Inventor
INOUE HIRAKU
JP48 patents
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SONY CORP
44 patentsUS6931198B1Aug 16, 2005
Apparatus and method for downloading desired data signal to user-selectable storage unit
SONY CORP225 citations99
US6567847B1May 20, 2003
Data transmitting and receiving system
SONY CORP75 citations98
US6141702AOct 31, 2000
Model and command set for an AV/C-based disc media player recorder
SONY CORP135 citations98
US6131129AOct 10, 2000
Computer system within an AV/C based media changer subunit providing a standarized command set
SONY CORP124 citations98
US6011761AJan 4, 2000
Downloading compressed audio data from a server and detecting recording inhibiting information
SONY CORP118 citations98
US6788653B1Sep 7, 2004
Digital signal transmission method digital signal transmission system, digital signal transmitting apparatus and recording medium
SONY CORP43 citations96
US5901119AMay 4, 1999
Recording apparatus, playback apparatus and recording medium having a management area with program position and playback information
SONY CORP61 citations96
US7243131B1Jul 10, 2007
Information processing system using remote control, with device and method therefor
SONY CORP36 citations93
US7016303B1Mar 21, 2006
Transmitting method transmitting system and transmitter
SONY CORP25 citations93
US6529969B1Mar 4, 2003
Reception method and apparatus for searching various first and second source devices apapted to send data signals to analog and optical input terminals
SONY CORP24 citations93
US6496896B1Dec 17, 2002
Transmission apparatus, recording apparatus, transmission and reception apparatus, transmission method, recording method and transmission and reception method
SONY CORP49 citations93
US6366953B2Apr 2, 2002
System and method for recording a compressed audio program distributed from an information center
SONY CORP40 citations93
US6151286ANov 21, 2000
Method and apparatus for recording compressed audio data on recording medium and method for transferring compressed audio data
SONY CORP20 citations93
US5761173AJun 2, 1998
Recording and/or reproducing apparatus and method for data reproduction and processing
SONY CORP21 citations93
US5631743AMay 20, 1997
Broadcast reception method and apparatus which controls recording of a broadcast video signal and detects a changed reception channel without using extra memory
SONY CORP41 citations93
US6789208B2Sep 7, 2004
System 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 condition
SONY CORP26 citations92
US6097557AAug 1, 2000
Method and apparatus for recording compressed audio data on recording medium and method for transferring compressed audio data
SONY CORP53 citations92
US5859815AJan 12, 1999
Apparatus and methods for minimizing non-recordable areas and numbers of parts per track on a digital recording medium
SONY CORP27 citations92
US6388766B1May 14, 2002
Dubbing apparatus
SONY CORP24 citations89
US6453110B1Sep 17, 2002
Electronic equipment control system and method, reproducing apparatus, output apparatus and transmission medium
SONY CORP17 citations84
US6137642AOct 24, 2000
Recording apparatus capable of realizing easy dubbing operation
SONY CORP19 citations84
US6816967B1Nov 9, 2004
Electronic equipment and data processing method therefor
SONY CORP17 citations83
US7031781B1Apr 18, 2006
Recording apparatus, recording method and recording medium
SONY CORP10 citations74
US6650659B1Nov 18, 2003
Data transmitting method
SONY CORP10 citations74
US6345017B1Feb 5, 2002
Reproducing apparatus capable of suppressing mechanical noise during access of sub data and main data
SONY CORP9 citations74
US6341319B1Jan 22, 2002
System and method for transmitting/receiving signal level data
SONY CORP9 citations74
US10991032B2Apr 27, 2021
Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage medium
SONY CORP1 citations73
US10115147B2Oct 30, 2018
Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage medium
SONY CORP2 citations73
US7191267B2Mar 13, 2007
Electronic device system, controlling device and controlling method
SONY CORP8 citations73
US6910086B1Jun 21, 2005
Controller device, communication system and controlling method for transmitting reserve commands from a controller to target devices
SONY CORP9 citations71
US6195711B1Feb 27, 2001
Command within asynchronous packet for controlling
SONY CORP2 citations63
US5951710ASep 14, 1999
Method and apparatus for checking compressed data errors
SONY CORP3 citations63
US5901122AMay 4, 1999
Focus drive circuit and focus search method based on relative positional relationship between disc and objective lens
SONY CORP6 citations63
US6970431B1Nov 29, 2005
Electronic device, data communication method and data processing method for electronic device
SONY CORP5 citations62
US7133948B2Nov 7, 2006
Controller device and communications system for transmitting reserve commands from a controller to target devices
SONY CORP2 citations60
US7130945B2Oct 31, 2006
Controlling method for transmitting reserve commands from a controller to target devices
SONY CORP1 citations60
US6529290B2Mar 4, 2003
Dubbing apparatus
SONY CORP4 citations59
US10572930B2Feb 25, 2020
Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage medium
SONY CORP0 citations52
US10535091B2Jan 14, 2020
Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage medium
SONY CORP0 citations52
US9792642B2Oct 17, 2017
Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage medium
SONY CORP0 citations52
US9317880B2Apr 19, 2016
Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage medium
SONY CORP0 citations52
USRE45120ESep 9, 2014
Digital signal transmission method, digital signal transmission system, digital signal transmitting apparatus and recording medium
SONY CORP0 citations52
USRE43962EFeb 5, 2013
Digital signal transmission method, digital signal transmission system, digital signal transmitting apparatus and recording medium
SONY CORP0 citations52
US5452146ASep 19, 1995
Recording current setting method and an information signal recording apparatus
SONY CORP1 citations52
TANAKA IZURU
2 patentsUS8255488B2Aug 28, 2012
Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage medium
TANAKA IZURU25 citations90
US8700741B2Apr 15, 2014
Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage medium
TANAKA IZURU0 citations50