Inventor
EZAKI TADASHI
JP48 patents
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SONY CORP
41 patentsUS5991500ANov 23, 1999
Copy control for a video signal with copyright signals superimposed as predetermined bits in the VBID data of the video signal
SONY CORP156 citations99
US7073073B1Jul 4, 2006
Data providing system, device, and method
SONY CORP271 citations98
US7035827B2Apr 25, 2006
Content receiving apparatus and method, storage medium, and server
SONY CORP84 citations98
US6266480B1Jul 24, 2001
Apparatus and method for effectively inhibiting unauthorized copying of picture signals which does not interfere with an authorized display thereof
SONY CORP102 citations98
US6263506B1Jul 17, 2001
Data transmission and reception device and system, data transmission method and parameter setting method for data reception device
SONY CORP91 citations98
US7761465B1Jul 20, 2010
Data providing system and method therefor
SONY CORP87 citations97
US7757101B2Jul 13, 2010
Data processing apparatus, data processing system, and data processing method therefor
SONY CORP108 citations97
US6721437B1Apr 13, 2004
Data processing apparatus, coding apparatus, data processing method and coding method
SONY CORP58 citations96
US5822425AOct 13, 1998
Methods of transmitting and recording television signals with copy generating restriction information and recording apparatus therefor
SONY CORP62 citations96
US5778064AJul 7, 1998
Apparatus and method for processing a high definition video signal
SONY CORP78 citations96
US5453794ASep 26, 1995
Multistandard video signal decoder
SONY CORP47 citations96
US6859790B1Feb 22, 2005
Data distribution system and method thereof, data processing device, data control device, and machine-readable recording medium recording distribution data
SONY CORP58 citations95
US7366907B1Apr 29, 2008
Information processing device and method and program storage medium
SONY CORP53 citations93
US6526510B1Feb 25, 2003
Signal reproducing method and apparatus, signal recording method and apparatus and signal recording system
SONY CORP45 citations93
US6480607B1Nov 12, 2002
Encrypted data reproducing transmitting and processing method and apparatus with separately encrypted control data
SONY CORP49 citations93
US5617147AApr 1, 1997
Transmission system for an aspect-area-ratio position ID signal
SONY CORP20 citations93
US5589886ADec 31, 1996
Multistandard decoder for data stored in the vertical blanking interval of a video signal
SONY CORP25 citations93
US5402187AMar 28, 1995
Method and apparatus for transmitting a video signal along with a code representing an aspect ratio of the video signal
SONY CORP20 citations93
US7315290B2Jan 1, 2008
Data communication apparatus
SONY CORP45 citations92
US7123752B2Oct 17, 2006
Personal identification apparatus and method
SONY CORP33 citations92
US5877820AMar 2, 1999
Optical transmission of signals
SONY CORP22 citations87
US7548887B1Jun 16, 2009
Information-signal playback system, information-signal reading apparatus, information-signal processing apparatus, information-signal playback method, information-signal reading method and information-signal processing apparatus
SONY CORP19 citations84
US7031942B2Apr 18, 2006
Information signal reproducing apparatus, information signal outputting apparatus, information signal reproducing method, and information signal outputting method
SONY CORP16 citations84
US5914754AJun 22, 1999
Video signal aspect ratio conversion apparatus
SONY CORP19 citations84
US7886159B2Feb 8, 2011
Data providing system and apparatus and methods of same
SONY CORP8 citations83
US5521645AMay 28, 1996
Multistandard video signal decoder
SONY CORP15 citations82
US5909532AJun 1, 1999
Apparatus and method for recording and reproducing a television signal
SONY CORP7 citations74
US5742727AApr 21, 1998
Apparatus and method for recording and reproducing a television signal
SONY CORP9 citations74
US5543926AAug 6, 1996
Recording and reproducing apparatus
SONY CORP5 citations74
US5416598AMay 16, 1995
Combined image pickup and signal recorder for video signals derived from images having different aspect ratios
SONY CORP12 citations74
US5150218ASep 22, 1992
Video tape recorder with recording of a code to identify picture aspect ratio
SONY CORP14 citations74
US4922331AMay 1, 1990
Color video signal reproducing apparatus having trap circuit and comb-filter for filtering a chrominance signal band of a wide band luminance signal
SONY CORP16 citations74
US4789905ADec 6, 1988
Output signal switching circuit for a video tape recorder
SONY CORP8 citations74
US5598219AJan 28, 1997
Data extracting apparatus for validating data multiplexed in a video signal
SONY CORP11 citations73
US7720223B2May 18, 2010
System and method of content copy control
SONY CORP4 citations63
US7236686B2Jun 26, 2007
Method and apparatus for transmitting a signal, method and apparatus for receiving a signal, VBI signal generating apparatus, video signal transmitting apparatus, video signal processing apparatus, video signal receiving apparatus, decoding apparatus, and recording medium for recording a video signal
SONY CORP2 citations63
US7188247B2Mar 6, 2007
System and method of content copy control
SONY CORP1 citations63
US5329374AJul 12, 1994
Recording and/or reproducing apparatus with peaking frequency dependent on aspect ratio
SONY CORP3 citations63
US5852471ADec 22, 1998
Television multiplex data extracting apparatus
SONY CORP6 citations62
US7363512B2Apr 22, 2008
System and method of content copy control
SONY CORP0 citations52
US5832169ANov 3, 1998
Apparatus and method for recording and reproducing a television signal
SONY CORP0 citations52
KANOTA KEIJI
3 patentsUSRE43854EDec 11, 2012
Copy control for a video signal with copyright signals superimposed as predetermined bits in the VBID data of the video signal
KANOTA KEIJI1 citations61
USRE43520EJul 17, 2012
Copy control, for a video signal with copyright signals superimposed as predetermined bits in the VBID data of the video signal
KANOTA KEIJI1 citations61
USRE43240EMar 13, 2012
Copy control for a video signal with copyright signals superimposed as predetermined bits in the VBID data of the video signal
KANOTA KEIJI1 citations61