Patents by Inventor Takero Kobayashi

Takero Kobayashi 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: 20070094587
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo ANDO, Haruhiko Toyama, Takero Kobayashi, Yasufumi Tsumagari
  • Publication number: 20070091494
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo ANDO, Haruhiko Toyama, Takero Kobayashi, Yasufumi Tsumagari
  • Publication number: 20070092209
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo Ando, Haruhiko Toyama, Takero Kobayashi, Yasufumi Tsumagari
  • Publication number: 20070092208
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an information playback method, comprising reading out management information used to manage one or more video titles from an information storage medium, the medium storing an advanced content including the management information in which a title timeline indicating playback timings of objects of each video title being individually defined, and playing back objects of each video title in accordance with the title timeline defined in the readout management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo Ando, Yasufumi Tsumagari, Takero Kobayashi, Haruhiko Toyama
  • Publication number: 20070091773
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information playback apparatus includes an advanced content playback unit configured to play back an advanced content, and the advanced content playback unit includes a navigation manager unit configured to manage playback of video information and audio information which form the advanced content, and an AV renderer unit configured to combine the video information and the audio information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo Ando, Yasufumi Tsumagari, Takero Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20070092228
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information playback apparatus includes an advanced content playback unit configured to play back an advanced content, and the advanced content playback unit includes a navigation manager unit configured to manage playback of video information and audio information which form the advanced content, and an AV renderer unit configured to combine the video information and the audio information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo Ando, Yasufumi Tsumagari, Takero Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20070094517
    Abstract: An information storage medium of this invention comprises a first representation object, and a first time map wherein playback management information which controls simultaneous reproduction of the first representation object and a second representation object in at least a specific period includes first reference information to refer to the first time map, the first time map includes second reference information to refer to second management information including first management information about the first representation object, the first management information includes third reference information to refer to the first representation object, the playback management information includes fourth reference information to refer to a second time map, and the second time map has a data structure including fifth reference information to refer to the second representation object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo ANDO, Yasufumi Tsumagari, Haruhiko Toyama, Takero Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20070092214
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an information playback method, comprising reading out management information used to manage one or more video titles from an information storage medium, the medium storing an advanced content including the management information in which a title timeline indicating playback timings of objects of each video title being individually defined, and playing back objects of each video title in accordance with the title timeline defined in the readout management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo Ando, Yasufumi Tsumagari, Takero Kobayashi, Haruhiko Toyama
  • Publication number: 20070092226
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo ANDO, Haruhiko Toyama, Takero Kobayashi, Yasufumi Tsumagari
  • Publication number: 20070094514
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo Ando, Haruhiko Toyama, Takero Kobayashi, Yasufumi Tsumagari
  • Publication number: 20070092199
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo ANDO, Haruhiko Toyama, Takero Kobayashi, Yasufumi Tsumagari
  • Publication number: 20070092205
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo ANDO, Haruhiko Toyama, Takero Kobayashi, Yasufumi Tsumagari
  • Publication number: 20070086102
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo Ando, Haruhiko Toyama, Takero Kobayashi, Yasufumi Tsumagari
  • Publication number: 20070086746
    Abstract: An information storage medium of this invention comprises a first representation object, and a first time map wherein playback management information which controls simultaneous reproduction of the first representation object and a second representation object in at least a specific period includes first reference information to refer to the first time map, the first time map includes second reference information to refer to second management information including first management information about the first representation object, the first management information includes third reference information to refer to the first representation object, the playback management information includes fourth reference information to refer to a second time map, and the second time map has a data structure including fifth reference information to refer to the second representation object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo ANDO, Yasufumi Tsumagari, Haruhiko Toyama, Takero Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20070086735
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an information playback method, comprising reading out management information used to manage one or more video titles from an information storage medium, the medium storing an advanced content including the management information in which a title timeline indicating playback timings of objects of each video title being individually defined, and playing back objects of each video title in accordance with the title timeline defined in the readout management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo Ando, Yasufumi Tsumagari, Takero Kobayashi, Haruhiko Toyama
  • Publication number: 20070086741
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo Ando, Haruhiko Toyama, Takero Kobayashi, Yasufumi Tsumagari
  • Publication number: 20070086744
    Abstract: An information storage medium of this invention comprises a first representation object, and a first time map wherein playback management information which controls simultaneous reproduction of the first representation object and a second representation object in at least a specific period includes first reference information to refer to the first time map, the first time map includes second reference information to refer to second management information including first management information about the first representation object, the first management information includes third reference information to refer to the first representation object, the playback management information includes fourth reference information to refer to a second time map, and the second time map has a data structure including fifth reference information to refer to the second representation object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo Ando, Yasufumi Tsumagari, Haruhiko Toyama, Takero Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20070086099
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo Ando, Haruhiko Toyama, Takero Kobayashi, Yasufumi Tsumagari
  • Publication number: 20070086734
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an information playback method, comprising reading out management information used to manage one or more video titles from an information storage medium, the medium storing an advanced content including the management information in which a title timeline indicating playback timings of objects of each video title being individually defined, and playing back objects of each video title in accordance with the title timeline defined in the readout management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo Ando, Yasufumi Tsumagari, Takero Kobayashi, Haruhiko Toyama
  • Publication number: 20070086752
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Hideo Ando, Haruhiko Toyama, Takero Kobayashi, Yasufumi Tsumagari