Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Takakuwa

Nobuyuki Takakuwa 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: 7440680
    Abstract: On an information recording medium, an entire stream including a plurality of portion streams, each of which is provided with picture information or audio information constituting a series of content, is multiplexed-and-recorded by a unit of packet. The information recording medium is provided with a file for storing object data, which is constructed by a plurality of packets, each of which stores therein a segment of the picture information or the audio information. The information recording medium is further provided with a file for storing information which defines a reproduction sequence of the object data and a file for storing information which defines a group having a specific relation from among a plurality of the plurality of portion streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Koda, Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Takao Sawabe, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Yasuko Fukuda
  • Patent number: 7440387
    Abstract: On an information recording medium, an entire stream including a plurality of portion streams, each of which is provided with content information including still picture information, is multiplexed-and-recorded by a unit of packet. The information recording medium is provided with a file for storing object data, which is provided with a plurality of packets, each of which stores therein a piece of the content information. The information recording medium is further provided with a file for storing information which defines a reproduction sequence of the object data. The object data includes packets, each packet storing therein a piece of respective one of still picture information sets, the still picture information set including still picture information and control information thereof. A display control to the still picture information included in one still picture information set is described by the control information included in another still picture information set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Koda, Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takao Sawabe, Yasuko Fukuda, Akira Imamura
  • Patent number: 7433295
    Abstract: On an information recording medium, an entire stream including a plurality of portion streams, each of which is provided with content information including still picture information, is multiplexed-and-recorded by a unit of packet. The information recording medium is provided with a file for storing object data, which is provided with a plurality of packets, each of which stores therein a piece of the content information. The information recording medium is further provided with a file for storing information which defines a reproduction sequence of the object data. The object data includes packets, each packet storing therein a piece of respective one of still picture information sets, the still picture information set including still picture information and control information thereof. A display control to the still picture information included in one still picture information set is described by the control information included in another still picture information set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Koda, Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takao Sawabe, Yasuko Fukuda, Akira Imamura
  • Publication number: 20080159720
    Abstract: Provided is an information recording apparatus which, in a state where the content of moving picture image information, etc. can be prevented from being inadvertently recognized by the user due to inadvertent presentation to the user of a relevant representative picture image, enables recording the respective information into a recording medium. A reproduction list PL that is to be reproduced is not only recorded into an optical disc 1 but is there also recorded in it a reproduction list display prohibition flag PHF indicating at least whether limiting the display of a representative picture image that represents the content of the reproduction list PL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takao Sawabe, Takeshi Koda, Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Yasuko Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20080159719
    Abstract: Provided is an information recording apparatus which, in a state where the content of moving picture image information, etc. can be prevented from being inadvertently recognized by the user due to inadvertent presentation to the user of a relevant representative picture image, enables recording the respective information into a recording medium. A reproduction list PL that is to be reproduced is not only recorded into an optical disc 1 but is there also recorded in it a reproduction list display prohibition flag PHF indicating at least whether limiting the display of a representative picture image that represents the content of the reproduction list PL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takao Sawabe, Takeshi Koda, Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Yasuko Fukuda
  • Patent number: 7319657
    Abstract: On an information recording medium, an entire stream including a plurality of portion streams, each of which is provided with content information including still picture information, is multiplexed-and-recorded by a unit of packet. The information recording medium is provided with a file for storing object data, which is provided with a plurality of packets, each of which stores therein a piece of the content information. The information recording medium is further provided with a file for storing information which defines a reproduction sequence of the object data. The object data includes packets, each packet storing therein a piece of respective one of still picture information sets, the still picture information set including still picture information and control information thereof. A display control to the still picture information included in one still picture information set is described by the control information included in another still picture information set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Koda, Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takao Sawabe, Yasuko Fukuda, Akira Imamura
  • Publication number: 20070180405
    Abstract: An information reproduction device (300) reproduces an information recording medium (100) for recording content information, menu information multiplex-displayed during reproduction of content information, and display period information defining a display period of menu information. The information reproduction device includes menu display means (354) for multiplex-displaying the menu information according to the display period information and detection means for detecting whether menu information is multiplex-displayed. When the menu information is multiplex-displayed, the menu display means multiplex-displays the menu information even after the display period defined by the display period information has elapsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Masanori Nakahara, Tohru Kanegae, Yasuko Fukuda, Takeshi Koda, Takao Sawabe
  • Publication number: 20070019510
    Abstract: An information recording medium (100) on which there are recorded: a series of content information which includes an image portion which can be a background image; button information (301) for defining a button menu which allows an operation as for the content information and which is displayed during the reproduction of the content information; and play list information (120) for defining reproduction sequence of the content information by a unit of item, which constitutes the content information and which is accessible upon reproduction, the button information including a plurality of button pages (301p) each of which can constitute the button menu and whose display can be changed to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Yasuko Fukuda, Takao Sawabe, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takeshi Koda
  • Publication number: 20060280075
    Abstract: On an information record medium, there are recorded: a plurality of content informations; and a plurality of play list sets each including a plurality of play list informations defining reproduction sequence thereof. The plurality of content informations, whose reproduction sequences are defined by the plurality of play list informations in a same play list set, are different from each other in reproduction functions required for an information reproduction system to reproduce the plurality of content informations and are adapted to at least partially construct titles, each of which is a logically united information unit and which are same to each other. Required function information indicating the reproduction function required for the information reproduction system is further recorded for each of the plurality of play list informations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takao Sawabe, Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Yasuko Fukuda, Takeshi Koda
  • Publication number: 20060256701
    Abstract: An information recording medium includes a file for storing object data consisting of a plurality of packets and a file for storing, as its reproduction control information, (i) correspondence definition information for defining relationship between a plurality of packets and a plurality of partial streams multiplexed on the time axis and (ii) reproduction output group definition information for defining as the reproduction output group a set of partial streams which can be switched among the plurality of partial streams. The partial streams include a plurality of channel streams wherein audio information on plural channels is recorded in one stream. The reproduction output group definition information defines the reproduction output group in such a way that a plurality of channel streams can redundantly belong to it. The reproduction output group to which plural channel streams redundantly belong is added by channel specification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Yasuko Fukuda, Takao Sawabe, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takeshi Koda
  • Publication number: 20060250908
    Abstract: An information recording medium on which a plurality of stream groups are multiplexed and recorded by a unit of packet, which is a physically accessible unit, each of the stream groups including one video stream, the information recording medium provided with: an object data file for storing object data which comprises a plurality of packets; and an object information file for storing correspondence definition information for controlling the reproduction of the object data. The object data is divided by a divisional unit in at least one portion of a reproduction section, which is provided with the plurality of packets and corresponds to one of the plurality of stream groups. The object information file stores unit address information indicating an address of each of divisional units, as the reproduction control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Yasuko Fukuda, Takao Sawabe, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takeshi Koda
  • Publication number: 20060245805
    Abstract: An information recording medium has recorded thereon a plurality of sets of still image information to be continuously played back in the form called a slide show audio information to be played back in synchronization with the still image information. Also recorded on the information recording medium is playback control information for playing back the audio information in synchronization with the sets of still image information. When the still image information sets are sequentially played back, the audio information is played back in synchronization with the still image information according to the playback control information. The playback control information includes audio repeat information for controlling the repetition of the audio information. The repeated playback of the audio information is controlled according to the audio repeat information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Takao Sawabe, Masanori Nakahara, Takeshi Koda, Tohru Kanegae, Yasuko Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20060239643
    Abstract: An information recording medium (100) includes: content information; and button information (301) for defining a button menu which allows an operation as for the content information, for each reproduction capability which is necessary to reproduce the content information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Yasuko Fukuda, Takao Sawabe, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takeshi Koda
  • Publication number: 20060239167
    Abstract: An information record medium includes a file for storing object data composing of a plurality of packets and further includes an object information file for storing corresponding definition information to control reproduction of the object data. The object data is interleaved in an angle block and the object information file further stores unit address information to indicate an address of each interleaved unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Yasuko Fukuda, Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Takao Sawabe, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takeshi Koda
  • Publication number: 20060233065
    Abstract: An information recording device includes: acquisition elements for acquiring corresponding definition information, arrival time information, and display time information from a primary recording medium; processing elements for converting the display time indicated by the display time information into a display time indicated on the same time axis according to the arrival time information and outputting the processed display time information; and recording elements for recording a second whole stream in the form of the processed display time information which has been output and added to each packet of a plurality of partial streams constituting the second whole stream on a secondary recording medium. On the primary recording medium, the arrival time information indicating the arrival time of each packet and display time information indicating the display time are recorded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Yasuko Fukuda, Takao Sawabe, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takeshi Koda
  • Publication number: 20060210250
    Abstract: An information recording medium (100) on which there are recorded: a series of content information which includes an image portion which can be a background image; button information (301) for defining a button menu which allows an operation as for the content information and which is displayed during the reproduction of the content information; and play list information (120) for defining reproduction sequence of the content information by a unit of item, which constitutes the content information and which is accessible upon reproduction, the button information including a plurality of button pages (301p) each of which can constitute the button menu and whose display can be changed to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Yasuko Fukuda, Takao Sawabe, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takeshi Koda
  • Publication number: 20060210251
    Abstract: An information recording medium (100) on which there are recorded: a series of content information which includes an image portion which can be a background image; button information (301) for defining a button menu which allows an operation as for the content information and which is displayed during the reproduction of the content information; and play list information (120) for defining reproduction sequence of the content information by a unit of item, which constitutes the content information and which is accessible upon reproduction, the button information including a plurality of button pages (301p) each of which can constitute the button menu and whose display can be changed to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Yasuko Fukuda, Takao Sawabe, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takeshi Koda
  • Publication number: 20060182008
    Abstract: On an information recording medium, an entire stream including a plurality of portion streams, each of which is provided with content information including still picture information, is multiplexed-and-recorded by a unit of packet. The information recording medium is provided with a file for storing object data, which is provided with a plurality of packets, each of which stores therein a piece of the content information. The information recording medium is further provided with a file for storing information which defines a reproduction sequence of the object data. The object data includes packets, each packet storing therein a piece of respective one of still picture information sets, the still picture information set including still picture information and control information thereof. A display control to the still picture information included in one still picture information set is described by the control information included in another still picture information set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Koda, Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takao Sawabe, Yasuko Fukuda, Akira Imamura
  • Publication number: 20060171292
    Abstract: On an information recording medium, an entire stream including a plurality of portion streams, each of which is provided with content information including still picture information, is multiplexed-and-recorded by a unit of packet. The information recording medium is provided with a file for storing object data, which is provided with a plurality of packets, each of which stores therein a piece of the content information. The information recording medium is further provided with a file for storing information which defines a reproduction sequence of the object data. The object data includes packets, each packet storing therein a piece of respective one of still picture information sets, the still picture information set including still picture information and control information thereof. A display control to the still picture information included in one still picture information set is described by the control information included in another still picture information set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Koda, Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takao Sawabe, Yasuko Fukuda, Akira Imamura
  • Publication number: 20060164964
    Abstract: On an information recording medium, an entire stream including a plurality of portion streams, each of which is provided with content information including still picture information, is multiplexed-and-recorded by a unit of packet. The information recording medium is provided with a file for storing object data, which is provided with a plurality of packets, each of which stores therein a piece of the content information. The information recording medium is further provided with a file for storing information which defines a reproduction sequence of the object data. The object data includes packets, each packet storing therein a piece of respective one of still picture information sets, the still picture information set including still picture information and control information thereof. A display control to the still picture information included in one still picture information set is described by the control information included in another still picture information set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Koda, Nobuyuki Takakuwa, Tohru Kanegae, Masanori Nakahara, Takao Sawabe, Yasuko Fukuda, Akira Imamura