Patents by Inventor Katsunao Takahashi

Katsunao Takahashi 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: 20240094938
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first storage device and a processor. The processor causes a server device to register the electronic apparatus by transmitting a first signal including identification information for identifying the first storage device, transmits, to the server device, a second signal including identification information of the first storage device and inquiring whether or not it is registered in the server device that data stored in the first storage device is to be erased, and erases the data stored in the first storage device when the electronic apparatus receives a third signal instructing erasure of the data stored in the first storage device. The third signal is transmitted when the identification information of the first storage device matches the identification information of the first storage device and it is registered in the server device that the data stored in the first storage device is to be erased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsunao TAKAHASHI, Kengo TSUZUKI, Masanori KITAMIKADO
  • Patent number: 11143762
    Abstract: GPS (Global Positioning System) correction data distribution device includes: first communicator that communicates with terminal device; second communicator that communicates with server; HDD (hard drive) that stores a database, the database having at least one coordinate and GPS correction data in association with each other; and manager that manages the database. Manager obtains GPS correction data from server with respect to the coordinate in the database, and updates the database while associating the coordinate with the GPS correction data. Manager refers to the database upon receipt of the GPS correction data distribution request from terminal device, extracts the GPS correction data of the coordinate corresponding to a position of the terminal device, and distributes the extracted GPS correction data to terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsunao Takahashi, Masaharu Hirohata
  • Patent number: 10585165
    Abstract: A navigation satellite system includes a transmitter that transmits a first radio wave having a predetermined frequency, and an electronic device that calculates position coordinates of the electronic device by using a second radio wave from a GNSS satellite, and obtains position coordinates of the transmitter. The electronic device includes a receiver that receives the first radio wave from the transmitter and the second radio wave from the GNSS satellite, and a controller that calculates a distance between the electronic device and the transmitter based on the received first radio wave, and calculates position coordinates of the electronic device based on the received second radio wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsunao Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10444375
    Abstract: The present disclosure is effective in easily estimating an integer value bias at a high speed. A processor of a positioning system, a positioning method, and a positioning station performs interference positioning through calculation processing based on positioning data of the base station and positioning data of the positioning station. A plurality of calculation processing items are performed in parallel with different time points as start time points. Thus, even in a case where a situation in which the time required for the calculation of a fix solution differs depending on time point at which time point the calculation processing starts, there is a possibility that one of a plurality of calculation processing items can calculate the fix solution at an earlier time than in a case where single calculation processing performs the calculation. Therefore, it is possible to easily estimate the integer value bias at the high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Shibata, Toru Okada, Katsunao Takahashi, Kunihiko Sakaibara
  • Patent number: 10260888
    Abstract: A navigation satellite system includes a first electronic device that decides, based on received GNSS correction data, integer ambiguity in a difference between a first carrier phase of a first radio wave received by a fixed station and a second carrier phase of a second radio wave received by the first electronic device to calculate a path difference between the first radio wave and the second radio wave. The system also includes a second electronic device that calculates, based on the GNSS correction data, a difference between a third carrier phase of a third radio wave received by the second electronic device and the first carrier phase received from the first electronic device and calculates, by using the integer ambiguity, a path difference between the first radio wave and the third radio wave to calculate second relative coordinates of the second electronic device with respect to the fixed station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsunao Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180321387
    Abstract: GPS (Global Positioning System) correction data distribution device includes: first communicator that communicates with terminal device; second communicator that communicates with server; HDD (hard drive) that stores a database, the database having at least one coordinate and GPS correction data in association with each other; and manager that manages the database. Manager obtains GPS correction data from server with respect to the coordinate in the database, and updates the database while associating the coordinate with the GPS correction data. Manager refers to the database upon receipt of the GPS correction data distribution request from terminal device, extracts the GPS correction data of the coordinate corresponding to a position of the terminal device, and distributes the extracted GPS correction data to terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Katsunao TAKAHASHI, Masaharu HIROHATA
  • Publication number: 20180239029
    Abstract: The present disclosure is effective in easily estimating an integer value bias at a high speed. A processor of a positioning system, a positioning method, and a positioning station performs interference positioning through calculation processing based on positioning data of the base station and positioning data of the positioning station. A plurality of calculation processing items are performed in parallel with different time points as start time points. Thus, even in a case where a situation in which the time required for the calculation of a fix solution differs depending on time point at which time point the calculation processing starts, there is a possibility that one of a plurality of calculation processing items can calculate the fix solution at an earlier time than in a case where single calculation processing performs the calculation. Therefore, it is possible to easily estimate the integer value bias at the high speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicants: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun SHIBATA, Toru OKADA, Katsunao TAKAHASHI, Kunihiko SAKAIBARA
  • Patent number: 9906656
    Abstract: An image data transmission apparatus for transmitting image data of a plurality of planes, the image data transmission apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to: deliver the image data to a common transmission line used for transmitting the image data of the planes; generate first timing signals indicating transmission timings of the image data of the planes for the respective planes, and generate a second timing signal indicating a transmission timing of the image data in the common transmission line based on the first timing signals for the respective planes transmitted through the common transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Arita, Shinya Nohdomi, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Katsunao Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180023958
    Abstract: A navigation satellite system includes first and second electronic devices that calculate position coordinates of the first and second electronic devices by using radio waves from a GNSS satellite. The first electronic device includes a receiver, a first RTK calculator, and a transmitter. The RTK calculator decides, based on received GNSS correction data, integer ambiguity in a difference between a first carrier phase of a first radio wave received by a fixed station and a second carrier phase of a second radio wave received by the first electronic device to calculate a path difference between the first radio wave and the second radio wave. The second electronic device includes a receiver and a second RTK calculator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Katsunao TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180011165
    Abstract: A navigation satellite system includes a transmitter that transmits a first radio wave having a predetermined frequency, and an electronic device that calculates position coordinates of the electronic device by using a second radio wave from a GNSS satellite, and obtains position coordinates of the transmitter. The electronic device includes a receiver that receives the first radio wave from the transmitter and the second radio wave from the GNSS satellite, and a controller that calculates a distance between the electronic device and the transmitter based on the received first radio wave, and calculates position coordinates of the electronic device based on the received second radio wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventor: Katsunao TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20170359687
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a radio communication unit as an obtainment unit that obtains an SSID of position-dependent information, the position-dependent information being information depending on a position of the electronic device, and a storage in which an SSID table is stored, the SSID table managing the SSID obtained by the radio communication unit and authentication information used by a user to log in to the electronic device while correlating the SSID and the authentication information to each other. The electronic device also includes a controller that performs operating environment setting of the electronic device. The controller compares the SSID obtained in predetermined timing by the radio communication unit with an SSID corresponding to the authentication information about the currently logged-in user in SSIDs managed by the SSID table, and changes the operating environment setting of the electronic device according to a comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventor: Katsunao TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20170013143
    Abstract: An image data transmission apparatus for transmitting image data of a plurality of planes, the image data transmission apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to: deliver the image data to a common transmission line used for transmitting the image data of the planes; generate first timing signals indicating transmission timings of the image data of the planes for the respective planes, and generate a second timing signal indicating a transmission timing of the image data in the common transmission line based on the first timing signals for the respective planes transmitted through the common transmission line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Arita, Shinya Nohdomi, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Katsunao Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20130110268
    Abstract: Provided is a content playback device which can set easily and definitely the repetition number of a predetermined content by user gestures. A content playback device capable of playing a content a number of times, includes: an input means which receives a user's operation; a repetition number deciding means which decides the number of plays based on a locus of contact operation received by the input means; and a playback means which plays the content based on the number of times which is decided by the repetition number deciding means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Matsuura, Katsunao Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20120299861
    Abstract: A coordinate input device includes a contact coordinate input unit; an obtaining unit for detecting a first predetermined manipulation for the contact coordinate input unit, and obtaining coordinate information on the contact coordinate input unit; a storing unit for storing a coordinate and a function in association with each other; a generating unit for generating a manipulation reference on the contact coordinate input unit, on the basis of the coordinate information obtained by the obtaining unit; a determining unit for determining the function stored by the storing unit in association with the coordinates on the basis of different coordinate information on the contact coordinate input unit that corresponds to a second predetermined manipulation, by performing the second predetermined manipulation for the contact coordinate input unit after the generating unit generates the manipulation reference,
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Katsunao Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7849406
    Abstract: The present invention is designed to display a matrix plane on which a time axis and an axis of applicable levels corresponding to a predetermined keyword cross each other, arrange and display identifiers indicating scenes obtained by dividing a moving image file into predetermined segments on the matrix plane and decide, when the positions of the identifiers arranged on the matrix plane are moved to desired positions, the applicable levels corresponding to the positions of the identifiers arranged on the matrix plane as the applicable levels of the scene corresponding to the identifiers. This makes it possible to improve the operability of assignment of keywords and applicable levels to a picture scene and visually check the situation of assignment of the keywords and applicable levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Okada, Katsunao Takahashi, Wataru Fujikawa, Koichi Emura
  • Patent number: 7797330
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with a text string/material correspondence table in which material data for creating computer graphics is associated with a set of the material names of material data, and a hierarchical structural description which describes a feature of material data in a hierarchical structure. Material data corresponding to the feature is searched using the hierarchical structural description when a feature is input, searched material data is stored, and searched material data and the material name of material data are registered with the text string/material correspondence table. Material data corresponding to the material name is acquired using the text string/material correspondence table when a material name is input, and computer graphics are created using acquired material data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Emura, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Yuji Okada, Katsunao Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20100128058
    Abstract: Image browsing device and method for displaying a list so that the viewers can efficiently grasp the contents of a lot of images. The image browsing device includes an image classifying unit, a representative color extracting unit, and a representative color layout unit, and further includes a shooting date/time obtaining unit, an ordinary/extraordinary setting unit, a display mode managing unit, a representative color switching unit and the like. The image browsing device, with this structure, extracts a representative color for each image group which has been obtained by classifying images in accordance with a predetermined criterion, so that the representative color represents the image group. This enables viewers to grasp efficiently and panoramically the contents of a large number of images which are displayed in a display area of a limited size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Akihiro Kawabata, Meiko Maeda, Takashi Kawamura, Kuniaki Isogai, Ryouichi Kawanishi, Katsunao Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20090049103
    Abstract: An apparatus for retrieving moving image according to the present invention has an extracting unit for extracting the information of the feature quantity of the moving image from the fixed moving image data, an extracting unit for extracting the information of the unique identification of the moving image to identify the moving image according to the information of the feature quantity of the moving image, and a retrieving unit for retrieving and identifying the fixed moving image from the object moving image for retrieving by comparing the information of the unique identification of the moving image with the information of the unique identification of the moving image beforehand extracted from the object moving image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicants: National Institute Of Information & Communications Technology Incorporated Administrative Agency, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsunao TAKAHASHI, Nobuyoshi Terashima, Hideyoshi Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20080228713
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with a text string/material correspondence table in which material data for creating computer graphics is associated with a set of the material names of material data, and a hierarchical structural description which describes a feature of material data in a hierarchical structure. Material data corresponding to the feature is searched using the hierarchical structural description when a feature is input, searched material data is stored, and searched material data and the material name of material data are registered with the text string/material correspondence table. Material data corresponding to the material name is acquired using the text string/material correspondence table when a material name is input, and computer graphics are created using acquired material data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Emura, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Yuji Okada, Katsunao Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7353451
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to detect, when a meta data author inputs a viewpoint and viewpoint score to contents having time information, time information of the contents corresponding to the input time of the viewpoint and viewpoint score input, assign corresponding time information to the viewpoint and viewpoint score input and create meta data related to the viewpoint and viewpoint score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsunao Takahashi, Wataru Fujikawa