Assignee
SONY ELECTRONICS INC
JP·496 granted patents·132 pending applications·20,883 citations·filing 1990–2024
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628 records- 0199US7127619B2Decoding and decryption of partially encrypted informationSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 24, 2006·185 cites·71 claims
- 0299US7124303B2Elementary stream partial encryptionSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 17, 2006·225 cites·66 claims
- 0399US7120250B2Content distribution for multiple digital rights managementSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 10, 2006·223 cites·38 claims
- 0499USD365102SUniversal remote control unitSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 12, 1995·194 cites·1 claims
- 0598US7233669B2Selective encryption to enable multiple decryption keysSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 19, 2007·192 cites·44 claims
- 0698US7228154B2Method and system for processing wireless digital multimediaSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 5, 2007·48 cites·15 claims
- 0798US7199706B2PLC intercom/monitorSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 3, 2007·66 cites·28 claims
- 0898US7151831B2Partial encryption and PID mappingSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 19, 2006·88 cites·42 claims
- 0998US7139398B2Time division partial encryptionSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 21, 2006·136 cites·67 claims
- 1098US7039938B2Selective encryption for video on demandSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 2, 2006·168 cites·20 claims
- 1198US7020287B2Method and system for key insertion for stored encrypted contentSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 28, 2006·80 cites·30 claims
- 1298US6998816B2System and method for reducing external battery capacity requirement for a wireless cardSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 14, 2006·1.2k cites·22 claims
- 1398US6978023B2Apparatus and method for location based wireless client authenticationSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 20, 2005·212 cites·34 claims
- 1498US5457407ABinary weighted reference circuit for a variable impedance output bufferSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 10, 1995·204 cites·8 claims
- 1598US5457448ASelf-standing mini remote commanderSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 10, 1995·203 cites·12 claims
- 1698US5307456AIntegrated multi-media production and authoring systemSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 26, 1994·772 cites·34 claims
- 1797US7287168B2Partial encryption and PID mappingSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 23, 2007·26 cites·20 claims
- 1897US7120168B2System and method for effectively performing an audio/video synchronization procedureSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 10, 2006·151 cites·23 claims
- 1997US6993200B2System and method for effectively rendering high dynamic range imagesSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 31, 2006·1k cites·42 claims
- 2097US6897880B2User interface for generating parameter values in media presentations based on selected presentation instancesSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 24, 2005·144 cites·11 claims
- 2197US6687497B1Method, system, and structure for disabling a communication device during the occurrence of one or more predetermined conditionsSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 3, 2004·267 cites·8 claims
- 2296US7197192B2System and method for capturing adjacent images by utilizing a panorama modeSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 27, 2007·30 cites·7 claims
- 2396US7155012B2Slice mask and moat pattern partial encryptionSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 26, 2006·74 cites·26 claims
- 2496US7016409B2Apparatus and method for use in providing dynamic bit rate encodingSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 21, 2006·74 cites·17 claims
- 2596US6961099B2Method and apparatus for automatically switching between analog and digital input signalsSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 1, 2005·112 cites·10 claims
- 2696US6463445B1Multimedia information retrieval system and method including format conversion system and methodSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 8, 2002·256 cites·29 claims
- 2796US5796875ASelective de-blocking filter for DCT compressed imagesSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 18, 1998·230 cites·20 claims
- 2896US5412773AComputerized interactive menu-driven video signal processing apparatus and methodSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1991·Granted May 2, 1995·170 cites·50 claims
- 2996US5383091AGrip and protective casing for cellular telephoneSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 17, 1995·294 cites·18 claims
- 3095US7278165B2Method and system for implementing digital rights managementSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 2, 2007·75 cites·25 claims
- 3195US7260597B1Remote manual, maintenance, and diagnostic services for networked electronic devicesSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 21, 2007·178 cites·54 claims
- 3295US7133068B2System and method for creating still images by utilizing a video camera deviceSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 7, 2006·77 cites·8 claims
- 3395US7078285B1SiGe nickel barrier structure employed in a CMOS device to prevent excess diffusion of nickel used in the silicide materialSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 18, 2006·58 cites·7 claims
- 3495US6993721B2Web channel guide graphical interface system and methodSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 31, 2006·104 cites·41 claims
- 3595US6944083B2Method for detecting and preventing tampering with one-time programmable digital devicesSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 13, 2005·90 cites·20 claims
- 3694US7225164B1Method and apparatus for implementing revocation in broadcast networksSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 29, 2007·62 cites·42 claims
- 3794US7177427B1Method and system for transferring information using an encryption mode indicatorSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 13, 2007·76 cites·20 claims
- 3894US7171506B2Plural interfaces in home network with first component having a first host bus width and second component having second bus widthSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 30, 2007·59 cites·11 claims
- 3994US7136945B2Method and apparatus for extending protected content access with peer to peer applicationsSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 14, 2006·127 cites·25 claims
- 4094US7071629B2Image display device incorporating driver circuits on active substrate and other methods to reduce interconnectsSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 4, 2006·68 cites·31 claims
- 4194US7062528B2Method and system for identifying a time specific eventSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 13, 2006·63 cites·17 claims
- 4294US6974076B1Portable music player with pay per play usage and method for purchase of credits for usageSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 13, 2005·247 cites·45 claims
- 4394US6972698B2GPS e-markerSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 6, 2005·103 cites·9 claims
- 4494US6950939B2Personal transaction device with secure storage on a removable memory deviceSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 27, 2005·143 cites·64 claims
- 4594US6944704B2Method and apparatus for utilizing extended AV/C command frames including status inquiry, notify inquiry and control inquiry command typesSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 13, 2005·81 cites·15 claims
- 4694US6940538B2Extracting a depth map from known camera and model tracking dataSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 6, 2005·81 cites·31 claims
- 4794US6898583B1Method and apparatus of creating application-specific, non-uniform wavelet transformsSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 24, 2005·92 cites·20 claims
- 4894US6426779B1Method and apparatus for providing favorite station and programming information in a multiple station broadcast systemSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 30, 2002·251 cites·8 claims
- 4993US7280290B2Movable lens mechanismSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 9, 2007·48 cites·26 claims
- 5093US7262778B1Automatic color adjustment of a template designSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 28, 2007·50 cites·13 claims
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