Inventor
USUI HIROFUMI
US22 patents
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SONY CORP
19 patentsUS6532592B1Mar 11, 2003
Bi-directional remote control unit and method of using the same
SONY CORP221 citations99
US6037998AMar 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
US6839903B1Jan 4, 2005
Method of selecting a portion of a block of data for display based on characteristics of a display device
SONY CORP91 citations98
US6490001B1Dec 3, 2002
Apparatus and method increasing speed of receiving television broadcasts
SONY CORP109 citations98
US6111677AAug 29, 2000
Optical remote control interface system and method
SONY CORP91 citations98
US6011526AJan 4, 2000
Display apparatus operable in synchronism with a movement of the body of a viewer
SONY CORP167 citations98
US6075570AJun 13, 2000
Electronic program guide system and electronic guide displaying method
SONY CORP84 citations96
US6137546AOct 24, 2000
Auto program feature for a television receiver
SONY CORP57 citations95
US7840990B2Nov 23, 2010
Bi-directional remote control unit and method of using the same
SONY CORP12 citations92
US7607156B2Oct 20, 2009
Bi-directional remote control unit and method of using the same
SONY CORP25 citations92
US7493642B2Feb 17, 2009
Method of selecting a portion of a block of data for display based on characteristics of a display device
SONY CORP14 citations92
US5652628AJul 29, 1997
Method and apparatus for displaying broadcast signals and station information
SONY CORP49 citations92
US5512955AApr 30, 1996
TV receiver for receiving a broadcast signal and station information
SONY CORP37 citations92
US4870492ASep 26, 1989
Television receiver having automatically programmable skip channel list
SONY CORP40 citations92
US5477275ADec 19, 1995
Video signal receiving system with signal source switching based on generated control signals
SONY CORP12 citations73
US5678217AOct 14, 1997
Video signal switching device with descrambler output and input terminals
SONY CORP8 citations72
US8042133B2Oct 18, 2011
Techniques for displaying data based on characteristics of a display device
SONY CORP2 citations63
US5978039ANov 2, 1999
Image control method and image control apparatus capable of compensating for disturbed TV image
SONY CORP4 citations63