Patents by Inventor Yoshiyuki Takaku
Yoshiyuki Takaku 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: 9699245Abstract: An apparatus and method allowing for high-quality data acquisition and playback processing based on content information transmitted from a server to a client are provided. Property information constituting meta-information corresponding to content-associated attribute information stores data-scheme information on original content held by the server, such as file format information, codec information representing an encoded-data scheme, and resolution information. In response to a content information acquisition request from the client, content information including the data-scheme information on the original content is generated and is transmitted to the client. This structure allows the client to output a content transmission request in which the optimum data scheme is determined based on the data scheme of the original content. Therefore, high-quality data acquisition and playback can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro Morita, Yoshiyuki Takaku, Norifumi Kikkawa, Yoshiki Tanaka
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Publication number: 20160197978Abstract: An apparatus and method allowing for high-quality data acquisition and playback processing based on content information transmitted from a server to a client are provided. Property information constituting meta-information corresponding to content-associated attribute information stores data-scheme information on original content held by the server, such as file format information, codec information representing an encoded-data scheme, and resolution information. In response to a content information acquisition request from the client, content information including the data-scheme information on the original content is generated and is transmitted to the client. This structure allows the client to output a content transmission request in which the optimum data scheme is determined based on the data scheme of the original content. Therefore, high-quality data acquisition and playback can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: TOSHIHIRO MORITA, YOSHIYUKI TAKAKU, NORIFUMI KIKKAWA, YOSHIKI TANAKA
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Patent number: 9325779Abstract: An apparatus and method allowing for high-quality data acquisition and playback processing based on content information transmitted from a server to a client are provided. Property information constituting meta-information corresponding to content-associated attribute information stores data-scheme information on original content held by the server, such as file format information, codec information representing an encoded-data scheme, and reformation information. In response to a content information acquisition request from the client, content information including the data-scheme information on the original content is generated and is transmitted to the client. This structure allows the client to output a content transmission request in which the optimum data scheme is determined based on the data scheme of the original content. Therefore, high-quality data acquisition and playback can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Morita, Yoshiyuki Takaku, Norifumi Kikkawa, Yoshiki Tanaka
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Patent number: 8935236Abstract: An apparatus and method allowing for high-quality data acquisition and playback processing based on content information transmitted from a server to a client are provided. Property information constituting meta-information corresponding to content-associated attribute information stores data-scheme information on original content held by the server, such as file format information, codec information representing an encoded-data scheme, and resolution information. In response to a content information acquisition request from the client, content information including the data-scheme information on the original content is generated and is transmitted to the client. This structure allows the client to output a content transmission request in which the optimum data scheme is determined based on the data scheme of the original content. Therefore, high-quality data acquisition and playback can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2003Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Morita, Yoshiyuki Takaku, Norifumi Kikkawa, Yoshiki Tanaka
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Publication number: 20140012946Abstract: An apparatus and method allowing for high-quality data acquisition and playback processing based on content information transmitted from a server to a client are provided. Property information constituting meta-information corresponding to content-associated attribute information stores data-scheme information on original content held by the server, such as file format information, codec information representing an encoded-data scheme, and reformation information. In response to a content information acquisition request from the client, content information including the data-scheme information on the original content is generated and is transmitted to the client. This structure allows the client to output a content transmission request in which the optimum data scheme is determined based on the data scheme of the original content. Therefore, high-quality data acquisition and playback can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventors: Toshihiro MORITA, Yoshiyuki TAKAKU, Norifumi KIKKAWA, Yoshiki TANAKA
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Patent number: 7890580Abstract: To further correctly obtain related information about contents being received from a server. A communication apparatus 1 successively transmits request information that requests related information about contents being received via a network 30, at specified intervals (S1), receives related information corresponding to that request information (S2), temporarily stores (S3), displays it (S4), and performs contents updating processing. Here, if a direction to store the related information about the contents is entered, the communication apparatus 1 requests again request information for related information about contents, separately from the contents updating processing (S10). Then, the communication apparatus 1 receives related information corresponding to that request information (S11), and stores it (S13). This enables the latest related information to be further correctly obtained out of related information concerning contents, and obtaining related information before updating is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2009Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Kikkoji, Nozomu Okuzawa, Yoshiyuki Takaku, Susumu Yamahara, Shinsuke Yamashita, Jun Moriya, Yasuhiro Murase
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Patent number: 7752289Abstract: An apparatus and a method capable of efficiently and accurately constructing an access control configuration having high security are realized. Only the MAC address of a controller (client) 351 authorized by a user is authenticated and registered in a MAC address table of a device 352, and the device 352 performs MAC address filtering for permitting access by the controller 351 (client) which is authenticated and registered in the MAC address table. Furthermore, by making a registration completion notification and by performing version adjustment, a reliable access control configuration is constructed. The device authentication apparatus 350 avoids access from an unauthorized party which is not authenticated and registered, and makes the presence of a server not known to the controller which attempts to illegally perform device authentication. Therefore, access control with high security is realized.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Norifumi Kikkawa, Tatsuya Igarashi, Yoichi Kobori, Takehiko Morita, Yoshiyuki Takaku, Noriyuki Sakoh, Masaaki Hamada
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Publication number: 20100057889Abstract: To further correctly obtain related information about contents being received from a server. A communication apparatus 1 successively transmits request information that requests related information about contents being received via a network 30, at specified intervals (S1), receives related information corresponding to that request information (S2), temporarily stores (S3), displays it (S4), and performs contents updating processing. Here, if a direction to store the related information about the contents is entered, the communication apparatus 1 requests again request information for related information about contents, separately from the contents updating processing (S10). Then, the communication apparatus 1 receives related information corresponding to that request information (S11), and stores it (S13). This enables the latest related information to be further correctly obtained out of related information concerning contents, and obtaining related information before updating is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Kikkoji, Nozomu Okuzawa, Yoshiyuki Takaku, Susumu Yamahara, Shinsuke Yamashita, Jun Moriya, Yasuhiro Murase
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Patent number: 7631036Abstract: To further correctly obtain related information about contents being received from a server. A communication apparatus 1 successively transmits request information that requests related information about contents being received via a network 30, at specified intervals (S1), receives related information corresponding to that request information (S2), temporarily stores (S3), displays it (S4), and performs contents updating processing. Here, if a direction to store the related information about the contents is entered, the communication apparatus 1 requests again request information for related information about contents, separately from the contents updating processing (S10). Then, the communication apparatus 1 receives related information corresponding to that request information (S11), and stores it (S13). This enables the latest related information to be further correctly obtained out of related information concerning contents, and obtaining related information before updating is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2004Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Kikkoji, Nozomu Okuzawa, Yoshiyuki Takaku, Susumu Yamahara, Shinsuke Yamashita, Jun Moriya, Yasuhiro Murase
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Patent number: 7408954Abstract: In order to prevent interruption of processing at the time when the format of data changes during transmission of streaming data over an IEEE 1394 or other network, when streaming data output from first equipment is caused to be received by second equipment via a prescribed network, when the streaming data output from the first equipment changes from content A in a first format to content B in a second format, after the end of output of content B invalid data in the same format as content B is output, and during output of this invalid data the first equipment investigates the state of the second equipment (steps S11 to S14); when it is detected that preparations for input of streaming data in the second format are completed, output of content B in the second format is begun.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2002Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yoshiyuki Takaku
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Publication number: 20080027953Abstract: An apparatus and method allowing for high-quality data acquisition and playback processing based on content information transmitted from a server to a client are provided. Property information constituting meta-information corresponding to content-associated attribute information stores data-scheme information on original content held by the server, such as file format information, codec information representing an encoded-data scheme, and resolution information. In response to a content information acquisition request from the client, content information including the data-scheme information on the original content is generated and is transmitted to the client. This structure allows the client to output a content transmission request in which the optimum data scheme is determined based on the data scheme of the original content. Therefore, high-quality data acquisition and playback can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2003Publication date: January 31, 2008Inventors: Toshihiro Morita, Yoshiyuki Takaku, Norifumi Kikkawa, Yoshiki Tanaka
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Patent number: 7191267Abstract: An electronic device system of the invention has a controlling device and a controlled device interconnected via a data bus which complies with a predetermined communication format and which allows data to be exchanged between the devices. In a command transmission/reception transaction, the controlling device transmits a command to the controlled device. If an interim response is returned from the controlled device, the controlling device regards the transaction as complete and terminates the process without waiting for receipt of a final response from the controlled device.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2001Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takuro Noda, Yoshiaki Takenaka, Yoshiyuki Takaku, Hiraku Inoue
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Patent number: 7181299Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to readily judge details of data transmitted through a bus line, such as channel structure, at a receiver's end. When data is transmitted in a predetermined format with units having a predetermined data length among devices linked to a bus line, the data is transmitted by setting up a section for transmitting auxiliary data of transmission data in a unit having the predetermined data length, and placing identification data related to spatial placement of the transmission data in a first section within the section for transmitting the auxiliary data, and data related to set-up of the transmission data in a second section within the transmitting section.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2000Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshio Osakabe, Yoshiyuki Takaku
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Publication number: 20060294562Abstract: To further correctly obtain related information about contents being received from a server. A communication apparatus 1 successively transmits request information that requests related information about contents being received via a network 30, at specified intervals (S1), receives related information corresponding to that request information (S2), temporarily stores (S3), displays it (S4), and performs contents updating processing. Here, if a direction to store the related information about the contents is entered, the communication apparatus 1 requests again request information for related information about contents, separately from the contents updating processing (S10). Then, the communication apparatus 1 receives related information corresponding to that request information (S11), and stores it (S13). This enables the latest related information to be further correctly obtained out of related information concerning contents, and obtaining related information before updating is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2004Publication date: December 28, 2006Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Kikkoji, Nozomu Okuzawa, Yoshiyuki Takaku, Susumu Yamahara, Shinsuke Yamashita, Jun Moriya, Yasuhiro Murase
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Patent number: 7072991Abstract: In the information processing system, the user can easily grasp the names of terminals that the main information processing device possesses. By transmitting the name data showing each name of multiple terminals 13, 14, 15 that the main information processing device 4 has to the control device 2 via the predetermined communication means 8, 11, and displaying each name of each terminal that said name data shows on the display means 33 of the control device 2, the user can easily grasp names of terminals that the main information processing device 4 has.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2005Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshiyuki Takaku, Mari Horiguchi
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Patent number: 7072992Abstract: In the information processing system, the user can easily grasp the names of terminals that the main information processing device possesses. By transmitting the name data showing each name of multiple terminals 13, 14, 15 that the main information processing device 4 has to the control device 2 via the predetermined communication means 8, 11, and displaying each name of each terminal that said name data shows on the display means 33 of the control device 2, the user can easily grasp names of terminals that the main information processing device 4 has.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2005Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshiyuki Takaku, Mari Horiguchi
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Patent number: 7072993Abstract: In the information processing system, the user can easily grasp the names of terminals that the main information processing device possesses. By transmitting the name data showing each name of multiple terminals 13, 14, 15 that the main information processing device 4 has to the control device 2 via the predetermined communication means 8, 11, and displaying each name of each terminal that said name data shows on the display means 33 of the control device 2, the user can easily grasp names of terminals that the main information processing device 4 has.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2005Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshiyuki Takaku, Mari Horiguchi
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Patent number: 7072990Abstract: In the information processing system, the user can easily grasp the names of terminals that the main information processing device possesses. By transmitting the name data showing each name of multiple terminals 13, 14, 15 that the main information processing device 4 has to the control device 2 via the predetermined communication means 8, 11, and displaying each name of each terminal that said name data shows on the display means 33 of the control device 2, the user can easily grasp names of terminals that the main information processing device 4 has.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2005Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshiyuki Takaku, Mari Horiguchi
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Patent number: 6993606Abstract: A sink apparatus receives stream data outputted from a source apparatus connected to a predetermined network. When the source apparatus or an other apparatus connected to the network transmits a command to configure a data input section of the sink apparatus to input data outputted from the source apparatus, data are prepared to indicate that a configuration of the data input section is at least temporarily disabled as a response from the sink apparatus. When the apparatus that transmitted the command receives the data indicating that the configuration is at least temporarily disabled corresponding processing may be executed. When stream data are transmitted through a network it can be easily determined by an other apparatus on the network whether the sink apparatus is ready to input data.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2000Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshiyuki Takaku, Mari Horiguchi, Makoto Sato
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Publication number: 20050188134Abstract: In the information processing system, the user can easily grasp the names of terminals that the main information processing device possesses. By transmitting the name data showing each name of multiple terminals 13, 14, 15 that the main information processing device 4 has to the control device 2 via the predetermined communication means 8, 11, and displaying each name of each terminal that said name data shows on the display means 33 of the control device 2, the user can easily grasp names of terminals that the main information processing device 4 has.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2005Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventors: Yoshiyuki Takaku, Mari Horiguchi