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SHINTANI PETER
US141 patents
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SONY CORP
36 patentsUS6037998AMar 14, 2000
Electronic program guide system and electronic program guide displaying method
SONY CORP96 citations99
US5808694ASep 15, 1998
Electronic program guide system and electronic program guide displaying method
SONY CORP376 citations99
US5751335AMay 12, 1998
Viewing restricting method and viewing restricting apparatus
SONY CORP130 citations99
US5668591ASep 16, 1997
Information terminal apparatus that is remotely programmed by radio waves and that displays input keys of program functions on a display
SONY CORP176 citations99
US5646608AJul 8, 1997
Apparatus and method for an electronic device control system
SONY CORP181 citations99
US6490001B1Dec 3, 2002
Apparatus and method increasing speed of receiving television broadcasts
SONY CORP109 citations98
US6137480AOct 24, 2000
Computer system using a portable card for managing security and power-saving features
SONY CORP98 citations98
US5751371AMay 12, 1998
Picture receiving apparatus
SONY CORP138 citations98
US5602598AFeb 11, 1997
Television receiver with caption display
SONY CORP126 citations98
US6075570AJun 13, 2000
Electronic program guide system and electronic guide displaying method
SONY CORP84 citations96
US5978046ANov 2, 1999
Television receiver with picture-in-picture function displays titles of reduced screen programs
SONY CORP64 citations96
US5512954AApr 30, 1996
Television receiver with decoder for decoding coded data from a video signal
SONY CORP73 citations96
US9038095B2May 19, 2015
Methods, information providing system, and reception apparatus for distribution of at least one content version
SONY CORP27 citations93
US7728223B2Jun 1, 2010
Flat cable for mounted display devices
SONY CORP32 citations93
US10681522B1Jun 9, 2020
Emergency alert setting control based on location change
SONY CORP7 citations84
US10303427B2May 28, 2019
Moving audio from center speaker to peripheral speaker of display device for macular degeneration accessibility
SONY CORP10 citations84
US9984690B1May 29, 2018
Microphone gain using a time of flight (ToF) laser range finding system
SONY CORP8 citations84
US9693169B1Jun 27, 2017
Ultrasonic speaker assembly with ultrasonic room mapping
SONY CORP16 citations84
US7788727B2Aug 31, 2010
System and method for piggybacking on interface license
SONY CORP9 citations84
US7719438B2May 18, 2010
System and method for universal remote control
SONY CORP10 citations84
US7612674B2Nov 3, 2009
Radio frequency identification system
SONY CORP10 citations84
US7389522B1Jun 17, 2008
Device and method for receiving information and device and method for transmitting information
SONY CORP10 citations84
US10051227B1Aug 14, 2018
Techniques for managing transition from ATSC 1.0 to ATSC 3.0
SONY CORP8 citations83
US7551229B2Jun 23, 2009
Automatic channel selection method and apparatus in unstable digital channel environments
SONY CORP9 citations83
US9693168B1Jun 27, 2017
Ultrasonic speaker assembly for audio spatial effect
SONY CORP9 citations82
US8055440B2Nov 8, 2011
Method, apparatus and system for use in navigation
SONY CORP16 citations80
US7839298B2Nov 23, 2010
System and method for universal remote control
SONY CORP7 citations74
US5452008ASep 19, 1995
Broadcast receiving system
SONY CORP13 citations74
US11211073B2Dec 28, 2021
Display control of different verbatim text of vocal deliverance of performer-of-interest in a live event
SONY CORP2 citations73
US11183147B2Nov 23, 2021
Device and method for processing video content for display control
SONY CORP3 citations73
US10845954B2Nov 24, 2020
Presenting audio video display options as list or matrix
SONY CORP2 citations73
US10579732B2Mar 3, 2020
Accessibility menu from remote control
SONY CORP2 citations73
US10425696B2Sep 24, 2019
User placement of closed captioning
SONY CORP2 citations73
US10264206B1Apr 16, 2019
Accessibility remote control for the blind
SONY CORP2 citations73
US10264330B1Apr 16, 2019
Scene-by-scene plot context for cognitively impaired
SONY CORP6 citations73
US10097785B2Oct 9, 2018
Selective sign language location
SONY CORP4 citations73
SHINTANI PETER
7 patentsUS8589305B2Nov 19, 2013
Tracking activation of licensable component in audio video device by unique product identification
SHINTANI PETER13 citations93
US8209677B2Jun 26, 2012
Broadcast download system via broadband power line communication
SHINTANI PETER35 citations93
US8544111B2Sep 24, 2013
Activating licensable component provided by third party to audio video device
SHINTANI PETER5 citations83
US8543513B2Sep 24, 2013
Tracking details of activation of licensable component of consumer electronic device
SHINTANI PETER5 citations83
US8401935B2Mar 19, 2013
Coordinating license activation of licensable audio video (AV) device components between contract manufacturer and brand manufacturer
SHINTANI PETER5 citations83
US8396748B2Mar 12, 2013
Activating licensable component of consumer electronic device at point of sale
SHINTANI PETER7 citations83
US9449324B2Sep 20, 2016
Reducing TV licensing costs
SHINTANI PETER5 citations80
SONY GROUP CORP
4 patentsUS11729476B2Aug 15, 2023
Reproduction control of scene description
SONY GROUP CORP4 citations75
US11622197B2Apr 4, 2023
Audio enhancement for hearing impaired in a shared listening environment
SONY GROUP CORP4 citations75
US12069323B2Aug 20, 2024
Signaling changes in aspect ratio of media content
SONY GROUP CORP2 citations73
US11196899B1Dec 7, 2021
Synchronization of wireless-audio to video
SONY GROUP CORP3 citations73
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