Patents by Inventor Kenichi Kumano

Kenichi Kumano 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: 7620422
    Abstract: A wireless transmission system for transmitting a picture data between a transmitter and a receiver by wireless communication is provided. Each of the receiver and the transmitter is equipped with a directional antenna and a non-directional antenna. A communication of the picture data is performed by using the directional antennas, and a communication of a control data indicating a reception status of the picture data is performed by using the non-directional antennas. The transmitter controls an intensity of a signal radiated from the directional antenna of the transmitter based on the control data so that the intensity becomes a minimum intensity that can transmit the picture data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenichi Kumano, Akiteru Deguchi
  • Publication number: 20090066855
    Abstract: A television broadcast receiving system has a receiving apparatus receiving a broadcast of a television station that carries out datacasting as well as broadcasting and displaying an image of a television program, and a remote control remotely controlling the receiving apparatus by using wireless communication. The receiving apparatus is provided with a remote control information producing portion producing remote control information based on predetermined information, the remote control information to be wirelessly transmitted to the remote control, and a wireless transmitting portion wirelessly transmitting the remote control information to the remote control. The remote control is provided with a wireless receiving portion wirelessly receiving the remote control information. Radio waves are used as media for wireless communication from the wireless transmitting portion to the wireless receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventor: Kenichi KUMANO
  • Publication number: 20070004340
    Abstract: A wireless transmission system for transmitting a picture data between a transmitter and a receiver by wireless communication is provided. Each of the receiver and the transmitter is equipped with a directional antenna and a non-directional antenna. A communication of the picture data is performed by using the directional antennas, and a communication of a control data indicating a reception status of the picture data is performed by using the non-directional antennas. The transmitter controls an intensity of a signal radiated from the directional antenna of the transmitter based on the control data so that the intensity becomes a minimum intensity that can transmit the picture data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi Kumano, Akiteru Deguchi