Patents by Inventor Mao Kishimoto

Mao Kishimoto 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: 8396943
    Abstract: A first local communication part of a vehicle mounted device transmits a first data including at least one of a first video data or a first audio data generated by an AV input/output unit of the vehicle mounted device to a server device. The first local communication unit receives a second data including at least one of a second video data or a second audio data from the server device. A first recording unit of the vehicle mounted device records therein the first data, the second data, and a unique information relating to a vehicle or a user of the vehicle. The first local communication unit further transmits the unique information to the server device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Okaya, Mao Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 7886171
    Abstract: A music reproducing device comprises an operating function unit and a reproducing function unit, wherein the reproducing function unit comprises an information notifying section for notifying the operating function unit of information of a piece of music to be reproduced, a notification controlling section for controlling the notification of the music information to the operating function unit by the information notifying section when the operating function unit is in an inactive state, and a memory section for temporarily memorizing the music information from the information notifying section when the operating function unit is in the inactive state, and the operating function unit comprises an information obtaining section for obtaining the music information from the memory section when the operating function unit recovers from the inactive state to an active state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Mao Kishimoto, Mitsuya Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20110010435
    Abstract: A first local communication part of a vehicle mounted device transmits a first data including at least one of a first video data or a first audio data generated by an AV input/output unit of the vehicle mounted device to a server device. The first local communication unit receives a second data including at least one of a second video data or a second audio data from the server device. A first recording unit of the vehicle mounted device records therein the first data, the second data, and a unique information relating to a vehicle or a user of the vehicle. The first local communication unit further transmits the unique information to the server device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa OKAYA, Mao KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20080178027
    Abstract: A music reproducing device comprises an operating function unit and a reproducing function unit, wherein the reproducing function unit comprises an information notifying section for notifying the operating function unit of information of a piece of music to be reproduced, a notification controlling section for controlling the notification of the music information to the operating function unit by the information notifying section when the operating function unit is in an inactive state, and a memory section for temporarily memorizing the music information from the information notifying section when the operating function unit is in the inactive state, and the operating function unit comprises an information obtaining section for obtaining the music information from the memory section when the operating function unit recovers from the inactive state to an active state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Mao Kishimoto, Mitsuya Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20080104645
    Abstract: A contents receiving unit includes a contents receiving section for receiving contents; a contents information storing section for storing contents information of contents received by the contents receiving section; a duplicated contents discriminating section for determining whether or not content to be newly received by the contents receiving section accords with any of previously received contents by referring to the contents information stored in the contents information storing section; and a processing section for executing processing on the content to be newly received in accordance with a discrimination result obtained by the duplicated contents discriminating section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventor: Mao KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20020163540
    Abstract: A screen determination unit acquires screen characteristic data corresponding to a characteristic and an operation mode of a screen display device, and on the basis of the screen characteristic data, specifies screen description data corresponding to a state of the screen display device in a screen description table stored in a screen description table storage unit. A screen display data setting unit sets screen display data on the basis of the specified screen description data. Therefore, GUIs (graphical user interfaces) can be displayed in a user friendly manner in accordance with the characteristic and the operation mode of equipment like a TV screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mao Kishimoto