Patents by Inventor Noritaka Iguchi

Noritaka Iguchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20230353620
    Abstract: A transmission method includes: generating a stream including a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) data flows corresponding one-to-one with a plurality of services in broadcast, the IP data flows storing the corresponding services of the plurality of services; and transmitting the generated stream in a predetermined channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Noritaka IGUCHI, Tadamasa TOMA
  • Publication number: 20230344983
    Abstract: A three-dimensional data encoding method of encoding three-dimensional points includes: calculating a new predicted value as a predicted value, using attribute information items of one or more second three-dimensional points neighboring a first three-dimensional point, and assigning the predicted value to at least one prediction mode among two or more prediction modes, the new predicted value being used for calculating an attribute information item of the first three-dimensional point; selecting one prediction mode from the two or more prediction modes; calculating a prediction residual which is a difference between the attribute information item of the first three-dimensional point and the predicted value of the one prediction mode selected; and generating a bitstream including the one prediction mode and the prediction residual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Toshiyasu SUGIO, Noritaka IGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11800196
    Abstract: A transmission method includes generating one or more frames for content transfer using IP (Internet Protocol) packets, and transmitting the one or more generated frames by broadcast. Each of the one or more frames contains a plurality of second transfer units, each of the plurality of second transfer units contains one or more first transfer units, and each of the one or more first transfer units contains at least one of the IP packets. An object IP packet of the IP packets which is stored in a first transfer unit positioned at a head in the one or more frames contains reference clock information that indicates time for reproduction of the content in data structure different from data structure of an MMT (MPEG Media Transport) packet, and header compression processing on the object IP packet is omitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Noritaka Iguchi, Tadamasa Toma, Hisaya Katou
  • Publication number: 20230336810
    Abstract: A transmitting method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes transmitting video control information for reproduction of video data having an individually reproducible unit, transmitting the video data, determining a transmission order of audio control information for reproduction of audio data in a reproduction interval corresponding to a reproduction interval of the video data in such a way that the audio control information is transmitted after the video control information, and transmitting the audio control information according to the determined transmission order, and transmitting the audio data. Thus, in the receiving apparatus, a delay time from reception of data to reproduction of video and audio is shortened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Tadamasa TOMA, Noritaka IGUCHI, Takahiro NISHI, Hisaya KATOU
  • Publication number: 20230328301
    Abstract: A transmitting method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: encoding a video signal and generating encoded data including a plurality of access units; storing the plurality of access units in a packet in a unit that defines one access unit as one unit or in a unit defined by dividing one access unit, and generating a packet group; transmitting the generated packet group as data; generating first information and second information, the first information indicating a presentation time of a first access unit that is presented first among the plurality of access units, and the second information being used to calculate a decoding time of the plurality of access units; and transmitting the first information and the second information as control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Noritaka IGUCHI, Tadamasa TOMA, Hisaya KATOU
  • Publication number: 20230319355
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a transmission method for enabling transmission of content using a broadcast and a communication channel includes: transmitting playback control information and service information using at least the broadcast wave, the service information being information for playing back content transmission using the broadcast and content transmission using the communication channel when the content is transmitted using the broadcast and the communication channel. The service information includes the content and location information that indicates a location for acquiring meta-information on playback control of the second content. The playback control information includes indexes of a relationship between the first content data and the second content data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tadamasa TOMA, Noritaka IGUCHI, Takahiro NISHI, Hisaya KATOU
  • Patent number: 11776165
    Abstract: A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: encoding first information of a first current node or second information of a second current node, the first current node being included in an N-ary tree structure of first three-dimensional points included in a first three-dimensional point cloud, N being 2 or 4, the second current node being included in an octree structure of second three-dimensional points included in a second three-dimensional point cloud. The encoding of the first information or the second information includes encoding the first information using a first encoding pattern including a pattern common to a second encoding pattern used in encoding the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Toshiyasu Sugio, Noritaka Iguchi, Chi Wang, Pongsak Lasang, Chung Dean Han
  • Patent number: 11770577
    Abstract: A transmitting method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes transmitting video control information for reproduction of video data having an individually reproducible unit, transmitting the video data, determining a transmission order of audio control information for reproduction of audio data in a reproduction interval corresponding to a reproduction interval of the video data in such a way that the audio control information is transmitted after the video control information, and transmitting the audio control information according to the determined transmission order, and transmitting the audio data. Thus, in the receiving apparatus, a delay time from reception of data to reproduction of video and audio is shortened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SUN PATENT TRUST
    Inventors: Tadamasa Toma, Noritaka Iguchi, Takahiro Nishi, Hisaya Katou
  • Publication number: 20230300375
    Abstract: A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: generating a bitstream by encoding subspaces included in a current space in which three-dimensional points are included. The bitstream includes encoded data respectively corresponding to the subspaces. In the generating of the bitstream, a list of information about the subspaces is stored in first control information included in the bitstream. The subspaces are respectively associated with identifiers assigned to the subspaces, and the first control information is common to the encoded data. Each of the identifiers assigned to the subspaces respectively corresponding to the encoded data is stored in a header of a corresponding one of the encoded data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Chung Dean HAN, Pongsak LASANG, Chi WANG, Noritaka IGUCHI, Toshiyasu SUGIO
  • Patent number: 11765414
    Abstract: A transmitting method for transmitting contents using a broadcast wave and a communication path comprises: including content information in application control information when transmitting the contents using both the broadcast wave and the communication path, the content information being information for synchronizing a content transmitted by using the broadcast wave with a content transmitted by using the communication path at a reception side that receives the contents and being related to the content transmitted by using the communication path; and transmitting the application control information by using at least the broadcast wave in the broadcast wave and the communication path. As a result, a contents transmitting method is provided for enabling a quick access to contents through communication when the contents are reproduced by a combination of broadcast and communication on the receiving side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Tadamasa Toma, Noritaka Iguchi, Takahiro Nishi, Hisaya Katou
  • Publication number: 20230291487
    Abstract: A transmission method includes generating one or more frames for content transfer using IP packets, and transmitting the one or more generated frames by broadcast. Each of the one or more frames contains a plurality of second transfer units, each of the plurality of second transfer units contains one or more first transfer units, each of the one or more first transfer units contains at least one of the IP packets, an object IP packet of the IP packets contains first reference clock information indicating time for reproduction of the content in data structure different from MMT packet data structure, the object IP packet being stored in a first transfer unit positioned at a head in the one or more frames, the one or more frames contains control information storing second reference clock information indicating time for reproduction of the content, and header compression processing on the object IP packet is omitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Noritaka IGUCHI, Tadamasa TOMA, Hisaya KATOU
  • Patent number: 11758201
    Abstract: A transmitting method stores data making up a coded stream into a predetermined data unit and transmits the stored data in the predetermined data unit. The transmitting method further generates presentation time information indicating a presentation time of the predetermined data unit, based on reference time information received from an external source; and transmits the predetermined data unit, first control information which includes the generated presentation time information, and second control information which includes leap second information indicating whether or not the presentation time information is a time that is before a leap second adjustment. A receiving method receives the predetermined data unit, first control information, and second control information; and reproduces the received predetermined data unit based on the first and second control information that are received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Noritaka Iguchi, Tadamasa Toma
  • Patent number: 11756235
    Abstract: A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: obtaining third point cloud data that is a combination of first point cloud data and second point cloud data, and includes geometry information of each of three-dimensional points included in the third point cloud data, and identification information indicating which of the first point cloud data and the second point cloud data each of the three-dimensional points belongs to; and generating encoded data by encoding the third point cloud data obtained. In the generating, identification information of each of the three-dimensional points is encoded as attribute information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Toshiyasu Sugio, Noritaka Iguchi
  • Publication number: 20230281879
    Abstract: A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: determining a total number of layers; when the total number of the layers is greater than 1, selecting, from pieces of attribute information of three-dimensional points, attribute information of a three-dimensional point based on a sampling period according to a data order of the pieces of attribute information of the three-dimensional points, and classifying the pieces of attribute information of the three-dimensional points into layers by assigning a first layer to pieces of attribute information of three-dimensional points selected and a second layer to pieces of attribute information of three-dimensional points non-selected; encoding the pieces of attribute information of the three-dimensional points for each of the layers; and generating a bitstream including the pieces of attribute information encoded, layer-number information, and sampling period information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Toshiyasu SUGIO, Noritaka IGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230281882
    Abstract: A three-dimensional data encoding method of encoding geometry information of a first three-dimensional point cloud located in a first area includes: selecting a moving method from among moving methods; determining a second area based on the moving method selected and the first area; moving a second three-dimensional point cloud located in the second area determined, to the first area, using a method in accordance with the moving method; encoding the geometry information of the first three-dimensional point cloud, based on encoded geometry information of the second three-dimensional point cloud moved to the first area; and generating a bitstream including the geometry information of the first three-dimensional point cloud encoded and moving information indicating the moving method. The moving methods include a method for rotating the second three-dimensional point cloud about a vertical axis of a mobile body that includes a sensor configured to generate the first three-dimensional point cloud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Takahiro NISHI, Toshiyasu SUGIO, Noritaka IGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11750844
    Abstract: A three-dimensional data encodes method of encoding three-dimensional data items in time series. Each of the three-dimensional data items includes a geometry information item and an attribute information item in association with a same time point. The three-dimensional data encoding method includes: first encoding of encoding the geometry information item; and second encoding of encoding the attribute information item with reference to the geometry information item associated with the same time point. The geometry information item and the attribute information item that are in association with the same time point are included in an access unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Noritaka Iguchi, Toshiyasu Sugio
  • Patent number: 11750840
    Abstract: A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: encoding divided data items to generate encoded data items each corresponding to a respective one of the divided data items, the divided data items being included in subspaces obtained by dividing a current space including three-dimensional points, the divided data items each including one or more three-dimensional points among the three-dimensional points; and generating a bitstream including the encoded data items and control information items each corresponding to a respective one of the encoded data items. Each of the control information items includes a first identifier and a second identifier. The first identifier indicates a subspace corresponding to an encoded data item corresponding to the control information item, and the second identifier indicates a divided data item corresponding to the encoded data item corresponding to the control information item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Noritaka Iguchi, Toshiyasu Sugio
  • Publication number: 20230276083
    Abstract: A video transmission method according to the present disclosure includes: generating a transmission signal including, in a time series, first video data having a first luminance dynamic range and second video data having a second luminance dynamic range wider than the first luminance dynamic range; and transmitting the transmission signal generated. In the generating of the transmission signal, a signal level corresponding to a luminance value is limited to a value lower than a limit value that is predetermined, in a transition period provided for switching from one of the first video data and the second video data to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Tadamasa TOMA, Takahiro NISHI, Noritaka IGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11743497
    Abstract: A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: encoding pieces of attribute information of respective three-dimensional points, using parameters; and generating a bitstream including the pieces of attribute information encoded, control information, and pieces of first attribute control information. The control information corresponds to the pieces of attribute information and includes pieces of type information each indicating a type of different attribute information, the pieces of first attribute control information correspond one-to-one with the pieces of attribute information, and each of the pieces of first attribute control information includes first identification information indicating that the first attribute control information is associated with one of the pieces of type information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Noritaka Iguchi, Toshiyasu Sugio
  • Patent number: 11743312
    Abstract: A transmission method includes: generating a stream including a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) data flows corresponding one-to-one with a plurality of services in broadcast, the IP data flows storing the corresponding services of the plurality of services; and transmitting the generated stream in a predetermined channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka Iguchi, Tadamasa Toma