Patents by Inventor Hideki Maegawa

Hideki Maegawa 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: 8726332
    Abstract: A broadcast programming delivery apparatus includes: a broadcast programming delivery control unit that controls broadcast programming delivery based on a broadcast programming delivery program formed of a plurality of items; and a switcher being controlled by the control unit, and a plurality of output channels of a material server having the plurality of output channels for outputting a video material being connected to predetermined input lines of the switcher, wherein the items include control data of the switcher having information for specifying a video material of the material server, and the control unit receives, from the material server, channel material information indicating a video material outputted from each of the output channels, and allows an input bus of the switcher necessary to take an input of a video material to select one of the input lines corresponding to the output channel from which the corresponding video material is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Maegawa, Sensaburo Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8284320
    Abstract: A program delivery apparatus including a program delivery control section configured to control program delivery based on a program delivery program made up of a plurality of items; a switcher configured to switch video signals when connected to the program delivery control section via communication channels; a plurality of operation buttons; and a storage section configured to store function assignment information about assigning functions to the plurality of operation buttons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hideki Maegawa
  • Publication number: 20100103325
    Abstract: A broadcast programming delivery apparatus includes: a broadcast programming delivery control unit that controls broadcast programming delivery based on a broadcast programming delivery program formed of a plurality of items; and a switcher being controlled by the control unit, and a plurality of output channels of a material server having the plurality of output channels for outputting a video material being connected to predetermined input lines of the switcher, wherein the items include control data of the switcher having information for specifying a video material of the material server, and the control unit receives, from the material server, channel material information indicating a video material outputted from each of the output channels, and allows an input bus of the switcher necessary to take an input of a video material to select one of the input lines corresponding to the output channel from which the corresponding video material is outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Maegawa, Sensaburo Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20100103324
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a program delivery apparatus including a program delivery control section configured to control program delivery based on a program delivery program made up of a plurality of items; a switcher configured to switch video signals when connected to the program delivery control section via communication channels; a plurality of operation buttons; and a storage section configured to store function assignment information about assigning functions to the plurality of operation buttons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hideki Maegawa