Patents by Inventor Isao Kandaka

Isao Kandaka 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: 20070157225
    Abstract: The receiving terminal apparatus of a broadcasting system includes a receiving unit configured to receive coupon information that includes service additional information and coupon indirect information used to issue a coupon, the service additional information including user profile information that designates a requirement to identify target viewers. A managing unit is provided that is configured to store and manage attribute information of a user of the receiving terminal apparatus. A determining unit is provided to determine whether the attribute information of the user stored by the managing unit meets the requirement designated by the user profile information, and to display the coupon information when it is determined that the attribute information of the user managed by the managing unit meets the requirement designated by the user profile information. A method is also disclosed using the apparatus in order to display the coupon information if the designated requirements are met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takenosuke Harada, Kazuhiro Machida, Isao Kandaka, Akira Usui
  • Publication number: 20020120927
    Abstract: In a broadcasting system including a center and an information broadcast receiving terminal apparatus, contents data of services of each of various data and service additional information in which information relating to these services is described are made in the center. The contents data of services and the service additional information are broadcasted from a service providing apparatus provided in the center. The information broadcast receiving terminal apparatus receives and accumulates the contents data of services and the service additional information therein. When a user of the information broadcast receiving terminal apparatus regenerates the contents data of services and the service additional information to view the program, the information broadcast receiving terminal apparatus provides an additional service on the basis of the service additional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takenosuke Harada, Kazuhiro Machida, Isao Kandaka, Akira Usui
  • Patent number: 6037996
    Abstract: A data broadcast receiving apparatus used in a system is combined with another transmission line such as telephone circuit. By receiving a television broadcast having a data broadcast signal, such as a teletext signal, superposed on the television broadcast signal, in which a first auxilliary information signal contained in the data broadcast signal and a second auxilliary information signal from the other transmission line are extracted, a control procedure is created responsive to the first and second auxilliary information signals, and the data broadcast signal and main information from the other transmission line are processed responsive to the control procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takjo Maeda, Hidemi Henmi, Isao Kandaka
  • Patent number: 6031578
    Abstract: A data broadcast receiving apparatus used in a system is combined with another transmission line such as telephone circuit. By receiving a television broadcast having a data broadcast signal, such as a teletext signal, superposed on the television broadcast signal, in which a first auxiliary information signal contained in the data broadcast signal and a second auxiliary information signal from the other transmission line are extracted, a control procedure is created responsive to the first and second auxiliary information signals, and the data broadcast signal and main information from the other transmission line are processed responsive to the control procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takio Maeda, Hidemi Henmi, Namio Yamaguchi, Isao Kandaka
  • Patent number: 6028644
    Abstract: A data broadcast receiving apparatus used in a system is combined with another transmission line such as telephone circuit. By receiving a television broadcast having a data broadcast signal, such as a teletext signal, superposed on the television broadcast signal, in which a first auxiliary information signal contained in the data broadcast signal and a second auxiliary information signal from the other transmission line are extracted, a control procedure is created responsive to the first and second auxiliary information signals, and the data broadcast signal and main information from the other transmission line are processed responsive to the control procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takjo Maeda, Hidemi Henmi, Namio Yamaguchi, Isao Kandaka
  • Patent number: 6018371
    Abstract: A data broadcast receiving apparatus used in a system is combined with another transmission line such as telephone circuit. By receiving a television broadcast having a data broadcast signal, such as a teletext signal, superposed on the television broadcast signal, in which a first auxiliary information signal contained in the data broadcast signal and a second auxiliary information signal from the other transmission line are extracted, a control procedure is created responsive to the first and second auxiliary information signals, and the data broadcast signal and main information from the other transmission line are processed responsive to the control procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takio Maeda, Hidemi Henmi, Namio Yamaguchi, Isao Kandaka
  • Patent number: 5999224
    Abstract: A data broadcast receiving apparatus used in a system is combined with another transmission line such as telephone circuit. By receiving a television broadcast having a data broadcast signal, such as a teletext signal, superposed on the television broadcast signal, in which a first auxiliary information signal contained in the data broadcast signal and a second auxiliary information signal from the other transmission line are extracted, a control procedure is created responsive to the first and second auxiliary information signals, and the data broadcast signal and main information from the other transmission line are processed responsive to the control procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takio Maeda, Hidemi Henmi, Namio Yamaguchi, Isao Kandaka
  • Patent number: 5914756
    Abstract: A data broadcast receiving apparatus used in a system is combined with another transmission line such as telephone circuit. By receiving a television broadcast having a data broadcast signal, such as a teletext signal, superposed on the television broadcast signal, in which a first auxiliary information signal contained in the data broadcast signal and a second auxiliary information signal from the other transmission line are extracted, a control procedure is created responsive to the first and second auxiliary information signals, and the data broadcast signal and main information from the other transmission line are processed responsive to the control procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takio Maeda, Hidemi Henmi, Namio Yamaguchi, Isao Kandaka