Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko Miwa

Katsuhiko Miwa 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: 7082257
    Abstract: An optical disc on which a variety of types of video titles are recorded and which enables a reproduction apparatus to instantly distinguish whether emulated AV functions may be performed for any of the titles. The optical disc includes a manager area which stores playback type information corresponding to the management information for each video title, with the playback type information including a first flag showing whether the present video title is expressed using one or a plurality of sets of route information and a second flag showing whether a title is expressed using any branch information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Shinichi Saeki, Katsuhiko Miwa, Masayuki Kozuka, Kaoru Murase
  • Publication number: 20060077472
    Abstract: The navigation generator 12 sets the time length of a VOB to a time length that is determined in advance depending on a scheduled recording time H. Even if a user makes an operation to stop the recording before the time length of a recorded part of the VOB equals the predetermined time length, the VOB of the predetermined time length is recorded onto a DVD±R. Cell information specifying the part of the VOB preceding the point corresponding to the recording stop is generated. Then, PGC information containing the Cell information is recorded onto the DVD±R.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yahata, Hiroshi Hamasaka, Katsuhiko Miwa, Yosuke Uemondo, Takenori Maehashi
  • Publication number: 20050008337
    Abstract: A multimedia optical disc is provided. The multimedia optical disc includes a data area and a management information area. The data area stores a plurality pieces of video data. The management information area stores a channel table in which a plurality of logical channel numbers are respectively related to a plurality of physical channel numbers for each piece of video data. A piece of moving picture data and a plurality pieces of sub-data are interleaved in each piece of video data. The sub-data is either of audio data and sub-picture data as still pictures. The logical channel numbers are shared by pieces of video data. The physical channel numbers are used to physically identify the plurality pieces of sub-data. With this construction, it is possible to manage sub-data even when the sub-data is dealt with by a plurality pieces of video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Masayuki Kozuka, Kazuhiro Tsuga, Kaoru Murase, Shinichi Saeki, Katsuhiko Miwa
  • Publication number: 20050008338
    Abstract: A multimedia optical disc is provided. The multimedia optical disc includes a data area and a management information area. The data area stores a plurality pieces of video data. The management information area stores a channel table in which a plurality of logical channel numbers are respectively related to a plurality of physical channel numbers for each piece of video data. A piece of moving picture data and a plurality pieces of sub-data are interleaved in each piece of video data. The sub-data is either of audio data and sub-picture data as still pictures. The logical channel numbers are shared by pieces of video data. The physical channel numbers are used to physically identify the plurality pieces of sub-data. With this construction, it is possible to manage sub-data even when the sub-data is dealt with by a plurality pieces of video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Masayuki Kozuka, Kazuhiro Tsuga, Kaoru Murase, Shinichi Saeki, Katsuhiko Miwa
  • Publication number: 20040264946
    Abstract: A multimedia optical disc for recording main video data which is composed of sets of frame data that is processed beforehand to allow compatibility with displays of a plurality of aspect ratios. The disc has a stream area storing streams made up of the main video data and a plurality of sets of sub-picture data, with each set of sub-picture data including a set of tel-op data and a set of coordinate information showing a display position of the set of tel-op data. The disc also includes a control area storing a plurality of pairings of a set of display mode information and a set of sub-picture indicating information. Each set of display mode information shows a species of display method according to which the frame data is to be processed for a case when the frame data decoded from the main video data is displayed at one of the plurality of aspect ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Kaoru Murase, Masayuki Kozuka, Shinichi Saeki, Katsuhiko Miwa
  • Patent number: 6798981
    Abstract: A multimedia optical disc is provided. The multimedia optical disc includes a data area and a management information area. The data area stores a plurality pieces of video data. The management information area stores a channel table in which a plurality of logical channel numbers are respectively related to a plurality of physical channel numbers for each piece of video data. A piece of moving picture data and a plurality pieces of sub-data are interleaved in each piece of video data. The sub-data is either of audio data and sub-picture data as still pictures. The logical channel numbers are shared by pieces of video data. The physical channel numbers are used to physically identify the plurality pieces of sub-data. With this construction, it is possible to manage sub-data even when the sub-data is dealt with by a plurality pieces of video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Masayuki Kozuka, Kazuhiro Tsuga, Kaoru Murase, Shinichi Saeki, Katsuhiko Miwa
  • Patent number: 6785463
    Abstract: A multimedia optical disc for recording main video data which is composed of sets of frame data that is processed beforehand to allow compatibility with displays of a plurality of aspect ratios. The disc has a stream area storing streams made up of the main video data and a plurality of sets of sub-picture data, with each set of sub-picture data including a set of tel-op data and a set of coordinate information showing a display position of the set of tel-op data. The disc also includes a control area storing a plurality of pairings of a set of display mode information and a set of sub-picture indicating information. Each set of display mode information shows a species of display method according to which the frame data is to be processed for a case when the frame data decoded from the main video data is displayed at one of the plurality of aspect ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Kaoru Murase, Masayuki Kozuka, Shinichi Saeki, Katsuhiko Miwa
  • Publication number: 20040071446
    Abstract: A recordable optical disc stores one or more video objects. A video stream, a first audio stream, and a second audio stream which is used for dubbing are multiplexed into each video object. Also, an optical disc recording apparatus generates the second audio stream by an audio stream generating means, and multiplexes the generated second audio stream into each video object together with the video object and the first audio stream by a multiplexing means. The generated video objects are recorded onto the recordable optical disc by a recording means. The optical disc in which such video objects are stored facilitates dubbing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Tomotaka Yagi, Katsuhiko Miwa, Tomoyuki Okada, Kazuhiro Tsuga
  • Patent number: 6678466
    Abstract: A recordable optical disc stores one or more video objects. A video stream, a first audio stream, and a second audio stream which is used for dubbing are multiplexed into each video object. Also, an optical disc recording apparatus generates the second audio stream by an audio stream generating device, and multiplexes the generated second audio stream into each video object together with the video object and the first audio stream by a multiplexor. The generated video objects are recorded onto the recordable optical disc by a recording device. The optical disc in which such video objects are stored facilitates dubbing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomotaka Yagi, Katsuhiko Miwa, Tomoyuki Okada, Kazuhiro Tsuga
  • Publication number: 20030202784
    Abstract: A multimedia optical disc for recording main video data which is composed of sets of frame data that is processed beforehand to allow compatibility with displays of a plurality of aspect ratios. The disc has a stream area storing streams made up of the main video data and a plurality of sets of sub-picture data, with each set of sub-picture data including a set of tel-op data and a set of coordinate information showing a display position of the set of tel-op data. The disc also includes a control area storing a plurality of pairings of a set of display mode information and a set of sub-picture indicating information. Each set of display mode information shows a species of display method according to which the frame data is to be processed for a case when the frame data decoded from the main video data is displayed at one of the plurality of aspect ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Kaoru Murase, Masayuki Kozuka, Shinichi Saeki, Katsuhiko Miwa
  • Patent number: 6631241
    Abstract: A multimedia optical disc for recording main video data which is composed of sets of frame data that is processed beforehand to allow compatibility with displays of a plurality of aspect ratios. The disc has a stream area storing streams made up of the main video data and a plurality of sets of sub-picture data, with each set of sub-picture data including a set of tel-op data and a set of coordinate information showing a display position of the set of tel-op data. The disc also includes a control area storing a plurality of pairings of a set of display mode information and a set of sub-picture indicating information. Each set of display mode information shows a species of display method according to which the frame data is to be processed for a case when the frame data decoded from the main video data is displayed at one of the plurality of aspect ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Kaoru Murase, Masayuki Kozuka, Shinichi Saeki, Katsuhiko Miwa
  • Patent number: 6553179
    Abstract: A multimedia optical disc includes a lot of blocks each of which stores moving picture data, audio data, sub-picture data, and control information. Each piece of moving picture data, audio data, sub-picture data, and control information in the same block has the same reproduction time limit. Each piece of control information includes a mask flag indicating whether to mask a key interrupt requesting a special reproduction such as fast forward, the key interrupt being generated by the user by pressing a key on a remote controller and the like. The mask flag is effective for the key interrupt generated during the reproduction time limit stored in the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Miwa, Masayuki Kozuka, Kazuhiro Tsuga, Kaoru Murase, Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Yoshihisa Fukushima
  • Patent number: 6493503
    Abstract: A multimedia optical disc including data area and index area is provided. The data area includes objects each of which includes video data. The index area includes sub-areas. Each sub-area includes addresses of objects selected from the objects in the data area, a flag indicating a random reproduction of the objects selected, and a number of repeats of the random reproduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ld.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Nonomura, Masayuki Kozuka, Yoshihisa Fukushima, Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Kaoru Murase, Katsuhiko Miwa
  • Publication number: 20020141738
    Abstract: A recordable optical disc stores one or more video objects. A video stream, a first audio stream, and a second audio stream which is used for dubbing are multiplexed into each video object. Also, an optical disc recording apparatus generates the second audio stream by an audio stream generating means, and multiplexes the generated second audio stream into each video object together with the video object and the first audio stream by a multiplexing means. The generated video objects are recorded onto the recordable optical disc by a recording means. The optical disc in which such video objects are stored facilitates dubbing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Tomotaka Yagi, Katsuhiko Miwa, Tomoyuki Okada, Kazuhiro Tsuga
  • Patent number: 6456780
    Abstract: A recordable optical disc stores one or more video objects. A video stream, a first audio stream, and a second audio stream which is used for dubbing are multiplexed into each video object. Also, an optical disc recording apparatus generates the second audio stream by an audio stream generating device, and multiplexes the generated second audio stream into each video object together with the video object and the first audio stream by a multiplexor. The generated video objects are recorded onto the recordable optical disc by a recording device. The optical disc in which such video objects are stored facilitates dubbing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomotaka Yagi, Katsuhiko Miwa, Tomoyuki Okada, Kazuhiro Tsuga
  • Publication number: 20020106196
    Abstract: A multimedia optical disc for recording main video data which is composed of sets of frame data that is processed beforehand to allow compatibility with displays of a plurality of aspect ratios. The disc has a stream area storing streams made up of the main video data and a plurality of sets of sub-picture data, with each set of sub-picture data including a set of tel-op data and a set of coordinate information showing a display position of the set of tel-op data. The disc also includes a control area storing a plurality of pairings of a set of display mode information and a set of sub-picture indicating information. Each set of display mode information shows a species of display method according to which the frame data is to be processed for a case when the frame data decoded from the main video data is displayed at one of the plurality of aspect ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Kaoru Murase, Masayuki Kozuka, Shinichi Saeki, Katsuhiko Miwa
  • Patent number: 6404980
    Abstract: A recordable optical disc stores one or more video objects. A video stream, a first audio stream, and a second audio stream which is used for dubbing are multiplexed into each video object. Also, an optical disc recording apparatus generates the second audio stream by an audio stream generating device, and multiplexes the generated second audio stream into each video object together with the video object and the first audio stream by a multiplexor. The generated video objects are recorded onto the recordable optical disc by a recording device. The optical disc in which such video objects are stored facilitates dubbing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomotaka Yagi, Katsuhiko Miwa, Tomoyuki Okada, Kazuhiro Tsuga
  • Publication number: 20020061186
    Abstract: A multimedia optical disc including data area and index area is provided. The data area includes objects each of which includes video data. The index area includes sub-areas. Each sub-area includes addresses of objects selected from the objects in the data area, a flag indicating a random reproduction of the objects selected, and a number of repeats of the random reproduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Nonomura, Masayuki Kozuka, Yoshihisa Fukushima, Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Kaoru Murase, Katsuhiko Miwa
  • Patent number: 6393202
    Abstract: A multimedia optical disc for recording main video data which is composed of sets of frame data that is processed beforehand to allow compatibility with displays of a plurality of aspect ratios. The disc has a stream area storing streams made up of the main video data and a plurality of sets of sub-picture data, with each set of sub-picture data including a set of tel-op data and a set of coordinate information showing a display position of the set of tel-op data. The disc also includes a control area storing a plurality of pairings of a set of display mode information and a set of sub-picture indicating information. Each set of display mode information shows a species of display method according to which the frame data is to be processed for a case when the frame data decoded from the main video data is displayed at one of the plurality of aspect ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Kaoru Murase, Masayuki Kozuka, Shinichi Saeki, Katsuhiko Miwa
  • Patent number: 6393206
    Abstract: A recordable optical disc stores one or more video objects. A video stream, a first audio stream, and a second audio stream which is used for dubbing are multiplexed into each video object. Also, an optical disc recording apparatus generates the second audio stream by an audio stream generating device, and multiplexes the generated second audio stream into each video object together with the video object and the first audio stream by a multiplexor. The generated video objects are recorded onto the recordable optical disc by a recording device. The optical disc in which such video objects are stored facilitates dubbing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomotaka Yagi, Katsuhiko Miwa, Tomoyuki Okada, Kazuhiro Tsuga