Inventor
HANAI TOMOYUKI
JP44 patents
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SONY CORP
39 patentsUS5909212AJun 1, 1999
Apparatus and method for controlling display of electrical program guide
SONY CORP119 citations99
US6246441B1Jun 12, 2001
Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an electric apparatus system, and transmission medium
SONY CORP89 citations98
US5541670AJul 30, 1996
Electric apparatus and connector
SONY CORP125 citations98
US7178158B2Feb 13, 2007
Transmitter system and transmitting method, receiver system and receiving method and transmission media
SONY CORP115 citations97
US6487722B1Nov 26, 2002
EPG transmitting apparatus and method, EPG receiving apparatus and method, EPG transmitting/receiving system and method, and provider
SONY CORP156 citations97
US6957386B2Oct 18, 2005
Apparatus and method for controlling display of electrical program guide
SONY CORP52 citations96
US6311329B1Oct 30, 2001
Information providing apparatus and method, display controlling apparatus and method, information providing system, as well as transmission medium
SONY CORP74 citations95
US6240240B1May 29, 2001
Apparatus and method for controlling the recording of television programs
SONY CORP62 citations95
US5661526AAug 26, 1997
Broadcast signal receiver and tape recorder and, method of detecting additional information channel
SONY CORP88 citations93
US7624345B2Nov 24, 2009
Apparatus and method for controlling display of electrical program guide
SONY CORP14 citations92
US7356829B1Apr 8, 2008
Receiving apparatus and method, transmitting apparatus and method, and transmission medium
SONY CORP21 citations92
US7124431B2Oct 17, 2006
Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and media
SONY CORP11 citations92
US7039934B2May 2, 2006
Recording system
SONY CORP34 citations92
US6920641B1Jul 19, 2005
Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and media
SONY CORP25 citations92
US6882352B2Apr 19, 2005
Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an electric apparatus system, and transmission medium
SONY CORP12 citations92
US6836296B1Dec 28, 2004
Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an electric apparatus system, and transmission medium
SONY CORP16 citations92
US6802076B1Oct 5, 2004
Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an electric apparatus system, and transmission medium
SONY CORP43 citations92
US6370317B2Apr 9, 2002
Apparatus and method for controlling the recording of television programs
SONY CORP25 citations92
US6289170B1Sep 11, 2001
Video device with an electronic program guide decoder
SONY CORP26 citations92
US5557585ASep 17, 1996
Broadcast signal receiver which automatically sets an internal clock
SONY CORP32 citations88
US7623756B2Nov 24, 2009
Apparatus, method, and computer program for processing information
SONY CORP18 citations83
US7228557B1Jun 5, 2007
Broadcast program information processing apparatus
SONY CORP15 citations83
US7797714B1Sep 14, 2010
Information processing apparatus for searching broadcast program and method therefore
SONY CORP8 citations82
US7657909B1Feb 2, 2010
Information receiving apparatus and method for receiving headline information
SONY CORP8 citations82
US7587731B1Sep 8, 2009
Program guide information providing device, program device information providing system, information receiving device, remote operating system, and method thereof
SONY CORP16 citations82
US7134136B2Nov 7, 2006
Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and media
SONY CORP7 citations74
US6327417B1Dec 4, 2001
Apparatus and method for reconstructing a tape library containing program information corresponding to programs recorded on a magnetic tape
SONY CORP14 citations74
US6304716B1Oct 16, 2001
Apparatus for management of information of program recorded on video tape, method for management of program recorded on video tape, recorder/reproducer, and recording/reproducing method
SONY CORP11 citations74
US5640262AJun 17, 1997
Control system and connecting device
SONY CORP11 citations71
US7124432B2Oct 17, 2006
Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and media
SONY CORP2 citations63
US7117524B2Oct 3, 2006
Transmit device and method thereof, record/play device and method thereof as well as recording system and media
SONY CORP1 citations63
US6606026B1Aug 12, 2003
Information processing apparatus and method, and distribution medium
SONY CORP2 citations63
US6271886B1Aug 7, 2001
Information transmitting unit and the method, information receiving unit and the method, and medium for the same
SONY CORP4 citations63
US7607153B2Oct 20, 2009
Transmitter system and transmitting method, receiver system and receiving method and transmission media
SONY CORP5 citations62
US6993781B2Jan 31, 2006
Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an electric apparatus system, and transmission medium
SONY CORP1 citations62
US6981276B2Dec 27, 2005
Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an apparatus system, and transmission medium
SONY CORP2 citations62
US6983484B2Jan 3, 2006
Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an electric apparatus system, and transmission medium
SONY CORP0 citations52
US7752547B2Jul 6, 2010
Information processor and information processing system
SONY CORP1 citations51
US8365228B2Jan 29, 2013
Information transmitting apparatus and method, information receiving apparatus and method, provider, and broadcasting system
SONY CORP0 citations42
TERAKADO TOMOKO
2 patentsUS8104062B2Jan 24, 2012
Information providing apparatus and method, display controlling apparatus and method, information providing system, as well as transmission medium
TERAKADO TOMOKO7 citations80
US8893183B2Nov 18, 2014
Information providing apparatus and method, display controlling apparatus and method, information providing system, as well as transmission medium
TERAKADO TOMOKO0 citations48