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Kazuaki Toba
Also filed as: TOBA KAZUAKI
89 granted patents·30 pending applications·126 citations·filing 2002–2025
98Inventor score
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119 records- 0195US8745305B2Method, apparatus and cable for enabling two types of HDMI communicationTOBA KAZUAKI·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 3, 2014·29 cites·23 claims
- 0295US8230118B2Interface circuit and video apparatusTOBA KAZUAKI·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 24, 2012·31 cites·5 claims
- 0387US11375270B2Cable, method of controlling cable, connection device, electronic device, and method of controlling electronic deviceSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 28, 2022·1 cites·25 claims
- 0487US10768380B2Ferrule, ferrule with optical fiber, and method of manufacturing ferrule with optical fiberFUJIKURA LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 8, 2020·5 cites·10 claims
- 0585US9791650B2Cable, electronic device, and method for controlling electronic deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 17, 2017·5 cites·4 claims
- 0685US9209570B2Connector, cable, transmission device, reception device, and manufacturing method of connectorTOBA KAZUAKI·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 8, 2015·11 cites·14 claims
- 0783US2025150244A1Interface circuit and information processing systemSONY CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 0882US10218488B2Interface circuit and information processing systemSONY CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 26, 2019·2 cites·19 claims
- 0981US11474300B2Optical communication connector, optical transmitter, optical receiver, optical communication system, and optical communication cableSONY CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 18, 2022·2 cites·16 claims
- 1081US10440424B2Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, and reception methodSONY CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 8, 2019·3 cites·18 claims
- 1180US12184589B2Interface circuit and information processing system for detecting a connection state based on a notification received through a hot plug detect lineSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 31, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1280US11454764B2Optical communication connector, control method, and optical communication apparatus aligning fiber and lens via shape variationSONY CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 27, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1380US8843679B2Transmitting device, transmitting method, receiving device, receiving method, transmitting/receiving system, and cableTOBA KAZUAKI·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 23, 2014·3 cites·25 claims
- 1479US12206931B2Cable, method of controlling cable, connection device, electronic device, and method of controlling electronic deviceSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 21, 2025·0 cites·30 claims
- 1578US12236918B2Electronic devices, method of transmitting data block, method of determining contents of transmission signal, and transmission/reception systemSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 25, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 1678US9036090B2Transmitting device, transmitting method, and receiving deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2012·Granted May 19, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 1778US8966566B2Communication device, communication control method, and programTOBA KAZUAKI·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 24, 2015·3 cites·8 claims
- 1876US9277171B2Electronic device, electronic device control method, and electronic device systemSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 1, 2016·2 cites·15 claims
- 1976US8395706B2Information processing system, display device, output device, information processing device, identification information acquisition method and identification information supply methodTOBA KAZUAKI·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 12, 2013·4 cites·13 claims
- 2076US2025201208A1Electronic devices, method of transmitting data block, method of determining contents of transmission signal, and transmission/reception systemSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2175US11743531B2Cable, method of controlling cable, connection device, electronic device, and method of controlling electronic deviceSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 29, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2275US11716189B2Interface circuit and information processing systemSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 1, 2023·0 cites·21 claims
- 2374US11245869B2Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, reception method, and transmission/reception systemSONY CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 8, 2022·1 cites·13 claims
- 2474US2025168444A1Cable, method of controlling cable, connection device, electronic device, and method of controlling electronic deviceSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2574US2025039333A1Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, reception method, and transmission/reception systemSONY CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2673US11735137B2Electronic devices, method of transmitting data block, method of determining contents of transmission signal, and transmission/reception systemSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 22, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 2772US10897243B2Cable and connection deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 19, 2021·1 cites·10 claims
- 2872US9311258B2Method, apparatus and cable for enabling two types of HDMI communicationSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 12, 2016·2 cites·4 claims
- 2972US8265301B2Audio signal processing apparatus, audio signal processing method, program, and input apparatusKIMIJIMA TADAAKI·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 11, 2012·8 cites·22 claims
- 3070US11271706B2Interface circuit and information processing systemSONY CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 8, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3169US10598863B2Optical connector, optical cable, and electronic deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 24, 2020·1 cites·9 claims
- 3269US8750536B2Output control apparatus, output controlling method, program, and output control systemTOBA KAZUAKI·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 10, 2014·2 cites·12 claims
- 3368US11200865B2Electronic devices, method of transmitting data block, method of determining contents of transmission signal, and transmission/reception systemSONY CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 14, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
- 3468US9033590B2Connector with optical and electrical transmission connectors and electronics apparatus utilizing sameSONY CORP·Filed 2012·Granted May 19, 2015·2 cites·13 claims
- 3567US12126934B2Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, reception method, and transmission/reception systemSONY CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 22, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 3666US10805057B2Interface circuit and information processing systemSONY CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 13, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
- 3765US11146851B2Cable, method of controlling cable, connection device, electronic device, and method of controlling electronic deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 12, 2021·0 cites·36 claims
- 3864US10983283B2Optical communication connector, optical communication cable, and electronic deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 20, 2021·0 cites·11 claims
- 3963US10657922B2Electronic devices, method of transmitting data block, method of determining contents of transmission signal, and transmission/reception systemSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted May 19, 2020·0 cites·6 claims
- 4063US10539755B2Cable, electronic device, and method for controlling electronic deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 21, 2020·0 cites·6 claims
- 4161US2025147220A1Determination device, determination method, and programSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4260US12321521B2Signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, and signal processing systemSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 4360US2025093229A1Determination apparatus, determination method, and programSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4459US12271038B2Optical connector, optical cable, and electronic deviceSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 8, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 4559US11506850B2Optical connector, optical cable, and electronic deviceSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 22, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 4657US11716146B2Optical communication apparatus, optical communication method, and optical communication systemSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 1, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 4757US9466934B2Electronic apparatus, category determination method for transmission cable and transmission cableSONY CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 11, 2016·0 cites·2 claims
- 4856US12480838B2Measuring device, measuring method, and electronic deviceSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 25, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 4956US12147077B2Optical module, adjustment device, and adjustment methodSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 19, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
- 5056US12013582B2Optical communication apparatus, optical communication method, and optical communication systemSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 18, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
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