Patents by Inventor Masami Matsubara
Masami Matsubara 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).
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Publication number: 20090113501Abstract: A distribution apparatus has an input section 200 for receiving video or audio transmission data; a storage section 201 for storing the transmission data received by the input section 200 as playback data; a distribution request reception section 203 for accepting a distribution request message including information for designating a distribution range of the playback data from the playback apparatus 102; and a distribution section 204 for inserting data corresponding to the distribution range among the playback data stored in the storage section 201 into a response message to the distribution request message, and for distributing the data to the playback apparatus 102 originating the distribution request.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2005Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventors: Takehiko Hanada, Shigeru Imai, Shin Miura, Masami Matsubara, Shinji Akatsu
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Publication number: 20090106961Abstract: There is disclosed a roller burnishing apparatus including a first member moved relative to an object to be burnished, a second member movable relative to the first member in a relative movement direction, a burnishing roller held by the second member such that the burnishing roller is rotatable, a biasing device which biases with a biasing force the second member relative to the first member in one of two opposite directions along the relative movement direction, and a pressing-force detecting device that detects a pressing force with which the burnishing roller is pressed against the object and which is based on the biasing force of the biasing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicants: FUJI SEIKO LIMITED, JATCO LTDInventors: Mitsuhiko Tomioka, Toshiaki Segawa, Masami Matsubara
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Publication number: 20090103893Abstract: A recording reservation common share system includes a recording schedule sharing apparatus 1A which makes a request for recording schedule information, and which acquires and checks recording schedule information provided thereto, and recording schedule sharing apparatuses 1B and 1C each of which receive a request for recording schedule information from the recording schedule sharing apparatus 1A, and provides the recording schedule information held thereby to the recording schedule sharing apparatus 1A.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2005Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yukimasa Sugino, Susumu Oka, Masami Matsubara, Shinji Akatsu, Shin Miura, Shigeru Imai, Takehiko Hanada
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Publication number: 20090106351Abstract: A client apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a contents list request transmitting means 401 for transmitting a request of a media server apparatus 101 to transmit a contents list which is a list of metadata of contents, a contents list receiving means 402 for receiving the contents list from the media server apparatus 101, an item list storing means 403 for storing the contents list and an item list having listed items each of which is described as metadata, an item list transmitting means 404 for transmitting the item list to a monitor server apparatus 102, a key input means 405 for receiving a key input, an input key transmitting means 406 for transmitting the key input to the monitor server apparatus 102, and an identification information receiving means 407 for receiving identification information making it possible to uniquely identify each item included in the item list.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2005Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Takehiko Hanada, Shin Miura, Shigeru Imai, Shinji Akatsu, Yukimasa Sugino, Masami Matsubara, Susumu Oka
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Publication number: 20090094348Abstract: While a user, who registers new music CD data to a content server apparatus 10 (PC of the user's own house), comes and goes between user's own house and a car equipped with a content playback apparatus 30 (car audio system) with having a content transfer apparatus 20 (mobile phone terminal), contents registered in the content server apparatus 10 are transferred to the content playback apparatus 30 via the content transfer apparatus 20 by the wireless LAN without any particular operation of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2006Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shin Miura, Shigeru Imai, Takehiko Hanada, Shinji Akatsu, Masami Matsubara
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Publication number: 20090077490Abstract: A monitor server apparatus 102 in accordance with the present invention includes: a UI presenting means 304 for presenting a UI for displaying information and for receiving an input; a display data generating means 303 for generating display data to be displayed on the UI; an item list receiving means 301 for receiving a list of items listed each of which is described as metadata; an item list storing means 302 for storing the item list; an input key receiving means 305 for receiving a key input; and an identification information transmitting means 306 for transmitting identification information making it possible to identify each of the items included in the item list uniquely.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2005Publication date: March 19, 2009Inventors: Takehiko Hanada, Shin Miura, Shigeru Imai, Shinji Akatsu, Yukimasa Sugino, Masami Matsubara, Susumu Oka
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Publication number: 20090077095Abstract: A metadata storing/receiving means 206 stores metadata acquired from a metadata providing terminal by using a metadata acquisition request. A filtering means 209 selects metadata stored in the metadata storage means 206 by using at least of a degree of preference and a degree of affinity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2005Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKIKABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shigeru Imai, Shin Miura, Takehiko Hanada, Shinji Akatsu, Yukimasa Sugino, Masami Matsubara, Susumu Oka
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Publication number: 20090012985Abstract: A transcoder includes transcoder modules 12 and 13 which convert the formats of contents stored in servers 2 and 3 into formats which can be supported by a renderer 4, respectively, and an internal controller 11 for comparing the format of each content stored in the servers 2 and 3 with the conversion functions of the transcoder modules 12 and 13 to create a transcoder content list in which contents which can be supported are described, and for transferring a content acquisition request to acquire a content to the servers 2 and 3, the content acquisition request being transmitted thereto on the basis of the created transcoder content list.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2005Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventors: Masami Matsubara, Shigeru Imai, Shin Miura, Takehiko Hanada, Shinji Akatsu
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Publication number: 20080229581Abstract: Sheave surfaces 11a to 14a of a primary pulley 2 and a secondary pulley 3 contacting a V-belt 4 which is looped around the pulleys 2, 3 are provided with an initial wear height at which a reaction film between the V-belt 4 and the sheave surfaces 11a to 14a does not become worn and a sufficient oil keeping depth to promote generation of the reaction film such that metallic contact does not occur between the sheave surfaces 11a to 14a and the V-belt 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventors: Yasuo Ito, Yoshiaki Katou, Makoto Yoshida, Masanori Yamazaki, Masami Matsubara, Toshiaki Segawa
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Publication number: 20070053514Abstract: A mobile terminal 100 holds identification information indicating specific content which the user has been viewing and listening to, and a playback position of the content. When receiving a request for continuous playback of the specific content from the user, the mobile terminal 100 acquires the storage location of the specific content in a content server terminal A or B (200a or 200b), and sends information indicating this storage location and an instruction for continuous playback of the content to a content playback terminal 300. The content playback terminal 300 then reads the specific content from the storage location of the content server A or B (200a or 200b), and carries out a continuous playback of the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2006Publication date: March 8, 2007Inventors: Shigeru Imai, Shin Miura, Masami Matsubara, Takehiko Hanada, Shinji Akatsu
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Publication number: 20060218608Abstract: A receiving apparatus includes: a content identifier conversion table for holding channel numbers designated via an input device, and information about content identifiers corresponding to the channel numbers; a channel selection control section for converting a designated channel number to a corresponding content identifier with reference to the content identifier conversion table; and a display control section for receiving the content identifier passing through the conversion, for instructing, when the content identifier is a channel of the television broadcasting, the television broadcasting receiving section to receive a program of the channel, for instructing, when the content identifier is an identifier of contents on the communication network, the content acquiring section to acquire the contents, and for supplying to an output device the acquired television program or the contents on the communication network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2004Publication date: September 28, 2006Inventors: Shin Miura, Masami Matsubara, Shinji Akatsu, Shigeru Imai
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Publication number: 20060161950Abstract: When carrying out program recommendation between friends and acquaintances, only information necessary for identifying a recommendation program rather than the program content itself is transmitted from a program recommending terminal to a program recommended terminal. This enables recommendation of the program without using a wide communication band. Besides, a problem of copyright involved in transmitting the program contents can be circumvented.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2004Publication date: July 20, 2006Applicant: MITSUBISHI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shigeru Imai, Masami Matsubara, Shinji Akatsu, Shin Miura
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Patent number: 6633547Abstract: A method for transmitting command and control information between at least two nodes of an IEEE 1394 based home entertainment network, includes dynamically generating a node navigation tree, transmitting the node navigation tree to a video display unit, receiving a node navigation input identifying a particular node in the node navigation tree, modifying a subset of the node navigation tree based on the node navigation input, transmitting the modified subset of the node navigation tree to the video display unit, generating a node function list including one or more functions pertaining to the identified node, transmitting the node function list to the video display unit, receiving a node function input corresponding to a particular node function in the node function list, and transmitting a command to the identified node based on the node function input.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: October 14, 2003Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Shinji Akatsu, Fernando Masami Matsubara, Eiji Matsuo, Shin Miura
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Patent number: 6523064Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, a gateway device comprises a central processing unit, an external network interface, an internal network interface, and a positioning unit each coupled to the central processing unit. The gateway device further comprises a persistent memory, also coupled to the central processing unit, wherein the persistent memory is configured to store statistical data pertaining to content received through the external network interface as well as geographic location information. The gateway device is configured to collecting statistical geographic location information.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, IncInventors: Shinji Akatsu, Fernando Masami Matsubara
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Patent number: 6505255Abstract: A method for formatting and routing data between an external network and an internal IEEE 1394 network is provided. The method comprises receiving a data packet at a gateway device, separating data information from the data packet, reformatting the separated data information from a first digital format into a second digital format, selecting a transmission mode for communicating the data information in the second digital format to a particular node residing on the internal network, preparing a portion of the data information in the second digital format for transmission in the selected transmission mode, and transmitting the portion of the data information in the second digital format to the particular node via the selected transmission mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Information Technology Center America, Inc. (ITA)Inventors: Shinji Akatsu, Fernando Masami Matsubara, Shin Miura
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Patent number: 6496862Abstract: A method is provided for remote monitoring and control of device (nodes) in a network system including a gateway device bridging the network system to an external network, wherein the method comprises: maintaining an address mapping table within the network system, the address mapping table comprising a node unique identifier column and node attribute information, receiving an input data packet from the external network at the gateway device, parsing the input data packet into an output request and input data, mapping the input data to a particular node on an internal network connected to the gateway device, transmitting the input data to the particular node, receiving a response from the particular node, generating an output data packet comprising the response from the particular node, and forwarding the output data packet to the external network.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: December 17, 2002Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Shinji Akatsu, Fernando Masami Matsubara, Shin Miura
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Patent number: 6378000Abstract: A method for address mapping in a home entertainment network system includes receiving a self identification packet; extracting a bus identifier and a physical identifier from the self identification packet; adding a new row to an address mapping table, the new row comprising a bus identifier field, a physical identifier field, and a node unique identifier field; inserting the physical identifier and bus identifier into the respective bus identifier and physical identifier field in the new row of the address mapping table; transmitting a read request packet to a node identified by the self identification packet; receiving a read response packet, the read response packet comprising a node unique identifier; extracting one or more identifiers from the read response packet, the one or more identifiers including a node unique identifier; and inserting the one or more identifiers into additional fields in the new row of the address mapping table.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: Mitsubish Electric Research Laboratories, INCInventors: Shinji Akatsu, Fernando Masami Matsubara, Shin Miura