Patents by Inventor Kaoru Murase

Kaoru Murase 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: 10455189
    Abstract: A playback method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is performed by a Blu-ray device connected to a display device. The playback method includes obtaining, from a recording medium, output control information of content recorded on the recording medium; obtaining, from the recording medium, a video signal of the content recorded on the recording medium; and (a) outputting the obtained video signal to the display device without converting image quality of the video signal, when the obtained output control information does not restrict output of content using a first copyright protection technology, and (b) converting the image quality of the obtained video signal and outputting the video signal to the display device, when the obtained output control information restricts output of content using the first copyright protection technology and output using the first copyright protection technology is performed according to a type of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kozuka, Kaoru Murase, Masaya Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10419789
    Abstract: A method includes: holding a device key provided to an information processing terminal; reading an encrypted content and conversion control information from a recording medium; decoding the read encrypted content using the held device key to obtain a decoded content; converting the decoded content into an export format to obtain an export content; generating playback right information indicating that the information processing terminal can play back the converted export content according to the read conversion control information; and controlling whether the playback right information can be generated according to a first flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kozuka, Masaya Yamamoto, Kaoru Murase, Tadamasa Toma
  • Publication number: 20190230316
    Abstract: A playback method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is performed by a Blu-ray device connected to a display device. The playback method includes obtaining, from a recording medium, output control information of content recorded on the recording medium; obtaining, from the recording medium, a video signal of the content recorded on the recording medium; and (a) outputting the obtained video signal to the display device without converting image quality of the video signal, when the obtained output control information does not restrict output of content using a first copyright protection technology, and (b) converting the image quality of the obtained video signal and outputting the video signal to the display device, when the obtained output control information restricts output of content using the first copyright protection technology and output using the first copyright protection technology is performed according to a type of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Masayuki KOZUKA, Kaoru MURASE, Masaya YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10291879
    Abstract: A playback method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is performed by a Blu-ray device connected to a display device. The playback method includes obtaining, from a recording medium, output control information of content recorded on the recording medium; obtaining, from the recording medium, a video signal of the content recorded on the recording medium; and (a) outputting the obtained video signal to the display device without converting image quality of the video signal, when the obtained output control information does not restrict output of content using a first copyright protection technology, and (b) converting the image quality of the obtained video signal and outputting the video signal to the display device, when the obtained output control information restricts output of content using the first copyright protection technology and output using the first copyright protection technology is performed according to a type of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kozuka, Kaoru Murase, Masaya Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10169551
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes receiving a command for reading out content from a non-transitory recording medium, and identifying first version information indicating a version of a content copyright protection method. The method includes identifying second version information indicating a version of a protocol used in authentication of the host apparatus, and determining whether the authentication is to be approved or not. The method also includes authenticating the host apparatus according to a result of the determination, reading out medium-specific information, and sending the medium-specific information to the authenticated host apparatus. The method further includes reading out the encrypted content and sending the encrypted content to the authenticated host apparatus, wherein the first version information is identified based on disk information that is meta data stored at a beginning of the recording medium formed in a disk shape in the identifying first version information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Masaya Yamamoto, Kaoru Murase
  • Publication number: 20180302674
    Abstract: A file generating method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a file generating method for generating an MP4 file, the file generating method including: step S11 of acquiring an original file made in a file format different from MP4; step S12 of acquiring a difference file including data that is not included in the original file; step S13 of acquiring a procedure file indicating a procedure for generating the MP4 file; and step S14 of generating the MP4 file by combining the data included in the difference file and data included in the original file in accordance with the procedure indicated in the procedure file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Tadamasa TOMA, Masaya YAMAMOTO, Hiroshi YAHATA, Tomoki OGAWA, Masayuki KOZUKA, Kaoru MURASE
  • Patent number: 10028020
    Abstract: A file generating method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a file generating method for generating an MP4 file, the file generating method including: step S11 of acquiring an original file made in a file format different from MP4; step S12 of acquiring a difference file including data that is not included in the original file; step S13 of acquiring a procedure file indicating a procedure for generating the MP4 file; and step S14 of generating the MP4 file by combining the data included in the difference file and data included in the original file in accordance with the procedure indicated in the procedure file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadamasa Toma, Masaya Yamamoto, Hiroshi Yahata, Tomoki Ogawa, Masayuki Kozuka, Kaoru Murase
  • Publication number: 20180189462
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes receiving a command for reading out content from a non-transitory recording medium, and identifying first version information indicating a version of a content copyright protection method. The method includes identifying second version information indicating a version of a protocol used in authentication of the host apparatus, and determining whether the authentication is to be approved or not. The method also includes authenticating the host apparatus according to a result of the determination, reading out medium-specific information, and sending the medium-specific information to the authenticated host apparatus. The method further includes reading out the encrypted content and sending the encrypted content to the authenticated host apparatus, wherein the first version information is identified based on disk information that is meta data stored at a beginning of the recording medium formed in a disk shape in the identifying first version information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Masaya YAMAMOTO, Kaoru MURASE
  • Publication number: 20180139406
    Abstract: A playback method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is performed by a Blu-ray device connected to a display device. The playback method includes obtaining, from a recording medium, output control information of content recorded on the recording medium; obtaining, from the recording medium, a video signal of the content recorded on the recording medium; and (a) outputting the obtained video signal to the display device without converting image quality of the video signal, when the obtained output control information does not restrict output of content using a first copyright protection technology, and (b) converting the image quality of the obtained video signal and outputting the video signal to the display device, when the obtained output control information restricts output of content using the first copyright protection technology and output using the first copyright protection technology is performed according to a type of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Masayuki KOZUKA, Kaoru MURASE, Masaya YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9946849
    Abstract: A content reading method includes identifying first version information indicating a version of a content copyright protection method of an optical disk based on this optical disk, identifying second version information indicating a version of a protocol used in authentication of a host apparatus, determining whether the authentication is to be approved or not by comparing the first version information and the second version information, authenticating the host apparatus according to a result of the determination, reading out, from the optical disk, Volume ID used in decrypting an encrypted content and sending it to the authenticated host apparatus, and 0 the encrypted content from the optical disk and sending it to the authenticated host apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Masaya Yamamoto, Kaoru Murase
  • Patent number: 9912903
    Abstract: A playback method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is performed by a Blu-ray device connected to a display device. The playback method includes obtaining, from a recording medium, output control information of content recorded on the recording medium; obtaining, from the recording medium, a video signal of the content recorded on the recording medium; and (a) outputting the obtained video signal to the display device without converting image quality of the video signal, when the obtained output control information does not restrict output of content using a first copyright protection technology, and (b) converting the image quality of the obtained video signal and outputting the video signal to the display device, when the obtained output control information restricts output of content using the first copyright protection technology and output using the first copyright protection technology is performed according to a type of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kozuka, Kaoru Murase, Masaya Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9865299
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a data processing unit that executes reproduction processing of content recorded in an information recording medium. The content includes an individual segment region formed of a plurality of variation data in which identification information different from each other is embedded and each of which can be decrypted by a different key, and a common segment region formed of single data. The variation data is formed of a 6144 byte aligned unit. The data processing unit calculates a reproduction path by applying a device key held in a memory, and selects an aligned unit corresponding to one variation data that corresponds to the calculated reproduction path from a plurality of aligned units configuring the plurality of variation data in the individual segment region included in the data read from the information recording medium, and then, executes the decryption and reproduction processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenjiro Ueda, Tateo Oishi, Kouichi Uchimura, Masaya Yamamoto, Kaoru Murase, Hiroshi Yahata
  • Patent number: 9818446
    Abstract: A method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes the steps of: acquiring a play list including identification information indicating each of a plurality of elementary streams; selecting an elementary stream indicated by predetermined identification information from the acquired play list; acquiring a difference file including data that is not included in the selected elementary stream; and converting the selected elementary stream into an MP4 file format by combining data included in the difference file and data included in the selected elementary stream based on a manifest file corresponding to the selected elementary stream, the manifest file being necessary for the conversion of a file format based on a predetermined rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadamasa Toma, Tomoki Ogawa, Hiroshi Yahata, Masayuki Kozuka, Kaoru Murase, Masaya Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20170214969
    Abstract: A file generating method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a file generating method for generating an MP4 file, the file generating method including: step S11 of acquiring an original file made in a file format different from MP4; step S12 of acquiring a difference file including data that is not included in the original file; step S13 of acquiring a procedure file indicating a procedure for generating the MP4 file; and step S14 of generating the MP4 file by combining the data included in the difference file and data included in the original file in accordance with the procedure indicated in the procedure file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Tadamasa TOMA, Masaya YAMAMOTO, Hiroshi YAHATA, Tomoki OGAWA, Masayuki KOZUKA, Kaoru MURASE
  • Patent number: 9654823
    Abstract: A file generating method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a file generating method for generating an MP4 file, the file generating method including: step S11 of acquiring an original file made in a file format different from MP4; step S12 of acquiring a difference file including data that is not included in the original file; step S13 of acquiring a procedure file indicating a procedure for generating the MP4 file; and step S14 of generating the MP4 file by combining the data included in the difference file and data included in the original file in accordance with the procedure indicated in the procedure file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadamasa Toma, Masaya Yamamoto, Hiroshi Yahata, Tomoki Ogawa, Masayuki Kozuka, Kaoru Murase
  • Patent number: 9596499
    Abstract: A content recording method for a recording apparatus includes the following steps: an automatic recording control step of automatically recording a first plurality of pieces of content in a channel automatic recording area, each of the first plurality of pieces of content being broadcast through a channel in a time slot; a deletion step of instructing a mobile apparatus to delete a first piece of content that has previously been copied or moved from the channel automatic recording area to the mobile apparatus when the recording apparatus detects that the recording apparatus has become able to communicate with the mobile apparatus; and a content transfer step of copying or moving a second piece of content included in the first plurality of pieces of content to the mobile apparatus when the recording apparatus detects that the recording apparatus has become able to communicate with the mobile apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Masayuki Kozuka, Masaya Yamamoto, Hiroshi Yahata, Shingo Matsumoto, Kaoru Murase, Tadamasa Toma, Tomoki Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20160165267
    Abstract: A method includes: holding a device key provided to an information processing terminal; reading an encrypted content and conversion control information from a recording medium; decoding the read encrypted content using the held device key to obtain a decoded content; converting the decoded content into an export format to obtain an export content; generating playback right information indicating that the information processing terminal can play back the converted export content according to the read conversion control information; and controlling whether the playback right information can be generated according to a first flag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: MASAYUKI KOZUKA, MASAYA YAMAMOTO, KAORU MURASE, TADAMASA TOMA
  • Publication number: 20160156968
    Abstract: A file generating method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a file generating method for generating an MP4 file, the file generating method including: step S11 of acquiring an original file made in a file format different from MP4; step S12 of acquiring a difference file including data that is not included in the original file; step S13 of acquiring a procedure file indicating a procedure for generating the MP4 file; and step S14 of generating the MP4 file by combining the data included in the difference file and data included in the original file in accordance with the procedure indicated in the procedure file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Tadamasa Toma, Masaya Yamamoto, Hiroshi Yahata, Tomoki Ogawa, Masayuki Kozuka, Kaoru Murase
  • Publication number: 20160155466
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a data processing unit that executes reproduction processing of content recorded in an information recording medium. The content includes an individual segment region formed of a plurality of variation data in which identification information different from each other is embedded and each of which can be decrypted by a different key, and a common segment region formed of single data. The variation data is formed of a 6144 byte aligned unit. The data processing unit calculates a reproduction path by applying a device key held in a memory, and selects an aligned unit corresponding to one variation data that corresponds to the calculated reproduction path from a plurality of aligned units configuring the plurality of variation data in the individual segment region included in the data read from the information recording medium, and then, executes the decryption and reproduction processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenjiro UEDA, Tateo OISHI, Kouichi UCHIMURA, Masaya YAMAMOTO, Kaoru MURASE, Hiroshi YAHATA
  • Publication number: 20160155470
    Abstract: A method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes the steps of: acquiring a play list including identification information indicating each of a plurality of elementary streams; selecting an elementary stream indicated by predetermined identification information from the acquired play list; acquiring a difference file including data that is not included in the selected elementary stream; and converting the selected elementary stream into an MP4 file format by combining data included in the difference file and data included in the selected elementary stream based on a manifest file corresponding to the selected elementary stream, the manifest file being necessary for the conversion of a file format based on a predetermined rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: TADAMASA TOMA, TOMOKI OGAWA, HIROSHI YAHATA, MASAYUKI KOZUKA, KAORU MURASE, MASAYA YAMAMOTO