Patents by Inventor Teiichi Shiga
Teiichi Shiga 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: 11544967Abstract: The present technology is to provide an image sensor capable of enhancing the security of biometric information and lowering the risk of information leakage. An image sensor 10 includes: a biometric information acquisition unit 102 that acquires biometric information; a storage unit 14 that stores reference information to be compared with the biometric information; and a biometric authentication unit 104 that performs biometric authentication by comparing the biometric information with the reference information. The image sensor 10 further includes an encryption processing unit 105 that encrypts biometric authentication information that authenticates a living organism.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignees: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yusuke Minagawa, Go Asayama, Toru Akishita, Hirotake Yamamoto, Shigeki Teramoto, Kazutaka Tachibana, Teiichi Shiga, Hiroshi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210326592Abstract: The present technology is to provide an image sensor capable of enhancing the security of biometric information and lowering the risk of information leakage. An image sensor 10 includes: a biometric information acquisition unit 102 that acquires biometric information; a storage unit 14 that stores reference information to be compared with the biometric information; and a biometric authentication unit 104 that performs biometric authentication by comparing the biometric information with the reference information. The image sensor 10 further includes an encryption processing unit 105 that encrypts biometric authentication information that authenticates a living organism.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicants: Sony Group Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Yusuke Minagawa, Go Asayama, Toru Akishita, Hirotake Yamamoto, Shigeki Teramoto, Kazutaka Tachibana, Teiichi Shiga, Hiroshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 11080524Abstract: The present technology is to provide an image sensor capable of enhancing the security of biometric information and lowering the risk of information leakage. An image sensor 10 includes: a biometric information acquisition unit 102 that acquires biometric information; a storage unit 14 that stores reference information to be compared with the biometric information; and a biometric authentication unit 104 that performs biometric authentication by comparing the biometric information with the reference information. The image sensor 10 further includes an encryption processing unit 105 that encrypts biometric authentication information that authenticates a living organism.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Yusuke Minagawa, Go Asayama, Toru Akishita, Hirotake Yamamoto, Shigeki Teramoto, Kazutaka Tachibana, Teiichi Shiga, Hiroshi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20190156117Abstract: The present technology is to provide an image sensor capable of enhancing the security of biometric information and lowering the risk of information leakage. An image sensor 10 includes: a biometric information acquisition unit 102 that acquires biometric information; a storage unit 14 that stores reference information to be compared with the biometric information; and a biometric authentication unit 104 that performs biometric authentication by comparing the biometric information with the reference information. The image sensor 10 further includes an encryption processing unit 105 that encrypts biometric authentication information that authenticates a living organism.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicants: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Yusuke Minagawa, Go Asayama, Toru Akishita, Hirotake Yamamoto, Shigeki Teramoto, Kazutaka Tachibana, Teiichi Shiga, Hiroshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 10291398Abstract: A control unit of a communication device decrypts, when receiving via an antenna from a reader/writer a cipher key encrypted with a key same as a common key recorded in a recording unit by the reader/writer, the encrypted cipher key with the common key recorded in the recording unit, and when receiving via the antenna from the reader/writer a readout target address specifying a region of a data readout source in the recording unit encrypted with a cipher key same as the cipher key by the reader/writer, decrypting the encrypted readout target address with the cipher key, and transmitting the data recorded in the region specified by the readout target address obtained through decryption of the regions of the recording unit to the reader/writer via the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshinori Kanemoto, Teiichi Shiga
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Patent number: 9729530Abstract: A communication device includes an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals with a reader/writer of a service issuing terminal; a recording unit recorded with data, and also recorded with a pattern in which information specifying an authentication key and access attribute indicating whether or not a readout process or a write process on the data is possible using the authentication key are corresponded; and a control unit for, when receiving one or plural information specifying a region of the data from the reader/writer of the service issuing terminal via the antenna, holding the received one or plural information specifying the region of the data.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshinori Kanemoto, Teiichi Shiga
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Publication number: 20170005793Abstract: A control unit of a communication device decrypts, when receiving via an antenna from a reader/writer a cipher key encrypted with a key same as a common key recorded in a recording unit by the reader/writer, the encrypted cipher key with the common key recorded in the recording unit, and when receiving via the antenna from the reader/writer a readout target address specifying a region of a data readout source in the recording unit encrypted with a cipher key same as the cipher key by the reader/writer, decrypting the encrypted readout target address with the cipher key, and transmitting the data recorded in the region specified by the readout target address obtained through decryption of the regions of the recording unit to the reader/writer via the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Toshinori Kanemoto, Teiichi Shiga
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Patent number: 9407446Abstract: A control unit of a communication device decrypts, when receiving via an antenna from a reader/writer a cipher key encrypted with a key same as a common key recorded in a recording unit by the reader/writer, the encrypted cipher key with the common key recorded in the recording unit, and when receiving via the antenna from the reader/writer a readout target address specifying a region of a data readout source in the recording unit encrypted with a cipher key same as the cipher key by the reader/writer, decrypting the encrypted readout target address with the cipher key, and transmitting the data recorded in the region specified by the readout target address obtained through decryption of the regions of the recording unit to the reader/writer via the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2009Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshinori Kanemoto, Teiichi Shiga
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Publication number: 20140196120Abstract: A communication device includes an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals with a reader/writer of a service issuing terminal; a recording unit recorded with data, and also recorded with a pattern in which information specifying an authentication key and access attribute indicating whether or not a readout process or a write process on the data is possible using the authentication key are corresponded; and a control unit for, when receiving one or plural information specifying a region of the data from the reader/writer of the service issuing terminal via the antenna, holding the received one or plural information specifying the region of the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshinori Kanemoto, Teiichi Shiga
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Patent number: 8698599Abstract: A communication processing device includes a control unit for, when receiving an address update request signal including a segment identifier for identifying a segment address of a recording unit from a reader/writer, holding the segment identifier in a RAM, and when receiving a readout request signal including an offset address having the segment as a reference from the reader/writer, transmitting to the reader/writer data recorded in a region specified by an address having the offset address contained in the readout request signal as offset with the segment address identified in the segment identifier as a reference of the regions of the recording unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshinori Kanemoto, Teiichi Shiga
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Patent number: 8638943Abstract: A communication device includes an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals with a reader/writer of a service issuing terminal; a recording unit recorded with data, and also recorded with a pattern in which information specifying an authentication key and access attribute indicating whether or not a readout process or a write process on the data is possible using the authentication key are corresponded; and a control unit for, when receiving one or plural information specifying a region of the data from the reader/writer of the service issuing terminal via the antenna, holding the received one or plural information specifying the region of the data.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshinori Kanemoto, Teiichi Shiga
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Patent number: 8144901Abstract: The present invention provides a sound image position correction system that applies sound image position correction processing to a voice signal so that an optimal sound image position is obtained. There is provided a sound image position correction system which corrects the position of a sound image output from a plurality of speakers in a multichannel reproduction system having three or more channels, which includes a speaker moving section that moves the positions of the plurality of speakers provided in the multichannel reproduction system, a speaker position detection section that detects the positions of the plurality of speakers moved by the speaker moving section, and a sound image position correction section that applies sound image position correction processing to a sound signal to be supplied to the plurality of speakers based on the positions of the speakers detected by the speaker position detection section.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hayato Tsuiki, Teiichi Shiga, Koji Miura
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Patent number: 8135870Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication processing unit configured to communicate with an external communication device and a data processing unit configured to communicate with the communication processing unit via a wired data communication path. The data processing unit is configured to interpret address information received from the external communication device. The communication processing unit includes a memory where data transmitted and received between the external communication device and the data processing unit is temporarily stored. The communication processing unit further includes a control unit configured to control data writing in and data reading from the memory, perform an error check process by a code included in a received data from the external communication device, and transmit the address information received from the external communication device to the data processing unit without interpreting the address information.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Teiichi Shiga, Toshinori Kanemoto
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Patent number: 8082374Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication processing unit configured to communicate with an external communication device; and a data processing unit configured to communicate with the communication processing unit and carry out data processing. The communication processing unit includes a memory where data transmitted and received between a communication device and the data processing unit is temporarily stored, and a control unit configured to control data writing and data reading. When a command packet received from the communication device is a data reading request, the control unit acquires data from the memory and transmits the data to the communication device. When the command packet received from the communication device is a data writing request, the control unit stores data in the memory, acquires data from the memory in response to the request from the data processing unit, and outputs the data to the data processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Teiichi Shiga, Toshinori Kanemoto
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Publication number: 20110271015Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication processing unit configured to communicate with an external communication device and a data processing unit configured to communicate with the communication processing unit via a wired data communication path. The data processing unit is configured to interpret address information received from the external communication device. The communication processing unit includes a memory where data transmitted and received between the external communication device and the data processing unit is temporarily stored. The communication processing unit further includes a control unit configured to control data writing in and data reading from the memory, perform an error check process by a code included in a received data from the external communication device, and transmit the address information received from the external communication device to the data processing unit without interpreting the address information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Teiichi Shiga, Toshinori Kanemoto
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Publication number: 20090292827Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication processing unit configured to communicate with an external communication device; and a data processing unit configured to communicate with the communication processing unit and carry out data processing. The communication processing unit includes a memory where data transmitted and received between a communication device and the data processing unit is temporarily stored, and a control unit configured to control data writing and data reading. When a command packet received from the communication device is a data reading request, the control unit acquires data from the memory and transmits the data to the communication device. When the command packet received from the communication device is a data writing request, the control unit stores data in the memory, acquires data from the memory in response to the request from the data processing unit, and outputs the data to the data processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Teiichi Shiga, Toshinori Kanemoto
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Publication number: 20090285400Abstract: A control unit of a communication device decrypts, when receiving via an antenna from a reader/writer a cipher key encrypted with a key same as a common key recorded in a recording unit by the reader/writer, the encrypted cipher key with the common key recorded in the recording unit, and when receiving via the antenna from the reader/writer a readout target address specifying a region of a data readout source in the recording unit encrypted with a cipher key same as the cipher key by the reader/writer, decrypting the encrypted readout target address with the cipher key, and transmitting the data recorded in the region specified by the readout target address obtained through decryption of the regions of the recording unit to the reader/writer via the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshinori Kanemoto, Teiichi Shiga
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Publication number: 20090286483Abstract: A communication device includes an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals with a reader/writer of a service issuing terminal; a recording unit recorded with data, and also recorded with a pattern in which information specifying an authentication key and access attribute indicating whether or not a readout process or a write process on the data is possible using the authentication key are corresponded; and a control unit for, when receiving one or plural information specifying a region of the data from the reader/writer of the service issuing terminal via the antenna, holding the received one or plural information specifying the region of the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshinori Kanemoto, Teiichi Shiga
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Publication number: 20090261952Abstract: A communication processing device includes a control unit for, when receiving an address update request signal including a segment identifier for identifying a segment address of a recording unit from a reader/writer, holding the segment identifier in a RAM, and when receiving a readout request signal including an offset address having the segment as a reference from the reader/writer, transmitting to the reader/writer data recorded in a region specified by an address having the offset address contained in the readout request signal as offset with the segment address identified in the segment identifier as a reference of the regions of the recording unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshinori Kanemoto, Teiichi Shiga
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Patent number: RE44442Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication processing unit configured to communicate with an external communication device and a data processing unit configured to communicate with the communication processing unit via a wired data communication path. The data processing unit is configured to interpret address information received from the external communication device. The communication processing unit includes a memory where data transmitted and received between the external communication device and the data processing unit is temporarily stored. The communication processing unit further includes a control unit configured to control data writing in and data reading from the memory, perform an error check process by a code included in a received data from the external communication device, and transmit the address information received from the external communication device to the data processing unit without interpreting the address information.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Teiichi Shiga, Toshinori Kanemoto