Inventor · disambiguated record
Tomoyuki Hanai
Also filed as: HANAI TOMOYUKI
44 granted patents·8 pending applications·1,276 citations·filing 1994–2016
98Inventor score
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52 records- 0192US7623756B2Apparatus, method, and computer program for processing informationSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 24, 2009·18 cites·18 claims
- 0291US7624345B2Apparatus and method for controlling display of electrical program guideSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 24, 2009·14 cites·6 claims
- 0391US6487722B1EPG transmitting apparatus and method, EPG receiving apparatus and method, EPG transmitting/receiving system and method, and providerSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 26, 2002·156 cites·19 claims
- 0491US5909212AApparatus and method for controlling display of electrical program guideSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 1, 1999·119 cites·5 claims
- 0590US6802076B1Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an electric apparatus system, and transmission mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 5, 2004·43 cites·30 claims
- 0690US5541670AElectric apparatus and connectorSONY CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 30, 1996·125 cites·12 claims
- 0789US7178158B2Transmitter system and transmitting method, receiver system and receiving method and transmission mediaSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 13, 2007·115 cites·10 claims
- 0889US6246441B1Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an electric apparatus system, and transmission mediumSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 12, 2001·89 cites·4 claims
- 0987US7039934B2Recording systemSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 2, 2006·34 cites·24 claims
- 1086US7124431B2Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and mediaSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 17, 2006·11 cites·1 claims
- 1185US6370317B2Apparatus and method for controlling the recording of television programsSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 9, 2002·25 cites·16 claims
- 1285US6311329B1Information providing apparatus and method, display controlling apparatus and method, information providing system, as well as transmission mediumSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 30, 2001·74 cites·2 claims
- 1385US5661526ABroadcast signal receiver and tape recorder and, method of detecting additional information channelSONY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 26, 1997·88 cites·27 claims
- 1481US7134136B2Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and mediaSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 7, 2006·7 cites·1 claims
- 1581US6882352B2Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an electric apparatus system, and transmission mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 19, 2005·12 cites·52 claims
- 1680US6957386B2Apparatus and method for controlling display of electrical program guideSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 18, 2005·52 cites·11 claims
- 1780US6240240B1Apparatus and method for controlling the recording of television programsSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted May 29, 2001·62 cites·3 claims
- 1879US7607153B2Transmitter system and transmitting method, receiver system and receiving method and transmission mediaSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 20, 2009·5 cites·3 claims
- 1979US6836296B1Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an electric apparatus system, and transmission mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 28, 2004·16 cites·51 claims
- 2076US7228557B1Broadcast program information processing apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 5, 2007·15 cites·9 claims
- 2174US7587731B1Program guide information providing device, program device information providing system, information receiving device, remote operating system, and method thereofSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 8, 2009·16 cites·40 claims
- 2273US6981276B2Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an apparatus system, and transmission mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 27, 2005·2 cites·1 claims
- 2367US7124432B2Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and mediaSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 17, 2006·2 cites·1 claims
- 2467US5557585ABroadcast signal receiver which automatically sets an internal clockSONY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 17, 1996·32 cites·34 claims
- 2566US8104062B2Information providing apparatus and method, display controlling apparatus and method, information providing system, as well as transmission mediumTERAKADO TOMOKO·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 24, 2012·7 cites·25 claims
- 2665US7797714B1Information processing apparatus for searching broadcast program and method thereforeSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 14, 2010·8 cites·13 claims
- 2765US7657909B1Information receiving apparatus and method for receiving headline informationSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 2, 2010·8 cites·13 claims
- 2862US7117524B2Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and mediaSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 3, 2006·1 cites·1 claims
- 2962US6289170B1Video device with an electronic program guide decoderSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 11, 2001·26 cites·23 claims
- 3061US6920641B1Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and mediaSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 19, 2005·25 cites·14 claims
- 3159US9363458B2Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing systemHANAI TOMOYUKI·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 7, 2016·1 cites·11 claims
- 3259US6327417B1Apparatus and method for reconstructing a tape library containing program information corresponding to programs recorded on a magnetic tapeSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 4, 2001·14 cites·14 claims
- 3358US8365228B2Information transmitting apparatus and method, information receiving apparatus and method, provider, and broadcasting systemSONY CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 29, 2013·0 cites·9 claims
- 3457US7356829B1Receiving apparatus and method, transmitting apparatus and method, and transmission mediumSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 8, 2008·21 cites·19 claims
- 3556US6993781B2Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an electric apparatus system, and transmission mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 31, 2006·1 cites·73 claims
- 3656US2008250454A1Information transmitting apparatus and method, information receiving apparatus and method, provider, and broadcasting systemNISHINA YASUTOMO·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3754US6304716B1Apparatus for management of information of program recorded on video tape, method for management of program recorded on video tape, recorder/reproducer, and recording/reproducing methodSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 16, 2001·11 cites·10 claims
- 3852US8893183B2Information providing apparatus and method, display controlling apparatus and method, information providing system, as well as transmission mediumTERAKADO TOMOKO·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 18, 2014·0 cites·19 claims
- 3952US7752547B2Information processor and information processing systemSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 6, 2010·1 cites·27 claims
- 4052US6983484B2Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an electric apparatus system, and transmission mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 3, 2006·0 cites·1 claims
- 4151US8392949B2Electronic-program-guide retrieval method and electronic-program-guide retrieval systemMIKI NANAMI·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 5, 2013·3 cites·13 claims
- 4250US2016255376A1Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing systemSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4347US2009003592A1Content delivery system, delivery server, terminal, and content delivery methodSONY CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4442US2008307533A1Content Distribution System, Distribution Server, Receiving Terminal, and Computer Readable MediumHANAI TOMOYUKI·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4541US2012257872A1Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and programTOYODA TAKAHIRO·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4641US2009094253A1Content delivery system, delivery server, user terminal, and methodHANAI TOMOYUKI·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4740US2012260276A1Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and programTOYODA TAKAHIRO·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4839US8424110B2Content storage apparatus, content storage method, storage medium, and programHIROSAWA HIROKO·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 16, 2013·0 cites·46 claims
- 4939US5640262AControl system and connecting deviceSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 17, 1997·11 cites·3 claims
- 5037US2003208762A1Recording schedule reservation system for reserving a recording schedule of a broadcast program through a networkFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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