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Haruo Oba
Also filed as: OBA HARUO
105 granted patents·7 pending applications·2,634 citations·filing 1993–2021
99Inventor score
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112 records- 0199USD432101SMonitor television receiverSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 17, 2000·118 cites·1 claims
- 0298US7581195B2System for managing data objectsSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 25, 2009·125 cites·1 claims
- 0398US7051291B2System for managing data objectsSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted May 23, 2006·372 cites·34 claims
- 0496US10812926B2Sound output device, sound generation method, and programSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 20, 2020·22 cites·20 claims
- 0596USD453022SMonitorSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 22, 2002·69 cites·1 claims
- 0695US8665237B2Information display apparatus with proximity detection performance and information display method using the sameKOSHIYAMA ATSUSHI·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 4, 2014·31 cites·20 claims
- 0795US7202773B1Authentication information communication system and method, portable information processing device and program furnishing mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 10, 2007·319 cites·19 claims
- 0894US8284165B2Information display apparatus with proximity detection performance and information display method using the sameKOSHIYAMA ATSUSHI·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 9, 2012·31 cites·11 claims
- 0994US7433651B2Information processing apparatus and information processing method having communication functionSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 7, 2008·18 cites·8 claims
- 1093US8185053B2Information processing apparatus and information processing method having communication functionREKIMOTO JUNICHI·Filed 2011·Granted May 22, 2012·8 cites·26 claims
- 1193US7181024B1Portable audio listening apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 20, 2007·66 cites·8 claims
- 1293US6554434B2Interactive projection systemSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 29, 2003·40 cites·13 claims
- 1392USD356079SPortable LCD color television receiverSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 7, 1995·40 cites·1 claims
- 1491US8175531B2Information processing apparatus and information processing method having communication functionREKIMOTO JUNICHI·Filed 2010·Granted May 8, 2012·9 cites·33 claims
- 1591USD421967SSemiconductor elementSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 28, 2000·35 cites·1 claims
- 1691USD421597SSemiconductor elementSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 14, 2000·39 cites·1 claims
- 1790US11112961B2Information processing system, information processing method, and program for object transfer between devicesSONY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 7, 2021·10 cites·17 claims
- 1890US9287937B2Information processing apparatus and methodSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 15, 2016·8 cites·11 claims
- 1990US8538334B2Communication system and communication methodINAGAKI TAKEO·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 17, 2013·8 cites·17 claims
- 2090US8217914B2Information display apparatus with proximity detection performance and information display method using the sameKOSHIYAMA ATSUSHI·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 10, 2012·11 cites·11 claims
- 2190US7139529B2Information processing method and information processing apparatus having communication functionSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 21, 2006·35 cites·6 claims
- 2290USD431243SComputerSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 26, 2000·37 cites·1 claims
- 2389US9377927B2System for managing data objectsTESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 28, 2016·9 cites·25 claims
- 2489US8798542B2Information processing apparatus and methodOBA HARUO·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 5, 2014·7 cites·18 claims
- 2589US6795060B2Data input/output system, data input/output method, and program recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 21, 2004·50 cites·11 claims
- 2688US7848705B2Information processing apparatus and information processing method having communication functionSONY CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 7, 2010·8 cites·10 claims
- 2788US7409231B2Information processing apparatus and method, and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 5, 2008·38 cites·11 claims
- 2888USD439902SKeyboardSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 3, 2001·31 cites·1 claims
- 2988USD413597SCombined telephone and computerSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 7, 1999·33 cites·1 claims
- 3088US5926170ARemote control unit with keyboard cover and cover position detectorSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 20, 1999·149 cites·4 claims
- 3188US5471009ASound constituting apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 28, 1995·84 cites·11 claims
- 3287US7280851B2Information processing apparatus and method, and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 9, 2007·44 cites·22 claims
- 3387US7027040B2Data input/output system, data input/output method, and program recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 11, 2006·41 cites·19 claims
- 3486USD432505SSemiconductor elementSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 24, 2000·25 cites·1 claims
- 3586USD385880SSpeaker box combined with digital audio disc player and tape playerSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 4, 1997·31 cites·1 claims
- 3685US9588592B2Information display apparatus with proximity detection performance and information display method using the sameSONY CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 7, 2017·3 cites·15 claims
- 3785USD410916SCase for semiconductor elementSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·29 cites·1 claims
- 3884US8639188B2Information processing apparatus and information processing method having communication functionREKIMOTO JUNICHI·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 28, 2014·4 cites·82 claims
- 3983US8378966B2Apparatus, system, method, and program for processing informationSONY CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 19, 2013·10 cites·14 claims
- 4083US7050945B2Information providing system, information providing method, information processing apparatus, information processing method, communication terminal, and a method for communication terminalSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 23, 2006·38 cites·24 claims
- 4182US6441828B1Image display apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 27, 2002·82 cites·18 claims
- 4282USD427159SSemiconductor elementSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 27, 2000·24 cites·1 claims
- 4381US10440002B2Communication system and method, information processing terminal and method, and information processing device and methodSONY CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 8, 2019·2 cites·14 claims
- 4481US6657853B2Information processing apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 2, 2003·36 cites·14 claims
- 4581USD358593SCombine CD player, radio and cassette recorderSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted May 23, 1995·21 cites·1 claims
- 4680USD463440SMonitor standSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 24, 2002·24 cites·1 claims
- 4779US9510379B2Information processing apparatus and information processing method having communication functionSONY CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 29, 2016·2 cites·27 claims
- 4879US8102333B2Display device securing mechanism and display system that rotates display devices around a rotational axisKONDO TETSUJIRO·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 24, 2012·18 cites·12 claims
- 4978US8190695B2Remote control system and remote control method, device for performing remote control operation and control method therefor, device operable by remote control operation and control method therefor, and storage mediumREKIMOTO JUNICHI·Filed 2002·Granted May 29, 2012·14 cites·31 claims
- 5077US6574488B2Information processing apparatus and method and display control apparatus and methodSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 3, 2003·13 cites·7 claims
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