Patents by Inventor Takaharu Hosoda

Takaharu Hosoda 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: 7324743
    Abstract: When converting a predetermined time code into another time code in a different format while increasing or decreasing a count value for one second corresponding to the format of the time code thus converted, first of all, a time code 210 which has not been converted is read in a frame pulse 207 corresponding to a time code 213 obtained after the conversion so that intermediate data 213? are generated. Next, an overlapping count value generated in the intermediate data 213? is corrected to add a continuity, thereby generating the time code 213 after the conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takaharu Hosoda
  • Patent number: 7310117
    Abstract: When a time code signal corresponding to an image signal, to which a format conversion changing the number of frames per second is executed, is transmitted, information indicating a frame position where image data is changed through the format conversion in the image signal is attached to the time code signal to be transmitted. Alternatively, information indicating a synchronous state between frame conversion cycles in the format conversion and time code progression is attached to the time code signal. In the foregoing manner, a relationship between the frame position and the time code can be accurately grasped. Further, a secondary conversion (inverse conversion) is accurately executed to the image signal by means of the time code signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaharu Hosoda, Katsuji Uro, Yukio Shimamura, Masaji Ueno
  • Patent number: 7151806
    Abstract: The present invention comprises the step of reading a check-receiving data included in a transmitted time code signal and using the read check-receiving data to generate a transmitting side checking data, and the step of attaching the transmitting side checking data to the transmitted time code signal, as a pre-processing step at the time of transmitting the time code signal. The present invention comprises the step of reading the check-receiving data from the received time code signal and using the read check-receiving data to generate a receiving side checking data, and the step of reading the transmitting side checking data from the received time code signal and comparing the read transmitting side checking data to the receiving side checking data, thereby verifying whether or not an error is generated in the received time code signal. In this way, an error can be detected in the time code signal, as a post-processing step after the time code signal is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaharu Hosoda, Katsuji Uro, Yukio Shimamura, Masaji Ueno
  • Patent number: 6975248
    Abstract: A transportation management system comprises a management terminal device provided in a transportation medium and a management body device for remotely managing the transportation state of a transportation object. The management terminal device comprises a position detecting device, a get-on/off detecting device and a transportation information transmitter, which respectively, detects the current position of the transportation medium, detects the delivery-in/out of the transportation object to/from the transportation medium, and transmits transportation information to the management body device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeatsu Asari, Tetsuya Kaneshiro, Takaharu Hosoda
  • Publication number: 20050162546
    Abstract: When a time code signal corresponding to an image signal, to which a format conversion changing the number of frames per second is executed, is transmitted, information indicating a frame position where image data is changed through the format conversion in the image signal is attached to the time code signal to be transmitted. Alternatively, information indicating a synchronous state between frame conversion cycles in the format conversion and time code progression is attached to the time code signal. In the fore going manner, a relationship between the frame position and the time code can be accurately grasped. Further, a secondary conversion (inverse conversion) is accurately executed to the image signal by means of the time code signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Takaharu Hosoda, Katsuji Uro, Yukio Shimamura, Masaji Ueno
  • Patent number: 6832038
    Abstract: A time code arithmetic apparatus having a very simple configuration is disclosed, in which the mode of two time codes is not required to be the drop mode, and the arithmetic operation of the time code flexibly meeting the requirement of all television transmission systems can be performed. Two time codes input through selector circuits A and B are added/subtracted in arithmetic means as a time code of non-drop mode simply based on the add/subtract information and the result of the arithmetic operation Oab is output. For the arithmetic result Oab and the pre-calculation time code, the total number of frames skipped (dropped) during the time lapse frame by frame from 00:00:00.00 o'clock is calculated, and in the case where the total numbers of two types of drop frames are not equal to each other, the arithmetic result Oab and the difference Nb between the two types of drop frames are returned to the selector circuits A and B, and the arithmetic operation is performed again in the arithmetic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Takaharu Hosoda
  • Publication number: 20040165111
    Abstract: The present invention comprises the step of reading a check-receiving data included in a transmitted time code signal and using the read check-receiving data to generate a transmitting side checking data, and the step of attaching the transmitting side checking data to the transmitted time code signal, as a pre-processing step at the time of transmitting the time code signal. The present invention comprises the step of reading the check-receiving data from the received time code signal and using the read check-receiving data to generate a receiving side checking data, and the step of reading the transmitting side checking data from the received time code signal and comparing the read transmitting side checking data to the receiving side checking data, thereby verifying whether or not an error is generated in the received time code signal. In this way, an error can be detected in the time code signal, as a post-processing step after the time code signal is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Takaharu Hosoda, Katsuji Uro, Yukio Shimamura
  • Publication number: 20040002895
    Abstract: A transportation management system comprises a management terminal device provided in a transportation medium and a management body device for remotely managing the transportation state of a transportation object. The management terminal device comprises a position detecting device, a get-on/off detecting device and a transportation information transmitter, which respectively, detects the current position of the transportation medium, detects the delivery-in/out of the transportation object to/from the transportation medium, and transmits transportation information to the management body device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Shigeatsu Asari, Tetsuya Kaneshiro, Takaharu Hosoda
  • Publication number: 20030048379
    Abstract: When converting a predetermined time code into another time code in a different format while increasing or decreasing a count value for one second corresponding to the format of the time code thus converted, first of all, a time code 210 which has not been converted is read in a frame pulse 207 corresponding to a time code 213 obtained after the conversion so that intermediate data 213′ are generated. Next, an overlapping count value generated in the intermediate data 213′ is corrected to add a continuity, thereby generating the time code 213 after the conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takaharu Hosoda