Patents by Inventor Takayuki Ohmatsu

Takayuki Ohmatsu 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: 6864926
    Abstract: A channel tuning apparatus which improves operability by eliminating a need for a user to select a CATV mode and allows reliable channel tuning without misjudging the presence or absence of signals even if a frequency of a CATV broadcast is shifted. The channel tuning apparatus includes a tuner (2) for receiving signals from an antenna (1), a demodulation unit (3) for demodulating the received signals coming from the tuner (2), an input unit (6) for selecting a specific channel for the tuner (2), a detection unit (4) for determining receive mode, and a memory unit (5) for storing the detected data by the detection unit (4), in which the channel tuning apparatus is configured to, before performing automatic channel tuning, tune to a specific channel determined by the input unit (6), detect the receive mode and shift in the received frequency, and store them for use as initial data for automatic channel tuning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki Ohmatsu
  • Publication number: 20030007572
    Abstract: A channel tuning apparatus which improves operability by eliminating a need for a user to select a CATV mode and allows reliable channel tuning without misjudging the presence or absence of signals even if a frequency of a CATV broadcast is shifted. The channel tuning apparatus includes a tuner (2) for receiving signals from an antenna (1), a demodulation unit (3) for demodulating the received signals coming from the tuner (2), an input unit (6) for selecting a specific channel for the tuner (2), a detection unit (4) for determining receive mode, and a memory unit (5) for storing the detected data by the detection unit (4), in which the channel tuning apparatus is configured to, before performing automatic channel tuning, tune to a specific channel determined by the input unit (6), detect the receive mode and shift in the received frequency, and store them for use as initial data for automatic channel tuning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventor: Takayuki Ohmatsu