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Hisato Shima
Also filed as: SHIMA HISATO
131 granted patents·13 pending applications·3,860 citations·filing 1993–2016
99Inventor score
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144 records- 0197US5899578ADigital signal processor, processing method, digital signal recording/playback device and digital signal playback methodSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted May 4, 1999·125 cites·6 claims
- 0296US6718476B1Method of synchronizing each local clock to a master clock in a data bus systemSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 6, 2004·59 cites·50 claims
- 0395US6295479B1Focus in/out actions and user action pass-through mechanism for panel subunitSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 25, 2001·99 cites·34 claims
- 0494US8098388B2Content transmission device, content transmission method, and computer program used therewithSUZUKI HIROYUKI·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 17, 2012·12 cites·21 claims
- 0594US7177427B1Method and system for transferring information using an encryption mode indicatorSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 13, 2007·76 cites·20 claims
- 0694US6223285B1Method and system for transferring information using an encryption mode indicatorSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 24, 2001·174 cites·16 claims
- 0793US6285824B1Digital signal processor, processing method, digital signal recording/playback device and digital signal playback methodSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 4, 2001·60 cites·47 claims
- 0893US6141767AMethod of and apparatus for verifying reliability of contents within the configuration ROM of IEEE 1394-1995 devicesSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 31, 2000·103 cites·30 claims
- 0993US5712834AControl apparatus for data reproduction and recording devicesSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 27, 1998·129 cites·4 claims
- 1092US6934463B2Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 23, 2005·26 cites·35 claims
- 1192US6907301B2Method and system for selecting and controlling devices in a home networkSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 14, 2005·91 cites·24 claims
- 1292US5539390AMethod for setting addresses for series-connectd apparatusesSONY CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 23, 1996·142 cites·14 claims
- 1390US8363258B2Content transmission device, content transmission method, and computer program used therewithSONY CORP·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 29, 2013·7 cites·40 claims
- 1490US8170206B2Enciphering apparatus and method, deciphering apparatus and method as well as information processing apparatus and methodISHIGURO RYUJI·Filed 2010·Granted May 1, 2012·9 cites·102 claims
- 1589US7242769B2Enciphering apparatus and method, deciphering apparatus and method as well as information processing apparatus and methodSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 10, 2007·10 cites·18 claims
- 1689US6360320B2Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system and recording medium using an apparatus id and provided license key for authentication of each information to be processedSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 19, 2002·154 cites·70 claims
- 1789US5933430AData communication methodSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 3, 1999·119 cites·16 claims
- 1889US5420724AControlling system and method for audio or video unitsSONY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted May 30, 1995·46 cites·7 claims
- 1988US5786955ARecording medium cartridge with memory circuit for storing directory information including imagesSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 28, 1998·40 cites·20 claims
- 2087US8074290B2System, apparatus, method and computer program for transferring contentNAKANO TAKEHIKO·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 6, 2011·14 cites·72 claims
- 2187US7065214B2Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 20, 2006·42 cites·6 claims
- 2287US6381507B1Command pass-through functionality in panel subunitSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·47 cites·29 claims
- 2386US8594325B2Enciphering apparatus and method, deciphering apparatus and method as well as information processing apparatus and methodISHIGURO RYUJI·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 26, 2013·5 cites·33 claims
- 2486US7860248B2Enciphering apparatus and method, deciphering apparatus and method as well as information processing apparatus and methodSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 28, 2010·7 cites·8 claims
- 2586US5832173AApparatus for reproducing a video signal recorded on tape and for searching the tapeSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 3, 1998·53 cites·19 claims
- 2686US5673357AVideo recording, transmitting and reproducing apparatus with concurrent recording and transmitting or multiple dubbing of copy protected video signalsSONY CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 30, 1997·83 cites·64 claims
- 2785US6539450B1Method and system for adjusting isochronous bandwidths on a busSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 25, 2003·46 cites·29 claims
- 2885US6313880B1Display with one or more display windows and placement dependent cursor and function controlSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 6, 2001·87 cites·33 claims
- 2985US6148241AMethod and system for providing a user interface for a networked device using panel subunit descriptor informationSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 14, 2000·161 cites·23 claims
- 3084US6647446B1Method and system for using a new bus identifier resulting from a bus topology changeSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 11, 2003·17 cites·33 claims
- 3184US6556221B1Extended elements and mechanisms for displaying a rich graphical user interface in panel subunitSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 29, 2003·36 cites·62 claims
- 3283US6631415B1Method and system for providing a communication connection using stream identifiersSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 7, 2003·37 cites·20 claims
- 3383US6421069B1Method and apparatus for including self-describing information within devicesSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 16, 2002·127 cites·64 claims
- 3482US7233665B1Enciphering apparatus and method, deciphering apparatus and method as well as information processing apparatus and methodSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 19, 2007·5 cites·25 claims
- 3582US6631435B1Application programming interface for data transfer and bus management over a bus structureSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 7, 2003·32 cites·45 claims
- 3682US5978807AApparatus for and method of automatically downloading and storing internet web pagesSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 2, 1999·114 cites·23 claims
- 3781US7962747B2Information processing, apparatus and method, recording medium, and programSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 14, 2011·5 cites·36 claims
- 3881US5805073AApparatus for connecting electric appliancesSONY CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 8, 1998·91 cites·5 claims
- 3980US6901474B2Application programming interface for data transfer and bus management over a bus structureSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 31, 2005·24 cites·82 claims
- 4079US6327109B1Method for reproducing information from media which incorporate separate memory circuitsSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 4, 2001·24 cites·10 claims
- 4178US8923511B2Enciphering apparatus and method, deciphering apparatus and method as well as information processing apparatus and methodSONY CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 30, 2014·2 cites·25 claims
- 4278US6728821B1Method and system for adjusting isochronous bandwidths on a busSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 27, 2004·26 cites·29 claims
- 4378US6587910B2Isochronous data pipe for managing and manipulating a high-speed stream of isochronous data flowing between an application and a bus structureSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·16 cites·16 claims
- 4478US5815631AApparatus and method for controlling an audio video systemsSONY CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 29, 1998·60 cites·10 claims
- 4577US6286067B1Method and system for the simplification of leaf-limited bridgesSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 4, 2001·24 cites·15 claims
- 4676US6615293B1Method and system for providing an exact image transfer and a root panel list within the panel subunit graphical user interface mechanismSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 2, 2003·21 cites·16 claims
- 4776US6446142B1Method of and apparatus for dynamically binding subobjects into objects to represent functions and characteristics of a device within an IEEE 1394 serial bus networkSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 3, 2002·78 cites·17 claims
- 4876US6233637B1Isochronous data pipe for managing and manipulating a high-speed stream of isochronous data flowing between an application and a bus structureSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted May 15, 2001·61 cites·24 claims
- 4974US7577782B2Application programming interface for data transfer and bus management over a bus structureSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 18, 2009·19 cites·22 claims
- 5073US7657928B2Communication apparatus and associated method of controlling distribution of content to network devicesSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 2, 2010·17 cites·9 claims
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