Patents by Inventor Minako Shimizu

Minako Shimizu 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: 9066103
    Abstract: A video signal coding apparatus includes a coding unit which codes and re-codes a video signal and includes: a coding processing unit which codes, slice-by-slice, a current picture indicated by the video signal, to generate coded data; an integration unit which calculates a code-integrated value indicating a code amount of the coded data; a coding result determination unit which determines that re-coding of the current picture is necessary when determining that the code-integrated value is grater than a threshold; and a re-coding control unit which specifies a slice to be re-coded, based on coding information indicating a feature of the coded data, when it is determined that the re-coding is necessary, and the coding processing unit further re-codes the slice specified by the re-coding control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minako Shimizu, Kenji Iwahashi
  • Publication number: 20120300836
    Abstract: A video signal coding apparatus includes a coding unit which codes and re-codes a video signal and includes: a coding processing unit which codes, slice-by-slice, a current picture indicated by the video signal, to generate coded data; an integration unit which calculates a code-integrated value indicating a code amount of the coded data; a coding result determination unit which determines that re-coding of the current picture is necessary when determining that the code-integrated value is grater than a threshold; and a re-coding control unit which specifies a slice to be re-coded, based on coding information indicating a feature of the coded data, when it is determined that the re-coding is necessary, and the coding processing unit further re-codes the slice specified by the re-coding control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Minako SHIMIZU, Kenji IWAHASHI
  • Patent number: 8089514
    Abstract: A communication processor sets a storage request signal to be effective when it is judged that a packet cannot be transmitted and sets the storage request signal to be ineffective when it is judged that the packet can be transmitted. A data processor makes a buffer memory store encoded data therein when it is confirmed that the storage request signal is effective. The data processor reads the encoded data from the buffer memory and transmits the read encoded data to a packet generator when it is confirmed that the storage request signal is ineffective and the encoded data is stored in the buffer memory. The data processor receives the encoded data from the encoder and transmits the received encoded data to the packet generator when it is confirmed that the storage request signal is ineffective and the encoded data is not stored in the buffer memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Minako Shimizu, Masahiro Ogawa, Taichi Nagata
  • Patent number: 7852388
    Abstract: An imaging device free from discoloring under high temperature or high irradiation and having high color reproducibility is provided. Multilayer filters made of inorganic materials are provided above respective photoelectric conversion elements. The filters include red filters having predetermined spectra characteristics, green filters having predetermined spectral characteristics, and two kinds of blue filters having spectral characteristics different in peak wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Minako Shimizu, Toshiya Fujii, Kazuyuki Inokuma
  • Publication number: 20080313683
    Abstract: A communication processor sets a storage request signal to be effective when it is judged that a packet cannot be transmitted and sets the storage request signal to be ineffective when it is judged that the packet can be transmitted. A data processor makes a buffer memory store encoded data therein when it is confirmed that the storage request signal is effective. The data processor reads the encoded data from the buffer memory and transmits the read encoded data to a packet generator when it is confirmed that the storage request signal is ineffective and the encoded data is stored in the buffer memory. The data processor receives the encoded data from the encoder and transmits the received encoded data to the packet generator when it is confirmed that the storage request signal is ineffective and the encoded data is not stored in the buffer memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Minako Shimizu, Masahiro Ogawa, Taichi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20080298779
    Abstract: A transmitter transmits moving image data generated by an image generator to a communication line. A controller judges whether or not the moving image data can be transmitted based on communication status in the communication line. An image analyzer analyzes the moving image data and calculates an information volume thereof when it is judged by the controller that the transmission of the moving image data is not possible, and a storage memory stores the moving image data therein. A transmit image selector selects the moving image data to be read for transmission from all of the moving image data stored in the storage memory based on the information volume when a result of the judgment by the controller shows that non-transmittable status is changed to transmittable status and transmits the selected moving image data to the transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Mimata, Masahiro Ogawa, Minako Shimizu, Kenji Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20070285539
    Abstract: An imaging device free from discoloring under high temperature or high irradiation and having high color reproducibility is provided. Multilayer filters made of inorganic materials are provided above respective photoelectric conversion elements. The filters include red filters having predetermined spectra characteristics, green filters having predetermined spectral characteristics, and two kinds of blue filters having spectral characteristics different in peak wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Minako Shimizu, Toshiya Fujii, Kazuyuki Inokuma