Patents by Inventor Satoshi Kurahashi
Satoshi Kurahashi 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: 20080279529Abstract: A playback device for replaying a bit stream digitally transmitted which includes detecting means for detecting only intra-picture data in the bit stream that is replayed; extracting means for extracting the detected intra-picture data from the replayed bit stream, according to the result of the detection at the detecting means; replay mode designating means for selecting and designating one of normal replay, slow replay and still replay, as a replay mode; and replay data outputting means for storing the extracted intra-picture data, and outputting the detected intra-picture data as replay picture data, according to a mode signal output by said replay mode designating means.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2008Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventors: Masako Asamura, Satoshi Kurahashi, Tomohiro Ueda, Taketoshi Hibi, Tatsuo Yamasaki, Junko Ishimoto, Tohru Inoue, Ken Onishi
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Patent number: 7343083Abstract: A digital video signal record and playback device for recording on a recording medium a digital video signal coded by using a motion compensation prediction and an orthogonal transform and playing back data from the recording medium. In a data arrangement of a digital video signal, an I picture which can be independently represented in a picture is divided into n areas in the vertical direction, and the data is arranged from the front of one GOP in the unit of area by giving a priority to an area located at the center of the screen. A playback picture is outputted by playing back the I picture read from the recording medium in the unit of area unit. In the case where the whole I picture area cannot be read within a definite time, the area which cannot be read are interpolated by the use of the data of the preceding screen.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2002Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetoshi Mishima, Yoshinori Asamura, Yoshiko Hatano, Shuji Sotoda, Satoshi Kurahashi, Takahiro Nakai, Tadashi Kasezawa, Masato Nagasawa, Hiroyuki Oohata, Yoshinobu Ishida
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Patent number: 7340150Abstract: A digital video signal record and playback device for recording on a recording medium a digital video signal coded by using a motion compensation prediction and an orthogonal transform and playing back data from the recording medium. In a data arrangement of a digital video signal, an I picture which can be independently represented in a picture is divided into n areas in the vertical direction, and the data is arranged from the front of one GOP in the unit of area by giving a priority to an area located at the center of the screen. A playback picture is outputted by playing back the I picture read from the recording medium in the unit of area unit. In the case where the whole I picture area cannot be read within a definite time, the area which cannot be read are interpolated by the use of the data of the preceding screen.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2002Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetoshi Mishima, Yoshinori Asamura, Yoshiko Hatano, Shuji Sotoda, Satoshi Kurahashi, Takahiro Nakai, Tadashi Kasezawa, Masato Nagasawa, Hiroyuki Oohata, Yoshinobu Ishida
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Patent number: 7174090Abstract: In a digital VTR having a certain recording bit rate, within a range not higher than a remaining data rate after recording the bit stream, first HP data D1 is recorded in first specific regions, and second HP data D2 is recorded in second specific regions in specific tracks. In middle-speed and high-speed fast replay, the magnetic tape is transported continuously at a middle-speed or high-speed higher than the standard speed for normal replay, and the first HP data D1 is used in common, and at a low-speed fast replay of about twice the normal speed, the speed of the magnetic tape is alternated between a speed near the standard speed for normal replay, and a speed near the low-speed fast, and at the speed near the standard speed, the second HP data disposed in the second specific regions in the specific tracks and the first HP data disposed in the first specific regions in the specific tracks are both replayed.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2004Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masako Asamura, Satoshi Kurahashi, Tomohiro Ueda, Taketoshi Hibi, Tatsuo Yamasaki, Junko Ishimoto, Tohru Inoue, Ken Onishi
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Patent number: 6977964Abstract: A digital VTR for magnetically recording and replaying a bit stream, includes a detector, an extractor, a mode designator, and an output unit. The detector detects intra-picture data in the bit stream being replayed from tracks in a magnetic medium. The extractor extracts the intra-picture data from the bit stream based on output from the detector. The mode designator designates one of a normal replay and a slow replay as a replay mode. The slow replay is replay performed at a speed slower than normal replay. The output unit stores the extracted intra-picture data, and outputs only the extracted intra-picture data as replay picture data when the slow replay mode is designated.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2000Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masako Asamura, Satoshi Kurahashi, Tomohiro Ueda, Taketoshi Hibi, Tatsuo Yamasaki, Junko Ishimoto, Tohru Inoue, Ken Onishi
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Publication number: 20050185925Abstract: In a digital VTR having a certain recording bit rate, within a range not higher than a remaining data rate after recording the bit stream, first HP data D1 is recorded in first specific regions, and second HP data D2 is recorded in second specific regions in specific tracks. In middle-speed and high-speed fast replay, the magnetic tape is transported continuously at a middle-speed or high-speed higher than the standard speed for normal replay, and the first HP data D1 is used in common, and at a low-speed fast replay of about twice the normal speed, the speed of the magnetic tape is alternated between a speed near the standard speed for normal replay, and a speed near the low-speed fast, and at the speed near the standard speed, the second HP data disposed in the second specific regions in the specific tracks and the first HP data disposed in the first specific regions in the specific tracks are both replayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2005Publication date: August 25, 2005Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masako Asamura, Satoshi Kurahashi, Tomohiro Ueda, Taketoshi Hibi, Tatsuo Yamasaki, Junko Ishimoto, Tohru Inoue, Ken Onishi
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Publication number: 20040202452Abstract: In a digital VTR having a certain recording bit rate, within a range not higher than a remaining data rate after recording the bit stream, first HP data D1 is recorded in first specific regions, and second HP data D2 is recorded in second specific regions in specific tracks. In middle-speed and high-speed fast replay, the magnetic tape is transported continuously at a middle-speed or high-speed higher than the standard speed for normal replay, and the first HP data D1 is used in common, and at a low-speed fast replay of about twice the normal speed, the speed of the magnetic tape is alternated between a speed near the standard speed for normal replay, and a speed near the low-speed fast, and at the speed near the standard speed, the second HP data disposed in the second specific regions in the specific tracks and the first HP data disposed in the first specific regions in the specific tracks are both replayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2004Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masako Asamura, Satoshi Kurahashi, Tomohiro Ueda, Taketoshi Hibi, Tatsuo Yamasaki, Junko Ishimoto, Tohru Inoue, Ken Onishi
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Publication number: 20040202451Abstract: In a digital VTR having a certain recording bit rate, within a range not higher than a remaining data rate after recording the bit stream, first HP data D1 is recorded in first specific regions, and second HP data D2 is recorded in second specific regions in specific tracks. In middle-speed and high-speed fast replay, the magnetic tape is transported continuously at a middle-speed or high-speed higher than the standard speed for normal replay, and the first HP data D1 is used in common, and at a low-speed fast replay of about twice the normal speed, the speed of the magnetic tape is alternated between a speed near the standard speed for normal replay, and a speed near the low-speed fast, and at the speed near the standard speed, the second HP data disposed in the second specific regions in the specific tracks and the first HP data disposed in the first specific regions in the specific tracks are both replayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2004Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masako Asamura, Satoshi Kurahashi, Tomohiro Ueda, Taketoshi Hibi, Tatsuo Yamasaki, Junko Ishimoto, Tohru Inoue, Ken Onishi
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Patent number: 6549717Abstract: A digital video signal record and playback device for recording on a recording medium a digital video signal coded by using a motion compensation prediction and an orthogonal transform and playing back data from the recording medium. In a data arrangement of a digital video signal, an I picture which can be independently represented in a picture is divided into n areas in the vertical direction, and the data is arranged from the front of one GOP in the unit of area by giving a priority to an area located at the center of the screen. A playback picture is outputted by playing back the I picture read from the recording medium in the unit of area unit. In the case where the whole I picture area cannot be read within a definite time, the area which cannot be read are interpolated by the use of the data of the preceding screen.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2000Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetoshi Mishima, Yoshinori Asamura, Yoshiko Hatano, Shuji Sotoda, Satoshi Kurahashi, Takahiro Nakai, Tadashi Kasezawa, Masato Nagasawa, Hiroyuki Oohata, Yoshinobu Ishida
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Publication number: 20020090207Abstract: A digital video signal record and playback device for recording on a recording medium a digital video signal coded by using a motion compensation prediction and an orthogonal transform and playing back data from the recording medium. In a data arrangement of a digital video signal, an I picture which can be independently represented in a picture is divided into n areas in the vertical direction, and the data is arranged from the front of one GOP in the unit of area by giving a priority to an area located at the center of the screen. A playback picture is outputted by playing back the I picture read from the recording medium in the unit of area unit. In the case where the whole I picture area cannot be read within a definite time, the area which cannot be read are interpolated by the use of the data of the preceding screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2002Publication date: July 11, 2002Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetoshi Mishima, Yoshinori Asamura, Yoshiko Hatano, Shuji Sotoda, Satoshi Kurahashi, Takahiro Nakai, Tadashi Kasezawa, Masato Nagasawa, Hiroyuki Oohata, Yoshinobu Ishida
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Publication number: 20020085831Abstract: A digital video signal record and playback device for recording on a recording medium a digital video signal coded by using a motion compensation prediction and an orthogonal transform and playing back data from the recording medium. In a data arrangement of a digital video signal, an I picture which can be independently represented in a picture is divided into n areas in the vertical direction, and the data is arranged from the front of one GOP in the unit of area by giving a priority to an area located at the center of the screen. A playback picture is outputted by playing back the I picture read from the recording medium in the unit of area unit. In the case where the whole I picture area cannot be read within a definite time, the area which cannot be read are interpolated by the use of the data of the preceding screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2002Publication date: July 4, 2002Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetoshi Mishima, Yoshinori Asamura, Yoshiko Hatano, Shuji Sotoda, Satoshi Kurahashi, Takahiro Nakai, Tadashi Kasezawa, Masato Nagasawa, Hiroyuki Oohata, Yoshinobu Ishida
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Publication number: 20010043792Abstract: A digital video signal record and playback device for recording on a recording medium a digital video signal coded by using a motion compensation prediction and an orthogonal transform and playing back data from the recording medium. In a data arrangement of a digital video signal, an I picture which can be independently represented in a picture is divided into n areas in the vertical direction, and the data is arranged from the front of one GOP in the unit of area by giving a priority to an area located at the center of the screen. A playback picture is outputted by playing back the I picture read from the recording medium in the unit of area unit. In the case where the whole I picture area cannot be read within a definite time, the area which cannot be read are interpolated by the use of the data of the preceding screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2000Publication date: November 22, 2001Inventors: Hidetoshi Mishima, Yoshinori Asamura, Yoshiko Hatano, Shuji Sotoda, Satoshi Kurahashi, Takahiro Nakai, Tadashi Kasezawa, Masato Nagasawa, Hiroyuki Oohata, Yoshinobu Ishida
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Patent number: 6134382Abstract: A digital video signal record and playback device for recording on a recording medium a digital video signal coded by using a motion compensation prediction and an orthogonal transform and playing back data from the recording medium. In a data arrangement of a digital video signal, an I picture which can be independently represented in a picture is divided into n areas in the vertical direction, and the data is arranged from the front of one GOP in the unit of area by giving a priority to an area located at the center of the screen. A playback picture is outputted by playing back the I picture read from the recording medium in the unit of area unit. In the case where the whole I picture area cannot be read within a definite time, the area which cannot be read are interpolated by the use of the data of the preceding screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 1999Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetoshi Mishima, Yoshinori Asamura, Yoshiko Hatano, Shuji Sotoda, Satoshi Kurahashi, Takahiro Nakai, Tadashi Kasezawa, Masato Nagasawa, Hiroyuki Oohata, Yoshinobu Ishida
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Patent number: 6081649Abstract: A digital VTR for magnetically recording and replaying a bit stream, includes a detector, an extractor, a mode designator, and an output unit. The detector detects intra-picture data in the bit stream being replayed from tracks in a magnetic medium. The extractor extracts the intra-picture data from the bit stream based on output from the detector. The mode designator designates one of a normal replay and a slow replay as a replay mode. The slow replay is replay performed at a speed slower than normal replay. The output unit stores the extracted intra-picture data, and outputs only the extracted intra-picture data as replay picture data when the slow replay mode is designated.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1997Date of Patent: June 27, 2000Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masako Asamura, Satoshi Kurahashi, Tomohiro Ueda, Taketoshi Hibi, Tatsuo Yamasaki, Junko Ishimoto, Tohru Inoue, Ken Onishi
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Patent number: 6011663Abstract: The digital VTR includes an extractor, variable-length decoder, quantizer and variable-length encoder. The extractor receives digital data divided into blocks, and which is quantized and variable-length coded on a block-by-block basis. Portions of the digital data are encoded according to a first type of encodation, and other portions of the digital data are encoded according to a second type of encodation. The extractor identifies and extracts the digital data encoded according to the first type of encodation. The variable-length decoder variable-length decodes the extracted portions of the digital data, while the quantizer quantizes the decoded data output by the variable length decoder. The variable length encoder variable-length encodes the quantized decoded data to form special-playback data. Alternatively, a convertor converts the extracted portions of the digital data into variable-length coded data having different quantization steps to form the special-playback data.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 1997Date of Patent: January 4, 2000Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Sadayuki Inoue, Junko Ishimoto, Taketoshi Hibi, Tomohiro Ueda, Ken Onishi, Satoshi Kurahashi
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Patent number: 6009236Abstract: A digital video signal record and playback device for recording on a recording medium a digital video signal coded by using a motion compensation prediction and an orthogonal transform and playing back data from the recording medium. In a data arrangement of a digital video signal, an I picture which can be independently represented in a picture is divided into n areas in the vertical direction, and the data is arranged from the front of one GOP in the unit of area by giving a priority to an area located at the center of the screen. A playback picture is outputted by playing back the I picture read from the recording medium in the unit of area unit. In the case where the whole I picture area cannot be read within a definite time, the area which cannot be read are interpolated by the use of the data of the preceding screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 1997Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetoshi Mishima, Yoshinori Asamura, Yoshiko Hatano, Shuji Sotoda, Satoshi Kurahashi, Takahiro Nakai, Tadashi Kasezawa, Masato Nagasawa, Hiroyuki Oohata, Yoshinobu Ishida
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Patent number: 5818529Abstract: When a digital video signal is compressed, the amount of resulting data is predicted and the quantization level is controlled so as to obtain a constant bit rate. The prediction is made by computing a linear combination of a standard deviation and a number of non-zero coefficients, or by computing a sum of absolute differences between adjacent pixel values, or by computing a dynamic range of pixel values. The bit rate can also be controlled by deleting high-frequency coefficients. To avoid image degradation, the quantization level can also be controlled according to the sensitivity of small image areas to quantization noise. Sensitivity is determined by dividing an area into subblocks, which may overlap, and calculating statistics in each subblock. To reduce the amount of computation required in motion estimation, chrominance motion vectors are derived from luminance motion vectors.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1996Date of Patent: October 6, 1998Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshinori Asamura, Takashi Itow, Tomohiro Ueda, Kenji Tsunashima, Satoshi Kurahashi
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Patent number: 5724097Abstract: A video signal is divided into blocks, and an orthogonal transform is performed on each block to obtain transformed coefficients. Of the transformed coefficients thus obtained, dominant transformed coefficients are selected from a low-frequency area and a high-frequency area, and based on the dominant transformed coefficients, an evaluation value is calculated, using which value a specific pattern in the video signal is detected. Based on the specific pattern thus detected, an optimum quantization step size is decided, and the transformed coefficients are adaptively quantized, thus preventing image quality degradation.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 1994Date of Patent: March 3, 1998Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Taketoshi Hibi, Tomohiro Ueda, Satoshi Kurahashi, Ken Onishi
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Patent number: 5583573Abstract: When a digital video signal is compressed, the amount of resulting data is predicted and the quantization level is controlled so as to obtain a constant bit rate. The prediction is made by computing a linear combination of a standard deviation and a number of non-zero coefficients, or by computing a sum of absolute differences between adjacent pixel values, or by computing a dynamic range of pixel values. The bit rate can also be controlled by deleting high-frequency coefficients. To avoid image degradation, the quantization level can also be controlled according to the sensitivity of small image areas to quantization noise. Sensitivity is determined by dividing an area into subblocks, which may overlap, and calculating statistics in each subblock. To reduce the amount of computation required in motion estimation, chrominance motion vectors are derived from luminance motion vectors.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 1995Date of Patent: December 10, 1996Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshinori Asamura, Takashi Itow, Tomohiro Ueda, Kenji Tsunashima, Satoshi Kurahashi
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Patent number: 5440344Abstract: When a digital video signal is compressed, the amount of resulting data is predicted and the quantization level is controlled so as to obtain a constant bit rate. The prediction is made by computing a linear combination of a standard deviation and a number of non-zero coefficients, or by computing a sum of absolute differences between adjacent pixel values, or by computing a dynamic range of pixel values. The bit rate can also be controlled by deleting high-frequency coefficients. To avoid image degradation, the quantization level can also be controlled according to the sensitivity of small image areas to quantization noise. Sensitivity is determined by dividing an area into subblocks, which may overlap, and calculating statistics in each subblock. To reduce the amount of computation required in motion estimation, chrominance motion vectors are derived from luminance motion vectors.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1993Date of Patent: August 8, 1995Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshinori Asamura, Takashi Itow, Tomohiro Ueda, Kenji Tsunashima, Satoshi Kurahashi