Inventor · disambiguated record
Hiraku Inoue
Also filed as: INOUE HIRAKU
48 granted patents·7 pending applications·1,327 citations·filing 1993–2020
98Inventor score
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55 records- 0196US6131129AComputer system within an AV/C based media changer subunit providing a standarized command setSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 10, 2000·124 cites·23 claims
- 0295US6931198B1Apparatus and method for downloading desired data signal to user-selectable storage unitSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 16, 2005·225 cites·54 claims
- 0395US6011761ADownloading compressed audio data from a server and detecting recording inhibiting informationSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 4, 2000·118 cites·12 claims
- 0492US6567847B1Data transmitting and receiving systemSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 20, 2003·75 cites·2 claims
- 0590US6141702AModel and command set for an AV/C-based disc media player recorderSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 31, 2000·135 cites·23 claims
- 0690US5901119ARecording apparatus, playback apparatus and recording medium having a management area with program position and playback informationSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted May 4, 1999·61 cites·10 claims
- 0788US6788653B1Digital signal transmission method digital signal transmission system, digital signal transmitting apparatus and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 7, 2004·43 cites·31 claims
- 0888US6789208B2System for synchronized power supply control over a plurality of electronic devices by determining whether any one of the electronic devices conforms to a predetermined condition and synchronously switching on or off each device that satisfies the predetermined conditionSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 7, 2004·26 cites·8 claims
- 0987US7243131B1Information processing system using remote control, with device and method thereforSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 10, 2007·36 cites·50 claims
- 1085US10115147B2Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 30, 2018·2 cites·18 claims
- 1185US8255488B2Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage mediumTANAKA IZURU·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 28, 2012·25 cites·8 claims
- 1282US6816967B1Electronic equipment and data processing method thereforSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 9, 2004·17 cites·41 claims
- 1382US6366953B2System and method for recording a compressed audio program distributed from an information centerSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 2, 2002·40 cites·9 claims
- 1481US10991032B2Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 27, 2021·1 cites·14 claims
- 1580US6097557AMethod and apparatus for recording compressed audio data on recording medium and method for transferring compressed audio dataSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 1, 2000·53 cites·21 claims
- 1680US5859815AApparatus and methods for minimizing non-recordable areas and numbers of parts per track on a digital recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 12, 1999·27 cites·18 claims
- 1777US7016303B1Transmitting method transmitting system and transmitterSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 21, 2006·25 cites·27 claims
- 1876US6496896B1Transmission apparatus, recording apparatus, transmission and reception apparatus, transmission method, recording method and transmission and reception methodSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 17, 2002·49 cites·22 claims
- 1973US10572930B2Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 25, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2073US10535091B2Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 14, 2020·0 cites·14 claims
- 2172US6529969B1Reception method and apparatus for searching various first and second source devices apapted to send data signals to analog and optical input terminalsSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 4, 2003·24 cites·9 claims
- 2272US6388766B1Dubbing apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 14, 2002·24 cites·8 claims
- 2371US7031781B1Recording apparatus, recording method and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 18, 2006·10 cites·20 claims
- 2470US5631743ABroadcast reception method and apparatus which controls recording of a broadcast video signal and detects a changed reception channel without using extra memorySONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted May 20, 1997·41 cites·9 claims
- 2569US6151286AMethod and apparatus for recording compressed audio data on recording medium and method for transferring compressed audio dataSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 21, 2000·20 cites·16 claims
- 2669US5761173ARecording and/or reproducing apparatus and method for data reproduction and processingSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 2, 1998·21 cites·4 claims
- 2768US7191267B2Electronic device system, controlling device and controlling methodSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 13, 2007·8 cites·9 claims
- 2866US6137642ARecording apparatus capable of realizing easy dubbing operationSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 24, 2000·19 cites·8 claims
- 2965US6910086B1Controller device, communication system and controlling method for transmitting reserve commands from a controller to target devicesSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 21, 2005·9 cites·8 claims
- 3063US7133948B2Controller device and communications system for transmitting reserve commands from a controller to target devicesSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 7, 2006·2 cites·7 claims
- 3161US9317880B2Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 19, 2016·0 cites·17 claims
- 3259USRE45120EDigital signal transmission method, digital signal transmission system, digital signal transmitting apparatus and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 9, 2014·0 cites·71 claims
- 3358US6970431B1Electronic device, data communication method and data processing method for electronic deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 29, 2005·5 cites·8 claims
- 3457USRE43962EDigital signal transmission method, digital signal transmission system, digital signal transmitting apparatus and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 5, 2013·0 cites·39 claims
- 3557USRE43271EDigital signal transmission method digital signal transmission system, digital signal transmitting apparatus and recording mediumSAKAMOTO ICHIRO·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 27, 2012·0 cites·61 claims
- 3657US7130945B2Controlling method for transmitting reserve commands from a controller to target devicesSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 31, 2006·1 cites·7 claims
- 3757US2009187965A1Electronic apparatus, method for controlling functions of the apparatus and serverSONY CORP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3856US9792642B2Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 17, 2017·0 cites·21 claims
- 3956US2005198214A1Information transmission method, information processing method, information transmission system, and data processing apparatusFiled 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4056US2005193126A1Information transmission method, information processing method, information transmission system, and data processing apparatusFiled 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4156US2005188058A1Information transmission method, information processing method, information transmission system, and data processing apparatusFiled 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4255US6529290B2Dubbing apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 4, 2003·4 cites·8 claims
- 4354US8700741B2Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage mediumTANAKA IZURU·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 15, 2014·0 cites·4 claims
- 4454US2010034392A1Electronic apparatus, method for controlling functions of the apparatus and serverSONY CORP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4551US6345017B1Reproducing apparatus capable of suppressing mechanical noise during access of sub data and main dataSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 5, 2002·9 cites·7 claims
- 4648US2006212944A1Signal processing circuit, content control apparatus, content control method and recording medium in or on which content control program is storedSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4748US2006116890A1Electronic apparatus, method for controlling functions of the apparatus and serverNAKAMURA JUNICHI·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4845US6650659B1Data transmitting methodSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 18, 2003·10 cites·42 claims
- 4945US6453110B1Electronic equipment control system and method, reproducing apparatus, output apparatus and transmission mediumSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 17, 2002·17 cites·11 claims
- 5044US5901122AFocus drive circuit and focus search method based on relative positional relationship between disc and objective lensSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted May 4, 1999·6 cites·11 claims
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