Patents by Inventor Tadashi Shiono

Tadashi Shiono 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: 7061544
    Abstract: A digital television receiver includes a CS receive circuit (12). This CS receive circuit receives a digital television broadcast signal. The digital television broadcast signal contains video data from which first video data is created as well as EPG data from which second video data is created. First and second video compression circuits (18, 20) respectively compress first and second video data and output first and second compression video signals. The first and second compression video signals are composited together by a video compositing circuit (22). Consequently, on the monitor (24) are displayed EPG and broadcast video picture in a 2-screens form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaya Nonomura, Motoaki Asao, Masako Wakisaka, Kiyoshi Awano, Tadashi Shiono, Yoshinori Hama
  • Patent number: 6731346
    Abstract: A television including a CS digital circuit to receive a CS digital television broadcast signal. A micom circuit detects a broadcast mode of the digital television broadcast. Where the broadcast mode is in a first mode, or usual broadcast mode, the power supply to a video output section and audio output section, for example, is turned on to output video images and sound respectively through a CRT and a speaker. Also, where the broadcast mode is in a second mode, or radio broadcast mode, the power supply to the video output section is turned off. Where the broadcast mode is in a third mode, or data broadcast mode, the power supply to both the image output section and the audio output section is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaya Nonomura, Kiyoshi Awano, Tadashi Shiono, Yoshinori Hama, Masako Wakisaka
  • Patent number: 6662366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a television receiver capable of receiving at least digital satellite broadcasting such as CS broadcasting. The television receiver according to the present invention comprises first means for displaying a plurality of program guides in a matrix shape on a display device utilizing one of the horizontal axis and the vertical axis as a channel number axis and utilizing the other axis as a time axis, and second means for displaying air times for the program guides displayed on the display device in the shape of a bar graph that is long along the time axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Sanyo Eletric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hama, Takashige Wakamatsu, Takaya Nonomura, Masako Wakisaka, Tadashi Shiono, Kiyoshi Awano
  • Patent number: 6230323
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a television receiver capable of receiving at least digital satellite broadcasting such as CS broadcasting. The television receiver according to the present invention comprises first means for displaying a plurality of program guides in a matrix shape on a display device utilizing one of the horizontal axis and the vertical axis as a channel number axis and utilizing the other axis as a time axis, and second means for displaying air times for the program guides displayed on the display device in the shape of a bar graph that is long along the time axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hama, Takashige Wakamatsu, Takaya Nonomura, Masako Wakisaka, Tadashi Shiono, Kiyoshi Awano