Patents by Inventor Ikuo Tsukagoshi

Ikuo Tsukagoshi 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: 12283282
    Abstract: To reduce a processing load at a reception side in a case where a plurality kinds of audio data items are transmitted. A container in a predetermined format having a predetermined number of audio streams including coded data items of a plurality of groups is transmitted. For example, the coded data items of the plurality of groups include either or both of channel coded data items and object coded data items. Attribute information indicating respective attributes of the coded data items of the plurality of groups is inserted into a layer of the container and/or a layer of an audio stream. For example, stream correspondence relation information indicating which audio stream includes each of the coded data items of the plurality of groups is further inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
  • Publication number: 20250106304
    Abstract: It is possible to enable a reception side to easily recognize that metadata is inserted into an audio stream. A metafile including meta information for acquiring an audio stream into which metadata is inserted through a reception device is transmitted. The identification information indicating that the metadata is inserted into the audio stream is inserted into the metafile. At the reception side, it is possible to easily recognize that the metadata is inserted into the audio stream based on the identification information inserted into the metafile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ikuo TSUKAGOSHI
  • Patent number: 12212763
    Abstract: To perform favorable decoding processing on the receiver side. By an image coding unit, image data of each picture constituting moving image data is classified into a plurality of hierarchies, the image data of the picture in each of the classified hierarchies is coded, the plurality of hierarchies is divided into a predetermined number of hierarchy sets, and a predetermined number of video streams having the coded image data of the picture in each of the divided hierarchy sets is generated. In this case, coding is performed so that a decoding interval of at least the coded image data of the picture in the lowest hierarchy set is a regural interval. By a transmission unit, a container including the generated predetermined number of video streams in a predetermined format is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
  • Patent number: 12166838
    Abstract: It is possible to enable a reception side to easily recognize that metadata is inserted into an audio stream. A metafile including meta information for acquiring an audio stream into which metadata is inserted through a reception device is transmitted. The identification information indicating that the metadata is in into the audio stream is inserted into the metafile. At the reception side, it is possible to easily recognize that the metadata is inserted into the audio stream based on the identification information inserted into the metafile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
  • Patent number: 12126848
    Abstract: Convenience is achieved in performing processing depending on decoding capability in a reception side. High-frame-rate ultra-high-definition image data is processed to obtain first image data for acquisition of a base-frame-rate high-definition image, second image data for acquisition of a high-frame-rate high-definition image by being used with the first image data, third image data for acquisition of a base-frame-rate ultra-high-definition image by being used with the first image data, and fourth image data for acquisition of a high-frame-rate ultra-high definition image by being used with the first to third image data. A container is transmitted including a predetermined number of video streams including encoded image data of the first to fourth image data. Information is inserted into the container, the information corresponding to information that is inserted into each of the predetermined number of video streams and associated with image data included in the video streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
  • Patent number: 12120344
    Abstract: High frame rate moving image data is satisfactorily transmitted. Mixing processing is performed in units of two temporally consecutive pictures in predetermined frame rate image data, and base frame rate image data is obtained. Image data of one picture in units of the two temporally consecutive pictures is extracted, and high frame rate enhanced frame image data is obtained. Prediction encoding processing of base frame rate image data is performed to the base frame rate image data, and a base stream is obtained. Prediction encoding processing with respect to the base frame rate image data is performed to the high frame rate enhanced frame image data, and an enhanced stream is obtained. A predetermined format container is transmitted including the base stream and the enhanced stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
  • Patent number: 12120380
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a transmission unit. The transmission unit transmits a packet including divided image data as payload data, the divided image data being obtained by dividing image data having a predetermined frame frequency into a predetermined number of frames, the image data having the predetermined frame frequency being subjected to mixing processing for each frame, image data of a previous frame and/or a subsequent frame being selectively used in the mixing processing, and further transmits metadata including information regarding the mixing processing in association with image data of each frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
  • Publication number: 20240325894
    Abstract: To provide a video display system for allowing a user to look at and listen to video and sound on various means. A video display system has a video display device and a portable video display device, connected to each other for communication. The video display device produces own device video data and own device sound data to be displayed and reproduced, respectively, on the video display device; displays the own device video data and reproduces the own device sound data; encodes these data into a data format which the portable video display device is able to handle, to thereby produce other device video data and other device sound data; and sends to the portable video display device. The portable video display device receives these data, and decodes and displays the other device video data, and decodes and reproduces the other device sound data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Ikuo TSUKAGOSHI, Kenichi IMAI, Takenori OHSHIMA, Yuichi NISHIMORI, Masaru MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20240296851
    Abstract: A processing load at a receiving side is reduced in a case where a plurality of classes of audio data is transmitted. A predetermined number of audio streams including coded data of a plurality of groups is generated and a container of a predetermined format having this predetermined number of audio streams is transmitted. Command information for creating a command specifying a group to be decoded from among the plurality of groups is inserted into the container and/or the audio stream. For example, a command insertion area for the receiving side to insert a command for specifying a group to be decoded is provided in at least one audio stream among the predetermined number of audio streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ikuo TSUKAGOSHI
  • Patent number: 12058404
    Abstract: The present invention enables a receiving side to easily recognize a high-quality format corresponding to encoded image data included in an extended video stream. Two video streams including a basic video stream including encoded image data of basic format image data, and an extended video stream including encoded image data of high-quality format image data of one type selected from a plurality of types are generated. A container of a predetermined format including the basic video stream and the extended video stream is transmitted. Information indicating a high-quality format corresponding to the encoded image data included in the extended video stream is inserted into the extended video stream and/or the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
  • Publication number: 20240259617
    Abstract: To enable a set of media access control to be favorably performed on the reception side. A container having a predetermined format is transmitted, the container including a media stream. A predetermined number of pieces of media access information associated for the set of media access control, are sequentially inserted into a layer of the media stream or a layer of the container. For example, the media access information includes identification information for making a distinction from different media access information and identification information for making an association with the different media access information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ikuo TSUKAGOSHI
  • Patent number: 12036472
    Abstract: To provide a video display system for allowing a user to look at and listen to video and sound on various means. A video display system has a video display device and a portable video display device, connected to each other for communication. The video display device produces own device video data and own device sound data to be displayed and reproduced, respectively, on the video display device; displays the own device video data and reproduces the own device sound data; encodes these data into a data format which the portable video display device is able to handle, to thereby produce other device video data and other device sound data; and sends to the portable video display device. The portable video display device receives these data, and decodes and displays the other device video data, and decodes and reproduces the other device sound data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Ikuo Tsukagoshi, Kenichi Imai, Takenori Ohshima, Yuichi Nishimori, Masaru Masuda
  • Patent number: 12015872
    Abstract: The present technology ensures that electrooptical conversion processing for transmission video data obtained using an HDR optoelectrical conversion characteristic is favorably carried out at a receiving side. The transmission video data is obtained by performing high dynamic range optoelectrical conversion on high dynamic range video data. A video stream is obtained by applying encoding processing to this transmission video data. A container in a predetermined format including this video stream is transmitted. Meta information indicating an electrooptical conversion characteristic corresponding to a high dynamic range optoelectrical conversion characteristic is inserted into a parameter set field in the video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
  • Patent number: 12008999
    Abstract: A processing load at a receiving side is reduced in a case where a plurality of classes of audio data is transmitted. A predetermined number of audio streams including coded data of a plurality of groups is generated and a container of a predetermined format having this predetermined number of audio streams is transmitted. Command information for creating a command specifying a group to be decoded from among the plurality of groups is inserted into the container and/or the audio stream. For example, a command insertion area for the receiving side to insert a command for specifying a group to be decoded is provided in at least one audio stream among the predetermined number of audio streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
  • Publication number: 20240163502
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a transmission unit. The transmission unit transmits a packet including divided image data as payload data, the divided image data being obtained by dividing image data having a predetermined frame frequency into a predetermined number of frames, the image data having the predetermined frame frequency being subjected to mixing processing for each frame, image data of a previous frame and/or a subsequent frame being selectively used in the mixing processing, and further transmits metadata including information regarding the mixing processing in association with image data of each frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
  • Patent number: 11956496
    Abstract: High frame rate image data having backward compatibility is favorably transmitted. Image data of each picture of a base layer included in a base stream sent from a transmission side has been subjected to a mixing process in a linear space or a non-linear space. On a reception side, the inverse mixing process can be performed appropriately by performing in a corresponding space on the basis of processing space information indicating whether or not the mixing process is performed in the linear space or the non-linear space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
  • Patent number: 11956485
    Abstract: To enable a set of media access control to be favorably performed on the reception side. A container having a predetermined format is transmitted, the container including a media stream. A predetermined number of pieces of media access information associated for the set of media access control, are sequentially inserted into a layer of the media stream or a layer of the container. For example, the media access information includes identification information for making a distinction from different media access information and identification information for making an association with the different media access information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
  • Publication number: 20240114202
    Abstract: To reduce a processing load at a reception side in a case where a plurality kinds of audio data items are transmitted. A container in a predetermined format having a predetermined number of audio streams including coded data items of a plurality of groups is transmitted. For example, the coded data items of the plurality of groups include either or both of channel coded data items and object coded data items. Attribute information indicating respective attributes of the coded data items of the plurality of groups is inserted into a layer of the container and/or a layer of an audio stream. For example, stream correspondence relation information indicating which audio stream includes each of the coded data items of the plurality of groups is further inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ikuo TSUKAGOSHI
  • Patent number: 11948519
    Abstract: Visual safety is ensured when image switching takes place. When an image is switched by nonlinear reproduction, a display property is kept switched, during a transition display period, to a transition display property with a brightness level kept lower than a normal level, on the basis of pixel statistical information regarding the image. For example, an electro-optic conversion property is controlled to a transition property or the brightness level of a backlight is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
  • Patent number: RE50383
    Abstract: The present technology reduces a process load in a reception side when a plurality of types of audi data is transmitted. A metafile having meta information used to acquire, in a reception device, a predetermined number of audio streams including a plurality of groups of encoded data is transmitted. To the metafile, attribute information indicating each attribute of the encoded data of the plurality of groups is inserted. For example, to the metafile, stream correspondence relation information indicating in which audio stream the encoded data of the plurality of groups is included respectively is further inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi