Patents by Inventor Kiichiro Asaba

Kiichiro Asaba 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: 8064307
    Abstract: There is provided, according to the present invention, a reproducing device capable of preventing illegal duplication and reproduction, as well as of reproducing content without degrading the quality of the audio and visual contents. The reproducing device (100) comprises a first storage area (110), in which data is stored, using file system which is not supported by operating system of the reproducing device, an interface part (120) supporting the file system which the first storage area uses, accepting only reproducing request, reading out and supplying the data stored in the first storage area, wherein the reading out and supplying operations are hidden, and a reproducing part (132) reproducing the data supplied by the interface part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: EMT Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kato, Kiichiro Asaba
  • Publication number: 20100067340
    Abstract: There is provided, according to the present invention, a reproducing device capable of preventing illegal duplication and reproduction, as well as of reproducing content without degrading the quality of the audio and visual contents. The reproducing device (100) comprises a first storage area (110), in which data is stored, using file system which is not supported by operating system of the reproducing device, an interface part (120) supporting the file system which the first storage area uses, accepting only reproducing request, reading out and supplying the data stored in the first storage area, wherein the reading out and supplying operations are hidden, and a reproducing part (132) reproducing the data supplied by the interface part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Makoto Kato, Kiichiro Asaba