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Katsuya Shirai
Also filed as: SHIRAI KATSUYA
63 granted patents·20 pending applications·847 citations·filing 1994–2020
99Inventor score
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83 records- 0195US7521624B2Content reproduction list generation device, content reproduction list generation method, and program-recorded recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 21, 2009·22 cites·17 claims
- 0295US7224282B2Control apparatus and method for controlling an environment based on bio-information and environment informationSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted May 29, 2007·123 cites·10 claims
- 0394US8212136B2Exercise audio reproducing device, exercise audio reproducing method, and exercise audio reproducing programSHIRAI KATSUYA·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 3, 2012·78 cites·24 claims
- 0493US8311654B2Content reproducing apparatus, audio reproducing apparatus and content reproducing methodSAKO YOICHIRO·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 13, 2012·14 cites·18 claims
- 0593US7156773B2Electronic apparatus, input device, and input methodSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 2, 2007·72 cites·8 claims
- 0692US7790976B2Content searching method, content list searching method, content searching apparatus, and searching serverSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 7, 2010·35 cites·45 claims
- 0791USRE46481EContent reproducing apparatus, audio reproducing apparatus and content reproducing methodSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 18, 2017·11 cites·88 claims
- 0891US6639354B1Light emitting device, production method thereof, and light emitting apparatus and display unit using the sameSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 28, 2003·93 cites·16 claims
- 0990US8264456B2Portable electronic apparatus, user interface controlling method, and programITO HIROSHI·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 11, 2012·10 cites·18 claims
- 1089US7800493B2Communication apparatus and communication methodSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 21, 2010·16 cites·8 claims
- 1188US7732700B2Playback device, contents selecting method, contents distribution system, information processing device, contents transfer method, and storing mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 8, 2010·8 cites·16 claims
- 1285US7900161B2Data display apparatus, data display method, data display program and graphical user interfaceSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 1, 2011·12 cites·23 claims
- 1384US7841965B2Audio-signal generation deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 30, 2010·12 cites·9 claims
- 1484US7742037B2Input device, input method and electronic equipmentSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 22, 2010·38 cites·51 claims
- 1583US9326130B2Communication method and apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 26, 2016·3 cites·19 claims
- 1682US7199708B2Communication apparatus and communication methodSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 3, 2007·35 cites·7 claims
- 1781US8041801B2Information recommendation system based on biometric informationSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 18, 2011·11 cites·8 claims
- 1881US7544880B2Playback mode control device and playback mode control methodSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 9, 2009·32 cites·9 claims
- 1980US8358906B2Content playback method and content playback apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 22, 2013·3 cites·19 claims
- 2079US7399917B2Music content playback apparatus, music content playback method and storage mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 15, 2008·3 cites·8 claims
- 2177US9338644B2Communication method and apparatusSAKO YOICHIRO·Filed 2006·Granted May 10, 2016·3 cites·23 claims
- 2277US7449627B2Apparatus and method for reproducing audio signalSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 11, 2008·3 cites·16 claims
- 2375US8641616B2Method and apparatus for processing bio-informationSHIRAI KATSUYA·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 4, 2014·16 cites·19 claims
- 2474US9596581B2Communication method and apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 14, 2017·1 cites·28 claims
- 2573US9675866B2Movement supporting method and apparatusSAKO YOICHIRO·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 13, 2017·3 cites·24 claims
- 2673US7610260B2Methods and apparatus for selecting and providing content data using content data status informationSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 27, 2009·6 cites·25 claims
- 2772US8193008B2Method of forming semiconductor thin film and semiconductor thin film inspection apparatusUMEZU NOBUHIKO·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 5, 2012·4 cites·20 claims
- 2872US7415191B2Reproduction device and reproduction methodSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 19, 2008·10 cites·21 claims
- 2971US8168518B2Method for crystallizing thin film, method for manufacturing thin film semiconductor device, method for manufacturing electronic apparatus, and method for manufacturing display deviceUMEZU NOBUHIKO·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·3 cites·13 claims
- 3071US7002295B2Plasma display device and method of producing the sameSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 21, 2006·8 cites·24 claims
- 3170US8199937B2Contents reproduction apparatus and method thereofTAKAI MOTOYUKI·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 12, 2012·8 cites·14 claims
- 3270US7698092B2Portable electronic apparatus, operation control method, operation control program, signal generation apparatus and signal generation methodSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 13, 2010·4 cites·5 claims
- 3370US6335775B1Liquid crystal device having liquid crystal orientation layers including repetitive asymmetrical projects along a plurality of groovesSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 1, 2002·42 cites·16 claims
- 3470US2020162415A1Communication method and apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3569US8858453B2Sound-output-control device, sound-output-control method, and sound-output-control programASUKAI MASAMICHI·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 14, 2014·6 cites·24 claims
- 3669US7840182B2Information processing apparatus and information processing methodSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 23, 2010·1 cites·11 claims
- 3769US7700867B2Apparatus and method of playing back audio signalSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 20, 2010·7 cites·15 claims
- 3868US8000822B2Audio reproducing apparatus, audio reproducing method, and audio reproducing processing programSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 16, 2011·6 cites·19 claims
- 3967US10518161B2Sound-output-control device, sound-output-control method, and sound-output-control programSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 31, 2019·3 cites·32 claims
- 4066US7496004B2Data reproducing apparatus, data reproducing method, data recording and reproducing apparatus, and data recording and reproducing methodSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 24, 2009·5 cites·16 claims
- 4166US7242952B2Portable terminal device and method of generating call soundSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 10, 2007·7 cites·10 claims
- 4265US7952013B2Contents reproducer and reproduction method for selecting content to be reproduced based on a moving tempo and tempo informaiton for the contentSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 31, 2011·4 cites·11 claims
- 4365US6827748B2Fuel cell and method for preparation thereofSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 7, 2004·6 cites·7 claims
- 4464US8812502B2Content reproducing apparatus, content reproduction method, and programTAKATSUKA SUSUMU·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 19, 2014·3 cites·12 claims
- 4564US6806505B2Light emitting device and process for producing the sameSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 19, 2004·12 cites·9 claims
- 4663US8612030B2Health exercise assist system, portable music playback apparatus, service information providing apparatus, information processing apparatus, and health exercise assist methodSAKAI YUICHI·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 17, 2013·4 cites·19 claims
- 4762US10587567B2Communication method and apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 10, 2020·0 cites·33 claims
- 4860US8073649B2Portable electronic apparatus, operation control method, operation control program, signal generation apparatus and signal generation methodSANO AKANE·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 6, 2011·1 cites·14 claims
- 4959US10291577B2Communication method and apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 14, 2019·0 cites·35 claims
- 5059US2015058732A1Content playback apparatus, content playback method and storage mediumTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
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