Ippei Tambata from San Francisco, CA, age 56

Initializing Relationships Between Devices In A Network
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US Patent:

7478126, Jan 13, 2009
Filed:

Apr 4, 2003
Appl. No.:

10/407537
Inventors:

Andrew M. Prohel - San Francisco CA, US
Philip McKay - San Francisco CA, US
Himgan Wibisono - San Francisco CA, US
Michael Hoch - San Jose CA, US
Jeff Liu - Fremont CA, US
Ravi Gauba - Fremont CA, US
Sidney Wang - Pleasanton CA, US
Ippei Tambata - San Francisco CA, US
Elizabeth Coppinger - Montclair NJ, US
Michael S. Harwayne - New York NY, US
Rodger Lea - Vancouver, CA
Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Electronics Inc. - Park Ridge NJ
International Classification:

G06F 15/16
US Classification:

709204, 709207, 709227
Abstract:

A relationship initiation between devices in a network is described. According to one embodiment, persona information is exchanged between devices in a network. Based upon the persona information, a user of a device may initiate a relationship with another device.

Methods And Apparatuses For Viewing Choices And Making Selections
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US Patent:

7600201, Oct 6, 2009
Filed:

Apr 7, 2004
Appl. No.:

10/820979
Inventors:

Sean Christopher Endler - San Francisco CA, US
Joseph Steven Herres - Seattle WA, US
Ippei Tambata - San Francisco CA, US
Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Electronics Inc. - Park Ridge NJ
International Classification:

G06F 3/033
G06F 3/048
US Classification:

715863, 345157, 345179, 715810, 715848, 715850, 715716
Abstract:

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect an input; display a plurality of selections; detect a location of a first segment relative to the plurality of selections; highlight a particular selection from the plurality of selections when the first segment is within an area of the particular selection; and select the particular selection based on the first segment being located within the area of the particular selection.

Managing And Sharing Identities On A Network
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US Patent:

7614081, Nov 3, 2009
Filed:

Apr 4, 2003
Appl. No.:

10/407675
Inventors:

Andrew M. Prohel - San Francisco CA, US
Philip McKay - San Francisco CA, US
Himgan Wibisono - San Francisco CA, US
Michael Hoch - San Jose CA, US
Jeff Liu - Fremont CA, US
Ravi Gauba - Fremont CA, US
Sidney Wang - Pleasanton CA, US
Ippei Tambata - San Francisco CA, US
Elizabeth Coppinger - Montclair NJ, US
Michael S. Harwayne - New York NY, US
Rodger Lea - Vancouver, CA
Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Electronics Inc. - Park Ridge NJ
International Classification:

G06F 7/04
US Classification:

726 18, 713171, 709223, 709224, 709225, 709226, 726 3, 726 5
Abstract:

A digital content file having user history information is received at a first device. The user history information includes an alias name of a previous user of the digital content file. A user may review the user history information of the digital content file for information of the previous user of the digital content.

Initializing Relationships Between Devices In A Network
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US Patent:

7853650, Dec 14, 2010
Filed:

Dec 8, 2008
Appl. No.:

12/330484
Inventors:

Andrew M. Prohel - San Francisco CA, US
Philip McKay - San Francisco CA, US
Himgan Wibisono - San Francisco CA, US
Michael Hoch - Campbell CA, US
Jeff Liu - Fremont CA, US
Ravi Gauba - Fremont CA, US
Sidney Wang - Pleasanton CA, US
Ippei Tambata - San Francisco CA, US
Elizabeth Coppinger - Montclair NJ, US
Michael S. Harwayne - New York NY, US
Rodger Lea - Vancouver, CA
Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Electronics Inc. - Park Ridge NJ
International Classification:

G06F 15/16
US Classification:

709204, 709207, 709227
Abstract:

A relationship initiation between devices in a network is described. According to one embodiment, persona information is exchanged between devices in a network. Based upon the persona information, a user of a device may initiate a relationship with another device.

Methods And Apparatuses For Displaying Promotions
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US Patent:

20050228716, Oct 13, 2005
Filed:

Apr 7, 2004
Appl. No.:

10/820832
Inventors:

Sean Endler - San Francisco CA, US
Joseph Herres - Seattle WA, US
Ippei Tambata - San Francisco CA, US
International Classification:

G06F017/60
H04N007/14
US Classification:

705014000
Abstract:

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect a device; search for a plurality of promotions; detect a profile corresponding to the device wherein the profile contains a parameter; and select a particular promotion from the plurality of promotions based on the parameter associated with the profile.

Methods And Apparatuses For Posting Messages To Participants Of An Event
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US Patent:

20050228866, Oct 13, 2005
Filed:

Apr 7, 2004
Appl. No.:

10/820418
Inventors:

Sean Endler - San Francisco CA, US
Joseph Herres - Seattle WA, US
Ippei Tambata - San Francisco CA, US
International Classification:

G06F015/16
US Classification:

709206000
Abstract:

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses select an event; search for an event profile corresponding to the event wherein the event profile includes a plurality of participants of the event; determine a plurality of recipients of a message based on the plurality of participants of the event; and display the message to the plurality of recipients based on a status of each of the plurality of recipients.

Methods And Apparatuses For Capturing And Storing Content Related To An Event
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US Patent:

20050234905, Oct 20, 2005
Filed:

Apr 7, 2004
Appl. No.:

10/821099
Inventors:

Sean Endler - San Francisco CA, US
Joseph Herres - Seattle WA, US
Ippei Tambata - San Francisco CA, US
International Classification:

G06F007/00
US Classification:

707005000
Abstract:

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect an event; search for an event profile corresponding to the event; detect content and description information corresponding to the content; and associate the content with the event based on the description information and the event profile.

Methods And Apparatuses For Mapping Locations
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US Patent:

20050243165, Nov 3, 2005
Filed:

Apr 7, 2004
Appl. No.:

10/820470
Inventors:

Sean Endler - San Francisco CA, US
Joseph Herres - Seattle WA, US
Ippei Tambata - San Francisco CA, US
International Classification:

H04N007/14
US Classification:

348014020, 348014010
Abstract:

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect a plurality of participants; detect a location of each of the plurality of participants; identify a plurality of possible meeting locations based on a parameter; and select a meeting location from the plurality of possible meeting locations based on the location of each of the plurality of participants.

Ippei Tambata