abstract: A portable wireless device includes a wireless communication unit, a position information acquisition unit, an operation unit, and a control unit, in which a rescue request and state information are generated by operation of the operation unit, and the generated information is transmitted from the wireless communication unit together with position information acquired by a position acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2018Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: SHUICHI CHIHARA, SHINGO SHIMADA, MICHIYA MEHARA
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Patent number: 9685286Abstract: There is provided a keyboard device including a plurality of key tops that include magnets and are depressible, an opposing member which is provided to face the plurality of key tops and in which signal lines are wired, and a plurality of openings that is formed corresponding to positions of the magnets when the key tops are pressed in the opposing member. The signal lines are wired while avoiding the openings.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasunori Kimura, Shuichi Chihara, Yasushi Tsuji, Junichiro Misawa, Shingo Harada
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Patent number: 9396857Abstract: There is provided a magnetic circuit including a first magnetic body configured to include a magnet and a yoke plate, and a second magnetic body. The yoke plate forms an opening space at a position facing the second magnetic body. The magnet is disposed in the opening space or at a position sandwiched between the yoke plates.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Akihito Kinoshita, Hitoshi Kubota, Yasushi Tsuji, Shuichi Chihara, Masahiro Kobori, Junichiro Misawa
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Patent number: 9324514Abstract: There is provided a key input device including a supporting member including groove portions inclined with respect to a horizontal direction, a plurality of keytops each including a sliding portion which is fitted in a corresponding groove portion of the groove portions and slides along the groove portion, and a control member configured to cause two or more keytops of the plurality of keytops to slide obliquely downward along the groove portions.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichiro Misawa, Masahiro Kobori, Shuichi Chihara, Hitoshi Kubota, Akihito Kinoshita, Yasushi Tsuji
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Publication number: 20150060250Abstract: There is provided a keyboard device including a plurality of key tops that include magnets and are depressible, an opposing member which is provided to face the plurality of key tops and in which signal lines are wired, and a plurality of openings that is formed corresponding to positions of the magnets when the key tops are pressed in the opposing member. The signal lines are wired while avoiding the openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Yasunori KIMURA, Shuichi CHIHARA, Yasushi TSUJI, Junichiro MISAWA, Shingo HARADA
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Publication number: 20150034470Abstract: Provided is a keyboard device including a key top that is arranged in an opening of a cover member and is depressible, a first magnet that is provided in the key top, and a support section that includes a second magnet, to which the first magnet is attracted, and supports the key top. The support section supports the key top to move in a moving direction intersecting with a height direction of the key top, between a first position where the first magnet is attracted to the second magnet and a second position where the attraction by pressing is released. The key top has an inclined surface formed at an edge along the moving direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasunori KIMURA, Shuichi Chihara, Yasushi Tsuji, Junichiro Misawa, Shingo Harada
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Patent number: 8848941Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including microphones, a parameter setting unit, and an audio signal processing unit. At least one pair of the microphones are provided, and the microphone picks up external audio to convert the external audio into an audio signal. The parameter setting unit sets a processing parameter specifying at least the sensitivity of the microphone according to at least an instruction from a user. Based on the processing parameter, the audio signal processing unit applies processing, including beamforming processing, to the audio signal input from the microphone.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shuichi Chihara, Yijun Liu
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Publication number: 20140183019Abstract: There is provided a key input device including a supporting member including groove portions inclined with respect to a horizontal direction, a plurality of keytops each including a sliding portion which is fitted in a corresponding groove portion of the groove portions and slides along the groove portion, and a control member configured to cause two or more keytops of the plurality of keytops to slide obliquely downward along the groove portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichiro Misawa, Masahiro Kobori, Shuichi Chihara, Hitoshi Kubota, Akihito Kinoshita, Yasushi Tsuji
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Publication number: 20140125436Abstract: There is provided a magnetic circuit including a first magnetic body configured to include a magnet and a yoke plate, and a second magnetic body. The yoke plate forms an opening space at a position facing the second magnetic body. The magnet is disposed in the opening space or at a position sandwiched between the yoke plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Akihito Kinoshita, Hitoshi Kubota, Yasushi Tsuji, Shuichi Chihara, Masahiro Kobori, Junichiro Misawa
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Patent number: 8705941Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program which are capable of rapidly and appropriately setting a format of an audio signal to be output to a display apparatus. When a monitor apparatus 12 is connected to an image processing apparatus 11 via an HDMI cable 13, the image processing apparatus 11 displays an audio format setup screen on the basis of EDID acquired from the monitor apparatus 12. Only the setup items of the audio signal, which the monitor apparatus 12 can receive, are enabled in the audio format setup screen. A user selects a format of the audio signal to be supplied from the image processing apparatus 11 to the monitor apparatus 12 on the audio format setup screen. The present invention is applicable to, for example, an information processing apparatus outputting an audio signal to a monitor.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Qing Pan, Shuichi Chihara, Hidekazu Kamon
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Publication number: 20110075858Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including microphones, a parameter setting unit, and an audio signal processing unit. At least one pair of the microphones are provided, and the microphone picks up external audio to convert the external audio into an audio signal. The parameter setting unit sets a processing parameter specifying at least the sensitivity of the microphone according to at least an instruction from a user. Based on the processing parameter, the audio signal processing unit applies processing, including beamforming processing, to the audio signal input from the microphone.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shuichi CHIHARA, Yijun LIU
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Publication number: 20090060455Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program which are capable of rapidly and appropriately setting a format of an audio signal to be output to a display apparatus. When a monitor apparatus 12 is connected to an image processing apparatus 11 via an HDMI cable 13, the image processing apparatus 11 displays an audio format setup screen on the basis of EDID acquired from the monitor apparatus 12. Only the setup items of the audio signal, which the monitor apparatus 12 can receive, are enabled in the audio format setup screen. A user selects a format of the audio signal to be supplied from the image processing apparatus 11 to the monitor apparatus 12 on the audio format setup screen. The present invention is applicable to, for example, an information processing apparatus outputting an audio signal to a monitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2006Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Qing Pan, Shuichi Chihara, Hidekazu Kamon
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Patent number: 6678462Abstract: When a video tape recorder or the like is programmed to record a desired TV program, the programming information is stored in a programming memory. If the remaining storage capacity of the programming memory becomes insufficient to store all programming information, a part of the programming information is transferred to a server via a telephone line and is stored in the program information database of the server. When the video tape recorder has completed a recording operation of a certain TV program, the programming information is sent back from the program information database of the server to the programming memory of the video tape recorder and is stored therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1998Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Shuichi Chihara
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Patent number: 4960256Abstract: A holding structure for a displaying apparatus for a socalled wrap top type electronic apparatus includes a first holding portion and a second holding portion on each lateral side of the displaying apparatus. The first holding portion is turnably connected to one end of a holding member having its other end turnably carried by the main body of an electronic apparatus, whilst the second holding portion is slidably held by a slide guide member provided on the main body of the electronic apparatus for extending in its for and aft direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 1989Date of Patent: October 2, 1990Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shuichi Chihara, Ryuta Kanno, Akitoshi Okuma
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Patent number: D753646Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasunori Kimura, Shuichi Chihara, Yasushi Tsuji, Junichiro Misawa, Shingo Harada