Patents by Inventor Hisaya Katou

Hisaya Katou 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).

  • Publication number: 20220109897
    Abstract: A transmitting method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: encoding a video signal and generating encoded data including a plurality of access units; storing the plurality of access units in a packet in a unit that defines one access unit as one unit or in a unit defined by dividing one access unit, and generating a packet group; transmitting the generated packet group as data; generating first information and second information, the first information indicating a presentation time of a first access unit that is presented first among the plurality of access units, and the second information being used to calculate a decoding time of the plurality of access units; and transmitting the first information and the second information as control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Noritaka IGUCHI, Tadamasa TOMA, Hisaya KATOU
  • Patent number: 11284142
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a reception method in broadcast and broadband cooperation service, the reception method includes: receiving broadcast content transmitted through broadcast; receiving acquisition information through the broadcast, the acquisition information being information used to play back broadband content transmitted through broadband while the broadband content is synchronized with the received broadcast content, the acquisition information being information relating to acquisition of the broadband content; and acquiring the broadband content based on the received acquisition information. Therefore, the broadband content can properly be acquired in response to the reception of the broadcast content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Noritaka Iguchi, Tadamasa Toma, Takahiro Nishi, Hisaya Katou
  • Patent number: 11284136
    Abstract: A transmitting method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: encoding a video signal and generating encoded data including a plurality of access units; storing the plurality of access units in a packet in a unit that defines one access unit as one unit or in a unit defined by dividing one access unit, and generating a packet group; transmitting the generated packet group as data; generating first information and second information, the first information indicating a presentation time of a first access unit that is presented first among the plurality of access units, and the second information being used to calculate a decoding time of the plurality of access units; and transmitting the first information and the second information as control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Noritaka Iguchi, Tadamasa Toma, Hisaya Katou
  • Publication number: 20220078491
    Abstract: A transmitting method for transmitting encoded data obtained by hierarchically encoding a video image, includes: a generating step of generating an encoded stream including a packet which is obtained by packetizing the encoded data and to which at least a different packet ID has been allocated according to a layer level of the encoded data, and information indicating an association relationship between the packet ID and the layer level; and a transmitting step of transmitting the generated encoded stream, and the generated information indicating the association relationship. Thus, there is provided the encoded data transmitting method which allows a reception side to easily select encoded data which is hierarchically encoded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Noritaka IGUCHI, Tadamasa TOMA, Takahiro NISHI, Hisaya KATOU
  • Patent number: 11272258
    Abstract: A transmission method includes: generating one or more transfer frames that each store one or more streams used for content transfer; and transmitting the one or more generated frames through broadcast, each of the one or more streams storing one or more second transfer units, each of the one or more second transfer units storing one or more first transfer units, and each of the one or more first transfer units storing one or more Internet Protocol (IP) packets. In at least one stream among the one or more streams, each of the first transfer units positioned at a head contains reference clock information indicating time used for reproduction of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Noritaka Iguchi, Tadamasa Toma, Hisaya Katou
  • Patent number: 11265562
    Abstract: A transmitting method for transmitting encoded data obtained by hierarchically encoding a video image includes: generating an encoded stream that includes time information and the encoded data, the time information indicating a time at which decoding or displaying processing of the encoded data is performed, and transmitting the generated encoded stream, wherein the encoded data includes a plurality of sets each including a plurality of access units and the time information includes first time information which indicates a time at which the processing performed on a first access unit of the first set is performed and which is based on a reference clock, and second time information used to specify a time at which the processing performed on a second access unit of the second set is performed and which is based on the reference clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SUN PATENT TRUST
    Inventors: Tadamasa Toma, Noritaka Iguchi, Takahiro Nishi, Hisaya Katou
  • Publication number: 20220028428
    Abstract: A data transmission method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: generating a plurality of MPUs, reference clock time information, and leading clock time information indicating a leading PTS that is a clock time at which a leading access unit in the MPU is presented, transmitting the generated plurality of MPUs, reference clock time information, and leading clock time information, wherein the leading clock time information indicates the leading PTS of the plurality of MPUs of which presentation is started after the leading clock time information is transmitted in the generated plurality of MPUs, and each of the generated plurality of MPUs indicates a time point at which each access unit that does not exist in a head of the MPU is presented as a relative value to a time point of another access unit in the MPU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Tadamasa TOMA, Noritaka IGUCHI, Takahiro NISHI, Hisaya KATOU
  • Patent number: 11206436
    Abstract: A transmitting method for transmitting encoded data obtained by hierarchically encoding a video image, includes: a generating step of generating an encoded stream including a packet which is obtained by packetizing the encoded data and to which at least a different packet ID has been allocated according to a layer level of the encoded data, and information indicating an association relationship between the packet ID and the layer level; and a transmitting step of transmitting the generated encoded stream, and the generated information indicating the association relationship. Thus, there is provided the encoded data transmitting method which allows a reception side to easily select encoded data which is hierarchically encoded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: SUN PATENT TRUST
    Inventors: Noritaka Iguchi, Tadamasa Toma, Takahiro Nishi, Hisaya Katou
  • Publication number: 20210377622
    Abstract: A transmission method includes generating one or more frames for content transfer using IP (Internet Protocol) packets, and transmitting the one or more generated frames by broadcast. Each of the one or more frames contains a plurality of second transfer units, each of the plurality of second transfer units contains one or more first transfer units, and each of the one or more first transfer units contains at least one of the IP packets. An object IP packet of the IP packets which is stored in a first transfer unit positioned at a head in the one or more frames contains reference clock information that indicates time for reproduction of the content in data structure different from data structure of an MMT (MPEG Media Transport) packet, and header compression processing on the object IP packet is omitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Noritaka IGUCHI, Tadamasa TOMA, Hisaya KATOU
  • Patent number: 11170818
    Abstract: A data transmission method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: generating a plurality of MPUs, reference clock time information, and leading clock time information indicating a leading PTS that is a clock time at which a leading access unit in the MPU is presented, transmitting the generated plurality of MPUs, reference clock time information, and leading clock time information, wherein the leading clock time information indicates the leading PTS of the plurality of MPUs of which presentation is started after the leading clock time information is transmitted in the generated plurality of MPUs, and each of the generated plurality of MPUs indicates a time point at which each access unit that does not exist in a head of the MPU is presented as a relative value to a time point of another access unit in the MPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SUN PATENT TRUST
    Inventors: Tadamasa Toma, Noritaka Iguchi, Takahiro Nishi, Hisaya Katou
  • Publication number: 20210345000
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a transmission method for enabling transmission of content using a broadcast and a communication channel includes: transmitting playback control information and service information using at least the broadcast wave, the service information being information for playing back content transmission using the broadcast and content transmission using the communication channel when the content is transmitted using the broadcast and the communication channel. The service information includes attribute information indicating that the first content data and the second content data constitute the content and location information that indicates a location for acquiring meta-information on playback control of the second content. The playback control information includes indexes of a relationship between the first content data and the second content data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Tadamasa TOMA, Noritaka IGUCHI, Takahiro NISHI, Hisaya KATOU
  • Publication number: 20210345008
    Abstract: A transmission method includes: generating one or more frames for content transfer, each of the frames containing one or more second transfer units, each of the second transfer units being placed at a head within each of the frames and containing one or more first transfer units, each of the first transfer units containing one or more Internet Protocol (IP) packets, each of the first transfer units positioned at a head within each of the frames containing reference clock information indicating time used for reproduction of the content that uses the IP packets in a reception apparatus; and transmitting the one or more frames by broadcast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Noritaka IGUCHI, Tadamasa TOMA, Hisaya KATOU
  • Publication number: 20210321153
    Abstract: A transmitting method for transmitting contents using a broadcast wave and a communication path comprises: including content information in application control information when transmitting the contents using both the broadcast wave and the communication path, the content information being information for synchronizing a content transmitted by using the broadcast wave with a content transmitted by using the communication path at a reception side that receives the contents and being related to the content transmitted by using the communication path; and transmitting the application control information by using at least the broadcast wave in the broadcast wave and the communication path. As a result, a contents transmitting method is provided for enabling a quick access to contents through communication when the contents are reproduced by a combination of broadcast and communication on the receiving side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Tadamasa TOMA, Noritaka IGUCHI, Takahiro NISHI, Hisaya KATOU
  • Publication number: 20210306698
    Abstract: A transmitting method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes transmitting video control information for reproduction of video data having an individually reproducible unit, transmitting the video data, determining a transmission order of audio control information for reproduction of audio data in a reproduction interval corresponding to a reproduction interval of the video data in such a way that the audio control information is transmitted after the video control information, and transmitting the audio control information according to the determined transmission order, and transmitting the audio data. Thus, in the receiving apparatus, a delay time from reception of data to reproduction of video and audio is shortened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Tadamasa TOMA, Noritaka IGUCHI, Takahiro NISHI, Hisaya KATOU
  • Patent number: 11128928
    Abstract: A transmission method includes generating one or more frames for content transfer using IP (Internet Protocol) packets, and transmitting the one or more generated frames by broadcast. Each of the one or more frames contains a plurality of second transfer units, each of the plurality of second transfer units contains one or more first transfer units, and each of the one or more first transfer units contains at least one of the IP packets. An object IP packet of the IP packets which is stored in a first transfer unit positioned at a head in the one or more frames contains reference clock information that indicates time for reproduction of the content in data structure different from data structure of an MMT (MPEG Media Transport) packet, and header compression processing on the object IP packet is omitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Noritaka Iguchi, Tadamasa Toma, Hisaya Katou
  • Patent number: 11102547
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a transmission method for enabling transmission of content using a broadcast wave and a communication channel includes: transmitting auxiliary information using at least the broadcast wave, the auxiliary information being information for synchronizing content transmission using the broadcast wave and content transmission using the communication channel when the content is transmitted using the broadcast wave and the communication channel, and the auxiliary information causing a reception side to perform the syncronization when the reception side receives the auxiliary information. Therefore, even if timing of starting reception of the content through the communication is delayed, the reception side can play back the content by a combination of the broadcasting and the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SUN PATENT TRUST
    Inventors: Tadamasa Toma, Noritaka Iguchi, Takahiro Nishi, Hisaya Katou
  • Patent number: 11082733
    Abstract: A transmitting method for transmitting contents using a broadcast wave and a communication path comprises: including content information in application control information when transmitting the contents using both the broadcast wave and the communication path, the content information being information for synchronizing a content transmitted by using the broadcast wave with a content transmitted by using the communication path at a reception side that receives the contents and being related to the content transmitted by using the communication path; and transmitting the application control information by using at least the broadcast wave in the broadcast wave and the communication path. As a result, a contents transmitting method is provided for enabling a quick access to contents through communication when the contents are reproduced by a combination of broadcast and communication on the receiving side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Tadamasa Toma, Noritaka Iguchi, Takahiro Nishi, Hisaya Katou
  • Patent number: 11082750
    Abstract: A transmission method includes: generating one or more frames for content transfer, each of the frames containing one or more second transfer units, each of the second transfer units being placed at a head within each of the frames and containing one or more first transfer units, each of the first transfer units containing one or more Internet Protocol (IP) packets, each of the first transfer units positioned at a head within each of the frames containing reference clock information indicating time used for reproduction of the content that uses the IP packets in a reception apparatus; and transmitting the one or more frames by broadcast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Noritaka Iguchi, Tadamasa Toma, Hisaya Katou
  • Patent number: 11070828
    Abstract: A method for decoding data of the present disclosure includes: a receiving step of receiving a plurality of encoded streams on a packet basis, the encoded streams being included in encoded data and having been transmitted using a plurality of respective transmission channels; a storing step of storing a plurality of packets of the received plurality of encoded streams, in a first buffer; a rearranging step of rearranging the plurality of packets stored in the first buffer, in a decoding order; and a decoding step of decoding the plurality of packets rearranged in the decoding order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SUN PATENT TRUST
    Inventors: Tadamasa Toma, Noritaka Iguchi, Takahiro Nishi, Hisaya Katou
  • Patent number: 11064243
    Abstract: A transmitting method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes transmitting video control information for reproduction of video data having an individually reproducible unit, transmitting the video data, determining a transmission order of audio control information for reproduction of audio data in a reproduction interval corresponding to a reproduction interval of the video data in such a way that the audio control information is transmitted after the video control information, and transmitting the audio control information according to the determined transmission order, and transmitting the audio data. Thus, in the receiving apparatus, a delay time from reception of data to reproduction of video and audio is shortened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SUN PATENT TRUST
    Inventors: Tadamasa Toma, Noritaka Iguchi, Takahiro Nishi, Hisaya Katou