Patents by Inventor Sigeru Todokoro
Sigeru Todokoro 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).
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Patent number: 7054697Abstract: A data arranging method for linear PCM data, which allows both low-class and high-class machines to easily perform a reproduction process and can cope with multiple channels. Data having a structure in which each sample data of 20 bits or 24 bits of individual channels is separated to a main word consisting of 16 bits and an extra word consisting of 4 or 8 bits, a collection of 2n-th main words of the individual channels is arranged, a collection of (2n+1)-th main words of the individual channels is then arranged, a collection of 2n-th extra words of the individual channels is then arranged, and a collection of (2n+1)-th extra words of the individual channels is then arranged, is recorded on a recording medium or transferred.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1998Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hirohisa Nishiwaki, Hideki Mimura, Sigeru Todokoro
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Patent number: 6360055Abstract: Data on multiple stories or scenes are recorded on a recording medium so as to reduce the physical distance moved by a pickup at playback time and to suppress breaks or disturbances in reproduced video. A multi-scene program having a plurality of optionally selectable branch stories B0, B1, B2, B3, etc., is recorded between a branch point X and a connection point Y. The preceding main story of a video program, made up of video, sound, text and the like, branches off at branch point X to the branch stories, and at connection point Y connects to the succeeding main story in the video program. The recorded state between the branch point X and the connection point Y is such that the branch stories are each divided into multiple cells and the cells of the respective branch stories are recorded time-division multiplexed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1998Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshihiko Kaneshige, Sigeru Todokoro, Tadashi Kojima
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Patent number: 6298195Abstract: Data on multiple stories or scenes are recorded on a recording medium so as to reduce the physical distance moved by a pickup at playback time and to suppress breaks or disturbances in reproduced video. A multi-scene program having a plurality of optionally selectable branch stories B0, B1, B2, B3, etc., is recorded between a branch point X and a connection point Y. The preceding main story of a video program, made up of video, sound, text and the like, branches off at branch point X to the branch stories, and at connection point Y connects to the succeeding main story in the video program. The recorded state between the branch point X and the connection point Y is such that the branch stories are each divided into multiple cells and the cells of the respective branch stories are recorded time-division multiplexed.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1998Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshihiko Kaneshige, Sigeru Todokoro, Tadashi Kojima
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Patent number: 6222982Abstract: Data on multiple stories or scenes are recorded on a recording medium so as to reduce the physical distance moved by a pickup at playback time and to suppress breaks or disturbances in reproduced video. A multi-scene program having a plurality of optionally selectable branch stories B0, B1, B2, B3, etc., is recorded between a branch point X and a connection point Y. The preceding main story of a video program, made up of video, sound, text and the like, branches off at branch point X to the branch stories, and at connection point Y connects to the succeeding main story in the video program. The recorded state between the branch point X and the connection point Y is such that the branch stories are each divided into multiple cells and the cells of the respective branch stories are recorded time-division multiplexed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1998Date of Patent: April 24, 2001Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshihiko Kaneshige, Sigeru Todokoro, Tadashi Kojima
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Patent number: 6198874Abstract: Data on multiple stories or scenes are recorded on a recording medium so as to reduce the physical distance moved by a pickup at playback time and to suppress breaks or disturbances in reproduced video. A multi-scene program having a plurality of optionally selectable branch stories B0, B1, B2, B3, etc., is recorded between a branch point X and a connection point Y. The preceding main story of a video program, made up of video, sound, text and the like, branches off at branch point X to the branch stories, and at connection point Y connects to the succeeding main story in the video program. The recorded state between the branch point X and the connection point Y is such that the branch stories are each divided into multiple cells and the cells of the respective branch stories are recorded time-division multiplexed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1998Date of Patent: March 6, 2001Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshihiko Kaneshige, Sigeru Todokoro, Tadashi Kojima
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Patent number: 6181869Abstract: Data on multiple stories or scenes are recorded on a recording medium so as to reduce the physical distance moved by a pickup at playback time and to suppress breaks or disturbances in reproduced video. A multi-scene program having a plurality of optionally selectable branch stories B0, B1, B2, B3, etc., is recorded between a branch point X and a connection point Y. The preceding main story of a video program, made up of video, sound, text and the like, branches off at branch point X to the branch stories, and at connection point Y connects to the succeeding main story in the video program. The recorded state between the branch point X and the connection point Y is such that the branch stories are each divided into multiple cells and the cells of the respective branch stories are recorded time-division multiplexed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1998Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshihiko Kaneshige, Sigeru Todokoro, Tadashi Kojima
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Patent number: 6175681Abstract: Data on multiple stories or scenes are recorded on a recording medium so as to reduce the physical distance moved by a pickup at playback time and to suppress breaks or disturbances in reproduced video. A multi-scene program having a plurality of optionally selectable branch stories B0, B1, B2, B3, etc., is recorded between a branch point X and a connection point Y. The preceding main story of a video program, made up of video, sound, text and the like, branches off at branch point X to the branch stories, and at connection point Y connects to the succeeding main story in the video program. The recorded state between the branch point X and the connection point Y is such that the branch stories are each divided into multiple cells and the cells of the respective branch stories are recorded time-division multiplexed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1998Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshihiko Kaneshige, Sigeru Todokoro, Tadashi Kojima
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Patent number: 6035095Abstract: Data on multiple stories or scenes are recorded on a recording medium so as to reduce the physical distance moved by a pickup at playback time and to suppress breaks or disturbances in reproduced video. A multi-scene program having a plurality of optionally selectable branch stories B0, B1, B2, B3, etc., is recorded between a branch point X and a connection point Y. The preceding main story of a video program, made up of video, sound, text and the like, branches off at branch point X to the branch stories, and at connection point Y connects to the succeeding main story in the video program. The recorded state between the branch point X and the connection point Y is such that the branch stories are each divided into multiple cells and the cells of the respective branch stories are recorded time-division multiplexed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1998Date of Patent: March 7, 2000Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshihiko Kaneshige, Sigeru Todokoro, Tadashi Kojima
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Patent number: 5953375Abstract: Audio data at the top of each packet is always set at the top of sample data, thereby allowing packets to be treated as units and facilitating audio data processing, such as timing processes, sequential processing, etc. A plurality of samples consisting of variable length data are arranged in a packet of predetermined bytes. In one embodiment, all samples other than the first sample are sequentially arranged with the top of the first sample being disposed at a predetermined position of the packet. The total byte length of the sample data is less than or equal to a maximum packet byte length If the actual packet byte length is less than the maximum packet byte length, stuffing byte data or a padding byte data is inserted to fill in a remaining portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1997Date of Patent: September 14, 1999Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hirohisa Nishiwaki, Hideki Mimura, Sigeru Todokoro
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Patent number: 5913010Abstract: Data on multiple stories or scenes are recorded on a recording medium so as to reduce the physical distance moved by a pickup at playback time and to suppress breaks or disturbances in reproduced video. A multi-scene program having a plurality of optionally selectable branch stories B0, B1, B2, B3, etc., is recorded between a branch point X and a connection point Y. The preceding main story of a video program, made up of video, sound, text and the like, branches off at branch point X to the branch stories, and at connection point Y connects to the succeeding main story in the video program. The recorded state between the branch point X and the connection point Y is such that the branch stories are each divided into multiple cells and the cells of the respective branch stories are recorded time-division multiplexed.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1997Date of Patent: June 15, 1999Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshihiko Kaneshige, Sigeru Todokoro, Tadashi Kojima
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Patent number: 5892848Abstract: A data arranging method for linear PCM data, which allows both low-class and high-class machines to easily perform a reproduction process and can cope with multiple channels. Data having a structure in which each sample data of 20 bits or 24 bits of individual channels is separated to a main word consisting of 16 bits and an extra word consisting of 4 or 8 bits, a collection of 2n-th main words of the individual channels is arranged, a collection of (2n+1)-th main words of the individual channels is then arranged, a collection of 2n-th extra words of the individual channels is then arranged, and a collection of (2n+1)-th extra words of the individual channels is then arranged, is recorded on a recording medium or transferred.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1997Date of Patent: April 6, 1999Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hirohisa Nishiwaki, Hideki Mimura, Sigeru Todokoro