Patents by Inventor Toshiroh Nishio

Toshiroh Nishio 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: 8953017
    Abstract: A source device combines right-eye video frame data with left-eye video frame data into combined video frame data every video frame. Then, the source device generates a plurality of packets by dividing the combined video frame data into packets so as to insert information on a horizontal position for a horizontal display time interval and information on a vertical position for a vertical display time interval of a first pixel of the combined video frame data stored in the packets, into a header of each packet for transmitting the combined video frame data, as information for identifying right-eye video frame data and left-eye video frame data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Tatsuta, Makoto Funabiki, Hiroshi Ohue, Hiroshi Mitani, Toshiroh Nishio
  • Patent number: 8532467
    Abstract: A transmitting device, a receiving device and a transmitting and receiving device includes multiple devices connected. When these devices have duplicate functions for processing video signals or audio signals, these signals are processed using optimal circuits by comparing functions for processing video signals or audio signals in the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiroh Nishio
  • Patent number: 8477179
    Abstract: A source device transmits an output format notify message for video data to a sink device before transmitting the video data to the sink device, the output format notify message including a 3D field storing data for identifying whether the video data to be transmitted is two-dimensional video data or three-dimensional video data transmitted using frame packing. In response to this, the sink device identifies a type and a format structure of the video data, and decodes the received video data based on the identified type and format structure of the video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Tatsuta, Makoto Funabiki, Hiroshi Ohue, Hiroshi Mitani, Toshiroh Nishio
  • Patent number: 8427525
    Abstract: A sink device transmits a video information message to the source device, the video information message including video format information identifiers for identifying video formats supported by the sink device, which are selected from among a plurality of video format information identifiers for identifying video formats each including a resolution of the video data and a type of the video data, and a three-dimensional transmission method for three-dimensional video data when the type of the video data is the three-dimensional video data including first and second video frame data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Funabiki, Akihiro Tatsuta, Hiroshi Ohue, Hiroshi Mitani, Toshiroh Nishio
  • Patent number: 8380038
    Abstract: A broadcasting station apparatus includes a video editor and a TS encoder. The video editor produces a video signal by editing video of a TV program and video of a CM. When substantially the same scenes are arranged before and after the CM in the video signal produced in the video editor, the TS encoder manipulates predetermined data of a TS packet storing information of the same scene (overlap scene) after the CM. In a recording/reproducing apparatus, the TS packet storing the information of the overlap scene is sorted based on the data. The TS packet storing the information of the overlap scene is not decoded in time shift reproduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiroh Nishio
  • Patent number: 8238728
    Abstract: Provided is a recording/playback apparatus that externally acquires an uncompressed digital video signal. The recording/playback apparatus includes a compression unit compressing the uncompressed digital video signal frame-by-frame to generate compressed video data, and a record unit successively selecting, in accordance with a predetermined selection method for selecting which of the compressed video data and uncompressed video data of the uncompressed digital video signal to record, a piece of the compressed video data or the uncompressed video data, adding time information to a predetermined unit of the selected video data piece to indicate a display timing thereof, and recording the selected video data piece to the recording medium, whether the selected video data piece is compressed or uncompressed being identifiable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiroh Nishio
  • Publication number: 20120044325
    Abstract: A source device combines right-eye video frame data with left-eye video frame data into combined video frame data every video frame. Then, the source device generates a plurality of packets by dividing the combined video frame data into packets so as to insert information on a horizontal position for a horizontal display time interval and information on a vertical position for a vertical display time interval of a first pixel of the combined video frame data stored in the packets, into a header of each packet for transmitting the combined video frame data, as information for identifying right-eye video frame data and left-eye video frame data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Akihiro Tatsuta, Makoto Funabiki, Hiroshi Ohue, Hiroshi Mitani, Toshiroh Nishio
  • Publication number: 20110157310
    Abstract: In a recording and reproducing device, compressed 3D video image data recorded on an optical disc is reproduced by a recording and reproducing unit and decompressed to baseband 3D video image data by a codec. A format converting unit converts the recording format of the optical disc into the transmission format of HDMI in accordance with the display capability of the display device preliminarily acquired and outputs the resulting data. The format converting unit of the display device converts the transmission format of 3D video image data received through an HDMI cable into a display format. A display control unit displays 3D video image data converted into the display format on the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mitani, Toshiroh Nishio
  • Publication number: 20110141236
    Abstract: In a recording and reproducing device, compressed 3D video image data recorded on an optical disc is reproduced by a recording and reproducing unit and decompressed to baseband 3D video image data by a codec. A format converting unit converts the recording format of the optical disc into the transmission format of HDMI in accordance with the display capability of the display device preliminarily acquired and outputs the resulting data. The format converting unit of the display device converts the transmission format of 3D video image data received through an HDMI cable into a display format. A display control unit displays 3D video image data converted into the display format on the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mitani, Toshiroh Nishio
  • Patent number: 7948242
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a monitoring-target circuit portion 1200 and a debugging circuit portion 1100. The debugging circuit portion 1100 acquires a signal on a signal line of the monitoring-target circuit portion 1200 and transmits the acquired signal to an external device 2000 by radio. The debugging circuit portion 1100 includes a setting unit 1120 and a radio transmitter 1140. In order to monitor the monitoring-target circuit portion 1200, the setting unit 1120 sets an isolation unit 1300 so as to make electrical connection between the debugging circuit portion 1100 and the monitoring-target circuit portion 1200. In addition, the setting unit 1120 sets a selector 1130 to select a signal line 1131 specified as a monitoring target. The radio transmitter 1140 acquires a signal on the signal line selected by the selector 1130 and transmits the acquired signal to the external device 2000 by radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Ishii, Toshiroh Nishio
  • Publication number: 20100289872
    Abstract: A sink device (120) transmits a video information message to the source device (110), the video information message including video format information identifiers for identifying video formats supported by the sink device (120), which are selected from among a plurality of video format information identifiers for identifying video formats each including a resolution of the video data and a type of the video data, and a three-dimensional transmission method for three-dimensional video data when the type of the video data is the three-dimensional video data including first and second video frame data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Makoto Funabiki, Akihiro Tatsuta, Hiroshi Ohue, Hiroshi Mitani, Toshiroh Nishio
  • Publication number: 20100289871
    Abstract: A source device transmits an output format notify message for video data to a sink device before transmitting the video data to the sink device, the output format notify message including a 3D field storing data for identifying whether the video data to be transmitted is two-dimensional video data or three-dimensional video data transmitted using frame packing. In response to this, the sink device identifies a type and a format structure of the video data, and decodes the received video data based on the identified type and format structure of the video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Akihiro TATSUTA, Makoto Funabiki, Hiroshi Ohue, Hiroshi Mitani, Toshiroh Nishio
  • Patent number: 7714934
    Abstract: Digital audio data which have a predetermined packet structure are divided into units including a predetermined number of bits; each unit of the divided digital audio data is converted into specific data to be encoded; the encoded data are arranged in blanking intervals of video data; the digital audio data are transmitted as well as the video data using a transmission line for the video data, and the video data and the audio data may be simultaneously and favorably transmitted, adopting an existing video-data transmission format such as the DVI standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Ejima, Toshiroh Nishio, Akihisa Kawamura, Hidekazu Suzuki, Sho Murakoshi, Tetsuya Hiroe, Hiroshige Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20090310946
    Abstract: A broadcasting station apparatus includes a video editor and a TS encoder. The video editor produces a video signal by editing video of a TV program and video of a CM. When substantially the same scenes are arranged before and after the CM in the video signal produced in the video editor, the TS encoder manipulates predetermined data of a TS packet storing information of the same scene (overlap scene) after the CM. In a recording/reproducing apparatus, the TS packet storing the information of the overlap scene is sorted based on the data. The TS packet storing the information of the overlap scene is not decoded in time shift reproduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiroh Nishio
  • Publication number: 20090060463
    Abstract: A recording/playback apparatus externally acquires an uncompressed digital video signal. The recording/playback apparatus includes a compression unit that compresses the uncompressed digital video signal frame-by-frame to generate compressed video data, and a record unit that, in accordance with a predetermined selection method for selecting which of the compressed video data and uncompressed video data of the uncompressed digital video signal to record, successively selects a piece of the compressed video data or the uncompressed video data, adds time information to a predetermined unit of the selected video data piece to indicate a display timing thereof, and records the selected video data piece to the recording medium, whether the selected video data piece is compressed or uncompressed being identifiable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Toshiroh Nishio
  • Publication number: 20090046993
    Abstract: A transmitting device, a receiving device and a transmitting and receiving device includes multiple devices connected. When these devices have duplicate functions for processing video signals or audio signals, these signals are processed using optimal circuits by comparing functions for processing video signals or audio signals in the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiroh Nishio
  • Patent number: 7489833
    Abstract: A transmitting device includes a main image generation unit generating a main image by overlaying first overlay data over an original image; an extraction unit extracting, from the original image, a partial image of a portion over which the first overlay data is overlaid; a first sub-image generation unit generating a first sub-image by overlaying second overlay data over the partial image; and encoding units and a multiplexing unit generating transmitted data by associating the main image and the first sub-image, and associating the main image with a broadcast time of the main image. Thus, the present invention provides a transmitting device, a reconstruction device, a transmitting method and a reconstruction method for broadcasts with hidden subtitles, having good operability for the viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiroh Nishio
  • Publication number: 20090027058
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a monitoring-target circuit portion 1200 and a debugging circuit portion 1100. The debugging circuit portion 1100 acquires a signal on a signal line of the monitoring-target circuit portion 1200 and transmits the acquired signal to an external device 2000 by radio. The debugging circuit portion 1100 includes a setting unit 1120 and a radio transmitter 1140. In order to monitor the monitoring-target circuit portion 1200, the setting unit 1120 sets an isolation unit 1300 so as to make electrical connection between the debugging circuit portion 1100 and the monitoring-target circuit portion 1200. In addition, the setting unit 1120 sets a selector 1130 to select a signal line 1131 specified as a monitoring target. The radio transmitter 1140 acquires a signal on the signal line selected by the selector 1130 and transmits the acquired signal to the external device 2000 by radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Masahiro Ishii, Toshiroh Nishio
  • Patent number: 7394499
    Abstract: This invention provides a data transmission method and a data receiving method which enable audio data to be multiplexed into video data and be transmitted using a DVI standard cable or the like satisfactorily with a simple configuration. From a data transmitting end, a superimposed video/audio data signal in which audio data are superimposed over a video blanking interval of video data in superimposition timing that is generated using a video blank sync signal and a pixel clock, are transmitted to a data receiving end through the DVI cable, together with the video blank sync signal and the pixel clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshige Okamoto, Tetsuya Hiroe, Sho Murakoshi, Naoki Ejima, Toshiroh Nishio, Akihisa Kawamura, Hidekazu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7230650
    Abstract: The present invention is relative to a video signal transmitting/receiving system in which digital video signals are transmitted from a transmitter (30) to a receiver (50) using a line (9) as a transmission channel. The transmitter (30) converts the video signals to be transmitted to a bit string longer in data length than a pixel making up the video signals, allocates a plural number of the bit strings to a blanking period during which pixel data in the pixel string is not transmitted and, using these bit strings, transmits the same superposed data a plural number of times. The receiver (50) extracts the specified bit strings indicating the blanking period from the received data and performs majority processing on the results of demodulation of the extracted bit strings to decide on output data. This reduces errors in reception of supplementary data to simplify the circuit structure as well as to ameliorate the error rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshige Okamoto, Tetsuya Hiroe, Sho Murakoshi, Naoki Ejima, Toshiroh Nishio, Akihisa Kawamura, Hidekazu Suzuki