Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa Gonno
Yoshihisa Gonno 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: 8418203Abstract: By describing electrical program guide information in a language such as XML and then multiplexing the electrical program guide information to a broadcast signal for transmission, advertisements, images and sounds can be easily entered and various program guides can be realized. For manufacturers of receiving devices, it suffices to develop only the software for receiving, decoding and displaying received XML data. There is no need to develop the software for displaying the EPG for each type of receiving device. Thus, the number of development steps can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2000Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fumihiko Nishio, Keiji Yuzawa, Takashi Tsurumoto, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Eiji Yoshida, Yoshihisa Gonno
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Patent number: 8254753Abstract: For generation of a subtitle in a digital movie screening system, it is essential to reduce the burden of processing the subtitle when screening a movie.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2006Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Nakano, Hiroyasu Furuse, Yoshihisa Gonno, Akifumi Mishima, Tsutomu Yamamoto
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Patent number: 7657630Abstract: At a server 2, a subject for updating an object registered in a database 3 and an event for obtaining the subject are generated, while a request for the subject from a receiving terminal 5 is received and totaled so that a resource necessary for providing the subject is allocated on the basis of the result of totaling. Then, the event is transmitted and the subject is provided on the basis of the resource allocated thereto. At the receiving terminal 5, the event is received and the necessity of the subject to be obtained on the basis of the event is evaluated so that request data requesting the subject is transmitted to the server 2 on the basis of the result of evaluation. Then, the subject provided by the server 2 in response to the request data is obtained on the basis of the event.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2004Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignees: Sony Corporation, Information Broadcasting Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Yoshihisa Gonno, Fumihiko Nishio, Kazuo Haraoka, Yasuaki Yamagishi
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Patent number: 7627881Abstract: A transmitting system for transmitting contents data, meta data, and meta data schema. A meta data schema that represents the structure of meta data of contents data is stored in a meta data schema storing portion. A contents segmenting portion generates segmentation data for selecting a particular segment from successive contents data supplied from a contents storing portion and supplies the generated segmentation data to a meta data combining portion. The meta data combining portion correlates meta data with corresponding segmentation data in a format corresponding to the structure of the meta data schema, combines the meta data with the segmentation data, and outputs the combined data. The meta data schema, meta data with segmentation data, and contents data are converted in a transmission format.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2000Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignees: Sony Corporation, Information Broadcasting Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Yoshihisa Gonno, Fumihiko Nishio, Kazuo Haraoka, Kazuhiko Takabayashi, Yasuaki Yamagishi
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Patent number: 7558879Abstract: At step S1, a URI of a desired content is input. At step S3, corresponding to the input URI, a proper resolution executing portion is selected. A plurality of resolution executing portions perform processes in parallel. At step S4, with reference to a correlation table that correlates identification names of contents and file names in a storing unit, a name resolving process is performed. At step S6, with reference to name resolution table data transmitted as an MPEG2 section table in a satellite broadcast, a name resolving process is performed. At step S8, by communicating with a name resolving service on a network such as DNS, a name resolving process is performed. After the name resolving processes in all methods have been completed, at step S10, an acquired location list L is sent to a content acquiring portion. The content acquiring portion references the list L and acquires a content designated by the URI.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2002Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fumihiko Nishio, Yoshihisa Gonno, Tomohiro Tsunoda, Yasuaki Yamagishi
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Patent number: 7363307Abstract: A transmitting apparatus for transmitting a hierarchical structure of a directory for hierarchically managing locations of contents data is disclosed, that includes a managing unit for managing a hierarchical structure of a directory composed of a container entry and a leaf entry, a container entry containing information in the immediately lower hierarchical level thereof, a leaf entry being disposed in the immediately lower hierarchical level of a container entry, a leaf entry not containing information in the immediately lower hierarchical level thereof, a detecting unit for detecting a change of the hierarchical structure of the directory managed by the managing unit and obtaining position information and identification information corresponding to the detected result, the position information representing the position of a container entry in the hierarchical structure of the directory, the identification information identifying a leaf entry corresponding to the hierarchical structure of the directory, andType: GrantFiled: June 28, 2000Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignees: Sony Corporation, Information Broadcasting Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Yoshihisa Gonno, Fumihiko Nishio, Kazuhiko Takabayashi, Kazuo Haraoka
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Patent number: 7328402Abstract: Transmitting apparatuses, transmitting methods, receiving apparatuses, receiving methods, and transmitting and receiving systems for transmitting and receiving a hierarchical structure of a directory for hierarchically managing locations of contents data is disclosed. The apparatuses, methods and systems manage a hierarchical structure of a directory composed of a container entry and a leaf entry. The container entry contains information of the lower hierarchical level thereof, a leaf entry being located directly below a container entry. The leaf entry does not contain information of the lower hierarchical level thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2000Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignees: Sony Corporation, Information Broadcasting Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Yoshihisa Gonno, Fumihiko Nishio, Kazuhiko Takabayashi, Kazuo Haraoka
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Patent number: 7254635Abstract: A managing apparatus for managing data necessary for providing a content is disclosed, that includes a reserving element for reserving a delivery resource for each content, a storing element for storing reserved delivery resource assignment information, and a transmitter for transmitting the reserved delivery resource assignment information.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2001Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshihisa Gonno, Fumihiko Nishio, Tomohiro Tsunoda, Yasuaki Yamagishi
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Patent number: 7188148Abstract: An information providing apparatus for registering the delivery of content data including a storing section for storing content that is provided and a delivery designating section for designating a delivery condition for delivering the content, wherein a delivering apparatus presents data necessary for determining the delivery condition that is designated by the delivery designating section.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2001Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fumihiko Nishio, Yoshihisa Gonno, Tomohiro Tsunoda, Yasuaki Yamagishi
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Patent number: 7136998Abstract: Notification of lapse information of a public key certificate from a PKI directory server to a PKI directory client. Certificate authority information in a certificate authority structure is made to correspond to a container entry, end entity information is made to correspond to a leaf entry, and the certificate authority structure is assigned to a directory tree. If a certain certificate is lapsed and a certificate is newly issued, the newly issued certificate and its serial number are stored in the entry. After a predetermined time elapses, the certificate is put into a certain URL and the certificate stored in the entry is replaced with the URL information. At a receiver, a filtering mask is set on the basis of a certificate pass for obtaining the necessary certificate. A directory tree in which URL information and the serial number have been stored is repetitively transmitted from the transmission side. At the receiver, only the entries selected by the filtering mask are updated.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2001Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Yoshihisa Gonno, Fumihiko Nishio, Tomohiro Tsunoda
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Publication number: 20060245727Abstract: For generation of a subtitle in a digital movie screening system, it is essential to reduce the burden of processing the subtitle when screening a movie.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2006Publication date: November 2, 2006Inventors: Hiroshi Nakano, Hiroyasu Furuse, Yoshihisa Gonno, Akifumi Mishima, Tsutomu Yamamoto
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Patent number: 7093000Abstract: A transmitting apparatus is disclosed, that comprises a transmitting means for transmitting the same contents of update information a plurality number of times, the update information representing that data has been updated, wherein the transmission timing of the same contents of the update information transmitted by the transmitting means is designated corresponding to operating state information of receiving means that receives the update information from the transmitting means.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2000Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignees: Sony Corporation, Information Broadcasting Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Kazuhiko Takabayashi, Kazuo Haraoka, Yoshihisa Gonno, Fumihiko Nishio
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Patent number: 7051064Abstract: A transmitting apparatus for transmitting a hierarchical structure of a directory for hierarchically managing locations of contents data is disclosed, that comprises a managing means for managing a hierarchical structure of a directory composed of a container entry and a leaf entry, a container entry containing information in the immediately lower hierarchical level thereof, a leaf entry being disposed in the immediately lower hierarchical level of a container entry, a leaf entry not containing information in the immediately lower hierarchical level thereof, a detecting means for detecting a change of the hierarchical structure of the directory managed by the managing means and obtaining first difference information and second difference information, the first difference information being the difference of container entries corresponding to the detected result, the second difference information being the difference of leaf entries corresponding to the detected result, and a transmitting means for transmittingType: GrantFiled: June 27, 2000Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignees: Sony Corporation, Information Broadcasting Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Yoshihisa Gonno, Fumihiko Nishio, Kazuhiko Takabayashi, Kazuo Haraoka
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Patent number: 6898801Abstract: In order to reduce the amount of data to be transmitted by a transmission apparatus, the transmission apparatus transmits control sub-information to a receiving apparatus separately from video data which is actually distributed, and eliminates redundant distribution of video data. The receiving apparatus stores the received video data and creates content in accordance with the control sub-information.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1999Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuo Haraoka, Yoshihisa Gonno, Fumihiko Nishio, Yasuaki Yamagishi
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Publication number: 20050055447Abstract: At a server 2, a subject for updating an object registered in a database 3 and an event for obtaining the subject are generated, while a request for the subject from a receiving terminal 5 is received and totaled so that a resource necessary for providing the subject is allocated on the basis of the result of totaling. Then, the event is transmitted and the subject is provided on the basis of the resource allocated thereto. At the receiving terminal 5, the event is received and the necessity of the subject to be obtained on the basis of the event is evaluated so that request data requesting the subject is transmitted to the server 2 on the basis of the result of evaluation. Then, the subject provided by the server 2 in response to the request data is obtained on the basis of the event.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2004Publication date: March 10, 2005Inventors: Yoshihisa Gonno, Fumihiko Nishio, Kazuo Haraoka, Yasuaki Yamagishi
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Patent number: 6810423Abstract: At a server 2, a subject for updating an object registered in a database 3 and an event for obtaining the subject are generated, while a request for the subject from a receiving terminal 5 is received and totaled so that a resource necessary for providing the subject is allocated on the basis of the result of totaling. Then, the event is transmitted and the subject is provided on the basis of the resource allocated thereto. At the receiving terminal 5, the event is received and the necessity of the subject to be obtained on the basis of the event is evaluated so that request data requesting the subject is transmitted to the server 2 on the basis of the result of evaluation. Then, the subject provided by the server 2 in response to the request data is obtained on the basis of the event.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2000Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignees: Sony Corporation, Information Broadcasting Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Yoshihisa Gonno, Fumihiko Nishio, Kazuo Haraoka, Yasuaki Yamagishi
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Publication number: 20040059824Abstract: At step S1, update notification information is received through a receiving portion or a communication controlling portion. At step S2, the received update notification information is analyzed. To extract the contents of the update notification information described in the XML format, the update notification information is analyzed by an XML interpreting program or the like. At step S3, corresponding to the analyzed result, the receiving portion or the communication controlling portion is controlled so as to obtain update information corresponding to the update notification information. As a result, the update information is obtained. At step S4, the update information described in the XML format is analyzed by an analyzing portion so as to obtain the updated content. At step S5, a content stored in the storing portion is updated corresponding update information as the analyzed result.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventors: Fumihiko Nishio, Yoshihisa Gonno, Tomohiro Tsunoda, Yasuaki Yamagishi
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Publication number: 20030208625Abstract: At step S1, a URI of a desired content is input. At step S3, corresponding to the input URI, a proper resolution executing portion is selected. A plurality of resolution executing portions perform processes in parallel. At step S4, with reference to a correlation table that correlates identification names of contents and file names in a storing unit, a name resolving process is performed. At step S6, with reference to name resolution table data transmitted as an MPEG2 section table in a satellite broadcast, a name resolving process is performed. At step S8, by communicating with a name resolving service on a network such as DNS, a name resolving process is performed. After the name resolving processes in all methods have been completed, at step S10, an acquired location list L is sent to a content acquiring portion. The content acquiring portion references the list L and acquires a content designated by the URI.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2003Publication date: November 6, 2003Inventors: Fumihiko Nishio, Yoshihisa Gonno, Tomohiro Tsunoda, Yasuaki Yamagishi
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Patent number: 6404739Abstract: A transmitter transmits data via a broadcasting link consisting of a satellite link. Receivers receive the data, and verify whether they have successfully received the data. Only when having failed to successfully receive the data, some of the receivers, which can transmit information to the transmitter, transmit retransmission requests for requesting the retransmission of the data via a communication link consisting of the Internet. When retransmission requests are transmitted, the transmitter receives only the retransmission requests and totals them. In addition, the transmitter transmits the data requested to be retransmitted, based on the total via the broadcasting link. The receivers receive the retransmitted data.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 1998Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yoshihisa Gonno
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Publication number: 20020059573Abstract: An information providing apparatus for registering the delivery of data for providing a content is disclosed, that comprises a storing means for storing a content that is provided, and a delivery designating means for designating a delivery condition for delivering a content, wherein a delivering apparatus presents data necessary for considering the delivery condition that is designated to said delivery designating means.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2001Publication date: May 16, 2002Inventors: Fumihiko Nishio, Yoshihisa Gonno, Tomohiro Tsunoda, Yasuaki Yamagishi