Patents by Inventor Mariko Okumura

Mariko Okumura 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: 5671164
    Abstract: A signal measurement apparatus is provided which does not require a special pattern to measure and evaluate reproduced data of a digital signal. RF data, which is binary-coded data obtained by reproducing digital recorded signal, and latch data obtained by latching the RF data in response to a reproduction clock signal reproduced by using the RF data are supplied through a signal input terminal thereof and respectively supplied to a first-pattern-length detection section and a second-pattern-length detection section so that the pattern lengths of predetermined patterns are measured. Then, a 2D display section plots the first pattern lengths on the X axis and the second pattern lengths on the Y axis to 2D-display the first and second pattern lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kanno, Mariko Okumura