Patents by Inventor Kazuyuki Takahashi

Kazuyuki Takahashi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11395123
    Abstract: There is provided a reception apparatus including a first acquisition unit which acquires, preceding text format second signaling data to be transmitted in a lower-level layer than an IP layer in a hierarchy of a protocol of an IP transmission system and containing control information independent of a service identified by an IP address, binary format first signaling data containing a flag indicating whether the second signaling data exists in digital broadcast using the IP transmission system, a second acquisition unit which acquires the second signaling data on the basis of the first signaling data, and a control unit which controls operation of the units which perform various types of processing on the basis of the second signaling data. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a television receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Takahashi, Naohisa Kitazato, Jun Kitahara, Yasuaki Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20220224506
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a data processing apparatus and a data processing method that can reduce errors of time arising from accuracy of time information. The data processing apparatus generates signaling including time information having accuracy of time according to a frame length of a physical layer frame and processes the signaling so as to be included into a preamble of the physical layer frame to make it possible to reduce errors of time arising from time information. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a transmitter compatible with a broadcasting method of ATSC3.0 and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Lachlan Bruce MICHAEL, Kazuyuki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11386720
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a mounting unit on which a medium storing authentication information for passing through a toll road is mountable, a detector which is configured to detect a state where the medium is mounted on the mounting unit or a state where the medium is not mounted on the mounting unit, and an automated driving controller which is configured to perform automated driving and change control details of the automated driving on the basis of detection results obtained by the detector, wherein the automated driving controller configured to determine whether to change a target gate or not on the basis of a relationship between a time when the mounting state detected by the detector is changed and a time when the vehicle is expected to arrive at the target gate or a relationship between a position of the vehicle at the time when the mounting state detected by the detector is changed and a position of the target gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Takahashi, Atsushi Ishioka, Akihiko Otsu, Akira Mizutani, Daichi Kato
  • Patent number: 11368748
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a demodulation device, a processing device, a reception device, and a data processing method for more flexibly coping with change in transmission method. Provided is a demodulation device including a demodulation unit configured to demodulate a first transmission packet obtained from a broadcast signal, and an output unit configured to output a divided packet via a predetermined interface, the divided packet being obtained by dividing the first transmission packet that is a variable-length packet used in a first transmission method into a packet length according to a second transmission packet that is a fixed-length packet used in a second transmission method and arranging the first transmission packet in a payload, and adding a header including information for restoring the first transmission packet to the payload. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a demodulation IC incorporated in a television receiver or a set top box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Okada, Yuichi Hirayama, Kazuyuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220191579
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a demodulation device, a processing device, a reception device, and a data processing method for more flexibly coping with change in transmission method. A demodulation device includes a demodulation unit configured to demodulate a first transmission packet obtained from a broadcast signal, and an output unit configured to output a divided packet via a predetermined interface, the divided packet being obtained by dividing the first transmission packet that is a variable-length packet used in a first transmission method into a packet length according to a second transmission packet that is a fixed-length packet used in a second transmission method and arranging the first transmission packet in a payload, and adding a header including information for restoring the first transmission packet to the payload. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a demodulation IC incorporated in a television receiver or a set top box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi OKADA, Yuichi HIRAYAMA, Kazuyuki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11343559
    Abstract: A receiving apparatus is provided. The receiving apparatus includes circuitry configured to receive reference time information and metadata including information for executing processing related to the reference time information. The circuitry is configured to execute processing related to the reference time information based on the metadata. The metadata includes a first offset value between the reference time information and a discontinuous time, a second offset value between the discontinuous time and a local time, and a date and time at which a change in a daylight savings time (DST) status is to occur. The local time is determined based on the reference time information and the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Takahashi, Yasuaki Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 11336381
    Abstract: A reception apparatus includes a demodulation circuit configured to demodulate packets obtained with respect to each of multiple PLPs included in a broadcast signal; and a processing circuit configured to process the packets demodulated by the demodulation circuit. The demodulation circuit and the processing circuit are connected with each other via a single interface or interfaces fewer than the number of the PLPs. The demodulation circuit adds identification information to a specific packet among the packets obtained with respect to each of the PLP, the identification information identifying the PLP to which each of the packets belongs. The processing circuit identifies the PLP to which belongs each of the packets input from the demodulation circuit via the single interface or the interfaces fewer than the number of the PLPs, based on the identification information obtained from the specific packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Okada, Kazuyuki Takahashi, Takeshi Ohno
  • Patent number: 11323767
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a demodulation device, a processing device, a reception device, and a data processing method for more flexibly coping with change in transmission method. Provided is a demodulation device including a demodulation unit configured to demodulate a first transmission packet obtained from a broadcast signal, and an output unit configured to output a divided packet via a predetermined interface, the divided packet being obtained by dividing the first transmission packet that is a variable-length packet used in a first transmission method into a packet length according to a second transmission packet that is a fixed-length packet used in a second transmission method and arranging the first transmission packet in a payload, and adding a header including information for restoring the first transmission packet to the payload. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a demodulation IC incorporated in a television receiver or a set top box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Okada, Yuichi Hirayama, Kazuyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11298022
    Abstract: A configuration is provided for firmly fixing a transmitting and receiving unit for IVUS and a transmitting and receiving unit for OCT in a probe of an imaging apparatus for diagnosis in which space saving is achieved. The probe includes a cylindrical housing in which an ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving unit is arranged on a distal side and a light transmitting and receiving unit is arranged on a proximal side. The ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving unit and the light transmitting and receiving unit being fixed to the cylindrical housing in a state where a base of the ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving unit and a base portion of the ball lens of the light transmitting and receiving unit are embedded in an adhesive agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ema Itoh, Kazuyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11290200
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method that permit efficient transfer of time and other information. The transmission device generates a physical layer frame having preambles and a payload that includes, in the preamble, time information representing time of a given position in a stream of physical layer frames and transmits the physical layer frame. The reception device receives the physical layer frame and performs processes using time information. The present technology is applicable, for example, to IP packet broadcasting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Lachlan Bruce Michael, Kazuyuki Takahashi, Satoshi Okada
  • Patent number: 11265615
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus that includes circuitry configured to generate transport protocol selection information used for selecting a transport protocol to be used in a specific service from a plurality of transport protocols conforming to a predetermined standard; and transmit, together with the transport protocol selection information, a content provided by the specific service according to the transport protocol set in the transport protocol selection information, and the plurality of transport protocols include at least ROUTE (Real-Time Object Delivery over Unidirectional Transport) and MMT (MPEG Media Transport).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Takahashi, Yasuaki Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 11265141
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a data processing apparatus and a data processing method that can reduce errors of time arising from accuracy of time information. The data processing apparatus generates signaling including time information having accuracy of time according to a frame length of a physical layer frame and processes the signaling so as to be included into a preamble of the physical layer frame to make it possible to reduce errors of time arising from time information. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a transmitter compatible with a broadcasting method of ATSC3.0 and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Lachlan Bruce Michael, Kazuyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11262761
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a virtual line setter configured to set virtual lines in front of a gate on the basis of the position of the gate, and a gate passing controller configured to perform vehicle control when a vehicle passes through the gate on the basis of the virtual lines set by the virtual line setter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daichi Kato, Kazuyuki Takahashi, Akihiko Otsu, Akira Mizutani, Atsushi Ishioka
  • Publication number: 20220052888
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, a transmitting device, and a transmitting method that enable a more appropriate introduction of a new broadcasting scheme. A receiving device is provided including a receiving unit that receives a transmission frame transmitted from a transmitting device, and a demodulation unit that performs demodulation processing on a data signal obtained from a transmission frame that has been received, on the basis of a transmission control signal obtained from the transmission frame that has been received, in which the transmission control signal includes time-division control information regarding time-division control, as control information according to introduction of a second scheme compatible with a first scheme, and the demodulation unit operates according to the time-division control information. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a transmission system compliant with a broadcasting scheme such as an ISDB-T scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyuki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220046300
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a data processing apparatus and a data processing method that enable correct clock synchronization by use of clock information. The data processing apparatus receives a digital broadcast signal so as to process content included in the digital broadcast signal and clock information also included therein for use in presentation synchronization on the content and sends via a transmission path the processed content and clock information to another data processing apparatus that presents the received content. On the other hand, the another data processing apparatus receives via the transmission path the content and clock information sent from the data processing apparatus so as to process presentation synchronization on the received content on the basis of the received clock information. The present technology is applicable to data processing apparatuses configured to process content, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventor: Kazuyuki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11221226
    Abstract: A passing gate determining device including: an information acquirer configured to acquire a status of vehicles in front of gates in a place in which a plurality of gates are aligned; and a gate selector configured to select a gate through which a vehicle is to pass among the plurality of gates on the basis of the status acquired by the information acquirer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Takahashi, Akihiko Otsu, Akira Mizutani, Atsushi Ishioka, Daichi Kato
  • Patent number: 11218747
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a receiving device, and a data processing method that enable bandwidth control over PLPs when one frequency band includes the plurality of PLPs. The transmission device determines the number of cells of a component to be transmitted by each of PLPs such that the number of cells in an entire physical layer frame including the plurality of PLPs matches a sum of the number of cells of the plurality of PLPs, and transmits a broadcast stream including the physical layer frame. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a system for transmitting a broadcast stream including a physical layer frame including a plurality of PLPs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Takahashi, Lachlan Bruce Michael
  • Patent number: 11204606
    Abstract: In the present invention, an integrated control unit simultaneously causes a long-term route generation unit, an intermediate-term route generation unit, and a short-term route generation unit to begin generating routes when an automatic driving mode is set to an on state by an automatic driving on setting unit, and a vehicle is instantly subjected to automatic driving control using a short-term route prior to the generation of a long-term route. As a result, the present invention provides a vehicle control device that can immediately perform automatic driving control based on a short-term route after the automatic driving mode of the vehicle is set to the on state and, after generating a long-term route in which riding comfort improves a stepwise manner, perform automatic driving control in which the long-term route and an intermediate-term route are taken into account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Takahashi, Daichi Kato, Hiroshi Oguro
  • Patent number: 11184680
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus that includes circuitry configured to generate transport protocol selection information used for selecting a transport protocol to be used in a specific service from a plurality of transport protocols conforming to a predetermined standard; and transmit, together with the transport protocol selection information, a content provided by the specific service according to the transport protocol set in the transport protocol selection information, and the plurality of transport protocols include at least ROUTE (Real-Time Object Delivery over Unidirectional Transport) and MMT (MPEG Media Transport).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Takahashi, Yasuaki Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 11173906
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a vehicle selector configured to select, from among other vehicles present near an own vehicle, another vehicle that the own vehicle is to follow when traveling in front of a gate as a following target vehicle, and a gate passage controller configured to cause the own vehicle to travel following the following target vehicle selected by the vehicle selector when passing through the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Mizutani, Atsushi Ishioka, Akihiko Otsu, Daichi Kato, Kazuyuki Takahashi