Patents by Inventor Ichiro Nakata

Ichiro Nakata 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).

  • Image recording/reproducing apparatus which displays images to be searched
    Patent number: 5384674
    Abstract: A TOC region is provided on a DAT tape. In the TOC region reduced still image data is recorded as one still image and is obtained by reducing each still picture data recorded in each of a plurality of still picture/audio composite data regions provided subsequently to the TOC region. A first address of each still picture/audio composite data is also recorded in the TOC region. At the time of reproduction, the TOC region is reproduced and the still image based on the reduced still image data is shown on a display. When an operator selects a specific still image among the plurality of displayed still pictures, the corresponding still picture/audio composite data is reproduced based on an address corresponding to the selected still picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Syuzou Nishida, Yukihiko Haikawa, Hidenori Minoda, Ichiro Nakata