Sony Corporation

Sony Electronics Inc

Nippon Mektron Limited

Sony Group Corporation

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.

Akihiko Toyoshima

Kunihiko Azeyanagi

Hiroshi Takeuchi

Fumihiko Matsuda

Kenji Kumagai

Yoshihiko Narisawa

Daisuke Shiokawa

Katsunori Kokubun

Yuki Ogi

Masami Uchino

Isao Arase

It is desired to provide a technology that suppresses the possibility of unauthorized use of an electronic device. Provided is a communication device that includes a communication unit configured to transmit/receive data, and a storage unit that includes a first area and a second area different from the first area, and in the communication device, the first area is an area in which reading and writing from a program in the second area is prohibited, and the first area stores both of a communication program configured to control the transmission/reception and destination information of the data.

Communication device

Provided is a printed circuit board which includes: a first dielectric layer including a first principal surface and a second principal surface on a side opposite to the first principal surface; a first adhesive layer formed on the first principal surface; a first metal foil pattern formed on the first adhesive layer and forming a signal line; and a second metal foil pattern formed on the second principal surface and forming a ground layer, in which the first metal foil pattern has a higher specific conductivity than a specific conductivity of the second metal foil pattern.

Printed circuit board and method for manufacturing same

An apparatus and method for managing data for a wireless device, which includes a first memory for storing received data of a wireless device, a second memory for storing a network operational file, the operational file consisting of instructions for selecting a destination using a wireless module of the wireless device, and instruction steps for operating the network operational file for sending the received data using the wireless module to the selected destination.

Wireless modem module server system

According to the present invention, a recording instruction signal including channel information on the program that the user is viewing at present is transmitted from a communication terminal with a television receiving function; this recording instruction signal is received by a recording and reproducing apparatus; and the recording processing of the program indicated by the received recording instruction signal to be recorded is controlled, so that the program viewed using a communication terminal away from home can be viewed using a recording and reproducing apparatus at home.

Program recording system, communication terminal, as well as recording and reproducing apparatus

Methods and apparatus for implementing a home network including a wireless module. In one implementation, a home network includes: two or more host devices, where at least one host device includes a wireless module port, and where the host devices are connected in a local network; and a wireless module connected to the wireless module port of a host device, where the wireless module provides a wireless connection to an external network; where at least one host device is a consumer appliance.

Home network using wireless module

A wireless module is provided for wirelessly updating code to any appropriate peripheral device and may allow for wireless communication with the desired peripheral device to update an operating software code. The wireless module has the similar size, shape, and form factor as the current Memory Stick&#x2122;. In one embodiment, the method of updating code to the wireless module and/or the desired peripheral devices includes providing a fail-safe code to the peripheral device, updating the peripheral device with a new code utilizing the wireless module, and executing a primary code for operation of the peripheral device. Further, the wireless module may be provided to any number of peripheral devices compatible with the Memory Stick&#x2122; removable data storage media. The wireless module is removably connected to the desired peripheral device and provides the peripheral device with a fail-safe system, method and apparatus for updating the embedded operational software code without recalling and servicing the peripheral device.

System, method and apparatus for embedded firmware code update

A wireless module security system and method is provided which includes, in one embodiment providing security data to a wireless module. The security data including a security code provided to the wireless module after the wireless module has been activated. The method for providing the security code includes encrypting the security code after establishing a wireless module account, issuing the security code through wireless transmission to the wireless module, and decrypting and storing the security code inside the wireless module. The security system and method also utilizes user authorized associated peripheral devices which may be connected to the wireless module to provide further combinations of security data. In one embodiment, the wireless module is provided with an electronic serial number and that electronic serial number is stored to the peripheral device for a security measure. In another embodiment, the peripheral device is provided with peripheral device data and that peripheral device data is stored inside the wireless module for a further security measure. The wireless module is removably connected to any number of user authorized peripheral devices, and thus the wireless module security system and method is provided upon wireless module and peripheral device initialization.

Wireless module security system and method

A wireless module system and method for activation is provided which includes, in one embodiment a wireless module including a complete electronic serial number and a preliminary internet protocol address. A wireless module account is established with an activation center through a user activation web site. A permanent internet protocol address is created in establishing the wireless module account. The wireless module may be connected to any appropriate peripheral device and may allow for wireless communication of the peripheral devices with any other devices, people, and databases via wireless communication including through an internet or an intranet. In one embodiment, a wireless module activation server includes the user activation web site which is in electronic data communication with at least one wireless module account. The wireless module is removably connected to the peripheral device and provides the peripheral device with portability and accessability.

System and method for activation of a wireless module

An apparatus and method for providing data to a mobile device, including inserting a wireless module into a host mobile device, transferring data about device type from the host mobile device to the wireless module, retrieving from a memory device by the wireless module, website addresses associated with the device type data, and accessing the website addresses retrieved using the host mobile device with the wireless module coupled therein.

Default portal site access with wireless module

An internal layer circuit board to which an opening portion is provided at a predetermined position and a required wiring pattern is formed so as to expose a terminal portion A to the opening portion is manufactured. Subsequently, single-sided copper-clad laminates are superimposed on both sides of the internal layer circuit board through interlayer adhesive layers and to which another opening portion is provided at a position corresponding to the opening portion , and two piercing slits S are previously formed to the single-sided copper-clad laminate at corresponding positions placed outside from edges of the opening portion by a predetermined distance in accordance with two opposed sides of the opening portion . Required wiring patterns are formed to conductive layers and of the respective copper-clad laminates, and an unnecessary removal piece is finally taken off by punching out the single-sided copper-clad laminate at a position including respective both ends of the two slits S, thereby exposing the opening portion of the internal layer circuit board including the terminal portion A.

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Tokyo, Japan

Akihiko Toyoshima