Patents by Inventor Yukari Matsubara

Yukari 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).

  • Interactive program selecting system
    Patent number: 5699106
    Abstract: An interactive program selecting system uses a plurality of channels (broadcasting signals) including a channel dedicated to a menu and has a tuner for receiving a broadcasting signal, a menu screen information extractor for extracting menu screen information, a display data memory for storing display data of menu screen information, a control data memory for storing control data such as a menu screen information number and moving information, a decoder for converting digital data into display data, a display unit, an RC (remote controller) for designating a menu selecting operation by a user, an RC receiver for receiving an RC signal, and a menu selection executing controller responsive to a operation command by the user to control the tuner and the menu screen information extractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukari Matsubara, Toshiyuki Oda, Hiroaki Takahashi, Takashi Takeuchi