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Hirofumi Usui
Also filed as: USUI HIROFUMI
22 granted patents·4 pending applications·1,589 citations·filing 1987–2011
97Inventor score
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26 records- 0198US5808694AElectronic program guide system and electronic program guide displaying methodSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 15, 1998·376 cites·21 claims
- 0297US6839903B1Method of selecting a portion of a block of data for display based on characteristics of a display deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 4, 2005·91 cites·28 claims
- 0396US6532592B1Bi-directional remote control unit and method of using the sameSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 11, 2003·221 cites·22 claims
- 0492US7840990B2Bi-directional remote control unit and method of using the sameSONY CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 23, 2010·12 cites·14 claims
- 0590US6037998AElectronic program guide system and electronic program guide displaying methodSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 14, 2000·96 cites·8 claims
- 0689US6305018B1Electronic content guide system and electronic content guide displaying methodFiled 1999·Granted Oct 16, 2001·86 cites·42 claims
- 0789US6075570AElectronic program guide system and electronic guide displaying methodSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 13, 2000·84 cites·9 claims
- 0889US6011526ADisplay apparatus operable in synchronism with a movement of the body of a viewerSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 4, 2000·167 cites·9 claims
- 0988US7607156B2Bi-directional remote control unit and method of using the sameSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 20, 2009·25 cites·12 claims
- 1088US6490001B1Apparatus and method increasing speed of receiving television broadcastsSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 3, 2002·109 cites·29 claims
- 1182US7493642B2Method of selecting a portion of a block of data for display based on characteristics of a display deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 17, 2009·14 cites·21 claims
- 1282US4870492ATelevision receiver having automatically programmable skip channel listSONY CORP·Filed 1987·Granted Sep 26, 1989·40 cites·6 claims
- 1381US8104064B2Bi-directional remote control unit and method of using the sameSHINTANI PETER RAE·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 24, 2012·3 cites·20 claims
- 1478US6137546AAuto program feature for a television receiverSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 24, 2000·57 cites·9 claims
- 1576US6111677AOptical remote control interface system and methodSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 29, 2000·91 cites·27 claims
- 1674US5512955ATV receiver for receiving a broadcast signal and station informationSONY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 30, 1996·37 cites·10 claims
- 1773US8042133B2Techniques for displaying data based on characteristics of a display deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 18, 2011·2 cites·20 claims
- 1873US5652628AMethod and apparatus for displaying broadcast signals and station informationSONY CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 29, 1997·49 cites·6 claims
- 1965US7010804B2System and method for facilitating TV channel programmingSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 7, 2006·5 cites·10 claims
- 2054US2011138422A1Techniques for displaying data based on characteristics of a display deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2151US2006117375A1System and method for facilitating TV channel programmingSONY ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2250US5477275AVideo signal receiving system with signal source switching based on generated control signalsSONY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 19, 1995·12 cites·6 claims
- 2348US2003067558A1Supplemental data path for supporting on-screen displays from external sources in a monitor/TV receiver using a secondary analog signal pathSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2437US5678217AVideo signal switching device with descrambler output and input terminalsSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 14, 1997·8 cites·3 claims
- 2535US5978039AImage control method and image control apparatus capable of compensating for disturbed TV imageSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 2, 1999·4 cites·16 claims
- 2630US2001011953A1Configurable remote control unit using a removable memory deviceFiled 1998·Application pending·0 cites
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