Patents by Inventor Shinzo Matsubara

Shinzo Matsubara 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: 20230088859
    Abstract: Provided are a television receiving apparatus and a voice signal processing method. The television receiving apparatus includes: a broadcast signal receiving and processing unit configured to process broadcast signals according to broadcast standards; a communication unit configured to connect with a network and communicate with one or more servers and one or more external devices; monitor configured to display an image; speaker configured to output voice; microphone configured to receive a voice input; interface unit configured to receive a command signal from outside or output a signal to an external device; control unit in connection with the interface unit, the communication unit, the monitor, the speaker, the broadcast signal receiving and processing unit and configured to generate control signal for a target controlled object based on voice input from outside and send the control signal to the target controlled object to implement a control operation corresponding to the voice input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventor: Shinzo MATSUBARA
  • Publication number: 20140314337
    Abstract: In an image display method, when image editing is performed for image data of a captured still image by an image editing program, file data of the edited image data is transmitted from a personal computer for performing the image editing to a television. After the file data of the edited image is received by a television, the file data of the edited image data is decoded by a decoder, and a still image generated by decoding is displayed on a screen of the television.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tatsuya Miyake, Tatsuhiro Nishioka, Shinzo Matsubara, Tan Wang, Toshihiro Morohoshi
  • Publication number: 20130258200
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video processor includes an input module and a display controller. The input module is configured to input a plurality of first video signals compliant with a video having a first resolution, and to be able to input a second video signal compliant with a video having a second resolution higher than the first resolution instead of at least one of the first video signals. The display controller is configured to perform control to display the input first video signals in domains into which a display screen compliant with the second resolution is divided. The display controller is configured to perform control to display the input second video signal on the whole display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takero KOBAYASHI, Toshihiro MOROHOSHI, Atsushi NAKAMURA, Shinzo MATSUBARA, Akinori KOMAKI
  • Patent number: 8477181
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a viewer detector that performs face recognition using a video photographed by a camera and acquires position information of a viewer, a correction amount calculator that calculates a correction amount for compensating for an error of the position information involved in deviation of an attaching position of the camera, a position information corrector that corrects the position information using the correction amount calculated by the correction amount calculator, a viewing area information calculator that calculates, using the position information corrected by the position information corrector, a control parameter for setting a viewing area in which the viewer is set, and a viewing area controller that controls the viewing area according to the control parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshihiro Morohoshi, Yutaka Irie, Shinzo Matsubara, Yuichi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20130113899
    Abstract: A video processing device has a viewer detector to recognize a face of a viewer using a video shot by a camera in order to acquire position information of the viewer, a subscreen display controller to superimpose a live video shot by the camera on a part of a display screen of a display device as a subscreen, a viewing area frame display controller to display, in the live video in the subscreen, a viewing area frame representing a viewing position where the viewer is viewable a stereoscopic video, and a face frame display controller to display a first face frame showing that the stereoscopic video is viewable when the viewer is located within the frame, and to display a second face frame showing that the stereoscopic video is not viewable when the viewer is located outside the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihiro MOROHOSHI, Shinzo MATSUBARA, Tatsuhiro NISHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20130050443
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a viewer detector that acquires position information of a viewer from video photographed by a camera, a viewer selector that selects, when a plurality of the viewers are present, a viewer considered to have the highest viewing desire out of the plural viewers taking into account the current time of day and/or information concerning a program being viewed, a viewing area information calculator that calculates, using position information of the selected viewer, a control parameter for setting a viewing area in which the selected viewer is set, a viewing area controller that controls the viewing area according to the control parameter, a display that displays plural parallax images that the viewer present in the viewing area can observe as a stereoscopic video, and an apertural area controller that outputs the plural parallax images displayed on the display in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Takahashi, Toshihiro Morohoshi, Shinzo Matsubara, Yutaka Irie
  • Publication number: 20130050419
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a viewer position detector, a viewing area information calculator, and a viewing area controller. The viewer position detector is configured to detect a position of a viewer using an image taken by a camera. The viewing area information calculator is configured to calculate a control parameter so as to set a viewing area, in which a plurality of parallax images displayed on a display are viewed as a stereoscopic image, at an area depending on the position of the viewer. The viewing area controller is configured to set the viewing area according to the control parameter in synchronization with a start of displaying a stereoscopic image, and then, keep the set viewing area until receiving an indication for adjusting the viewing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Atsushi Nakamura, Shinzo Matsubara, Yutaka Irie
  • Publication number: 20130050416
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a receiver that decodes an encoded input video signal and generates a baseband video signal, a display manner selector that selects one display manner from plural display manners including a stereo imaging manner and an integral imaging manner, and a parallax image converter that converts, when the stereo imaging manner is selected by the display manner selector, the baseband video signal into two parallax image signals for the left eye and the right eye and converts, when the integral imaging manner is selected by the display manner selector, the baseband video signal into three or more parallax image signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masao Iwasaki, Kiyoshi Hoshino, Shinzo Matsubara, Yutaka Irie, Toshihiro Morohoshi
  • Publication number: 20130050449
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a viewer detector that performs face recognition using a video photographed by a camera and acquires position information of a viewer, a correction amount calculator that calculates a correction amount for compensating for an error of the position information involved in deviation of an attaching position of the camera, a position information corrector that corrects the position information using the correction amount calculated by the correction amount calculator, a viewing area information calculator that calculates, using the position information corrected by the position information corrector, a control parameter for setting a viewing area in which the viewer is set, and a viewing area controller that controls the viewing area according to the control parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihiro Morohoshi, Yutaka Irie, Shinzo Matsubara, Yuichi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20130010061
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the stereoscopic video display apparatus includes a 3D processing module and a message insertion module. The 3D processing module converts a 3D video display signal of the twin type into the 3D video display signal of a glasses-less type. The message insertion module outputs a notification message making a notification that stereoscopic video of the glasses-less type is different from the stereoscopic video of the twin type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventor: Shinzo Matsubara
  • Patent number: 8305426
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the stereoscopic video display apparatus includes a 3D processing module and a message insertion module. The 3D processing module converts a 3D video display signal of the twin type into the 3D video display signal of a glasses-less type. The message insertion module outputs a notification message making a notification that stereoscopic video of the glasses-less type is different from the stereoscopic video of the twin type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Shinzo Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20120212576
    Abstract: A video display method according to an embodiment includes: storing setting contents concerning whether to view a three-dimensional video continuously; and either displaying an input video as a three-dimensional video, or displaying the input video as a two-dimensional video, based on the stored setting contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Ikehata, Shinzo Matsubara, Takero Kobayashi, Hidehito Izawa
  • Publication number: 20120147154
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stereoscopic video display apparatus of a glasses-less type displays video that is perceived as original stereoscopic video when observed from the predetermined range of the viewing position and as defective stereoscopic video when observed from a position different from the predetermined range of the viewing position. A 3D related controller may insert an information signal that displays a figure, character, mark, or symbol indicating that the viewing position is different from the predetermined range of the viewing position into a signal of the defective stereoscopic video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventor: Shinzo Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20120147135
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the stereoscopic video display apparatus includes a 3D processing module and a message insertion module. The 3D processing module converts a 3D video display signal of the twin type into the 3D video display signal of a glasses-less type. The message insertion module outputs a notification message making a notification that stereoscopic video of the glasses-less type is different from the stereoscopic video of the twin type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventor: Shinzo Matsubara
  • Patent number: 7929996
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes: a detection unit which detects whether the display device is attached to the electronic device; a wireless communication unit capable of simultaneously advancing information communication via wireless communication channel with a plurality of parties containing transmission of video information to the display device; a wired communication unit which transmits video information to the display device via a wired communication channel when the detection unit detects that the display device is attached to the electronic device; a acquisition unit acquires the device information assigned to the display device via the wired communication channel from the display device when the detection unit detects that the display device is attached to the electronic device; and a communication control unit which controlling the wireless communication unit to preferentially conduct information communication addressed to the device information acquired by the acquisition
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Shinzo Matsubara
  • Patent number: 7877114
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes: a detection unit which detects whether the display device is attached to the electronic device; a wireless communication unit capable of simultaneously advancing information communication via wireless communication channel with a plurality of parties containing transmission of video information to the display device; a wired communication unit which transmits video information to the display device via a wired communication channel when the detection unit detects that the display device is attached to the electronic device; a acquisition unit acquires the device information assigned to the display device via the wired communication channel from the display device when the detection unit detects that the display device is attached to the electronic device; and a communication control unit which controlling the wireless communication unit to preferentially conduct information communication addressed to the device information acquired by the acquisition
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Shinzo Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20100166189
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a key management apparatus comprises a decrypting module configured to read a first media unique key and an encrypted content key corresponding to a selected content from a first information storage medium and to decrypt the encrypted content key with the first media unique key in order to obtain a content key in a plain version, an encryption module configured to read a second media unique key from a second information storage medium and to encrypt the content key in the plain version with the second media unique key in order to obtain an encrypted content key for the second medium, and a write module configured to write the encrypted content key for the second medium to a user data area of the second medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Toshihiro Morohoshi, Masayuki Nishimoto, Satoshi Matsuda, Hidehito Izawa, Kenji Koyano, Kazuhiro Takashima, Shinzo Matsubara, Hajime Oosawa, Atsushi Nakamura, Masao Iwasaki, Yasuhiro Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20090199300
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus comprises a wireless communication module configured to carry out wireless communication, a first storage module configured to store information unique to the wireless communication apparatus, a configuration generator module configured to generate configuration information for the wireless communication module to connect to a given network based on the information stored in the first storage module, a second storage module configured to store the configuration information generated by the configuration generator module and a first display control module configured to control display of the configuration information stored in the second storage module so that a user cannot recognize the information unique to the wireless communication apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Shinzo Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20080057930
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus executes wireless communication with use of any one of a plurality of wireless communication channels. The electronic apparatus includes a wireless communication module, a scan process control unit, and a device list sending unit. The scan process control unit transitions, when an application program that is executed by the electronic apparatus outputs a wireless device detection request in response to a user's request, the wireless communication module from the sleep state to the active state, and causes the wireless communication module to execute a scan process for detecting wireless devices, and transitions, when the scan process for all the plurality of wireless communication channels is terminated, the wireless communication module from the active state to the sleep state. The device list sending unit sends to the application program a device list indicating wireless devices detected by the scan process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Shinzo Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20070123163
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes: a detection unit which detects whether the display device is attached to the electronic device; a wireless communication unit capable of simultaneously advancing information communication via wireless communication channel with a plurality of parties containing transmission of video information to the display device; a wired communication unit which transmits video information to the display device via a wired communication channel when the detection unit detects that the display device is attached to the electronic device; a acquisition unit acquires the device information assigned to the display device via the wired communication channel from the display device when the detection unit detects that the display device is attached to the electronic device; and a communication control unit which controlling the wireless communication unit to preferentially conduct information communication addressed to the device information acquired by the acquisition
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventor: Shinzo Matsubara