Patents by Inventor TAKETOSHI YAMANE

TAKETOSHI YAMANE 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: 11956159
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method with each of which it becomes possible to perform transmission of control information according to an operation form. The reception device receives first data that includes control information, which includes information necessary for channel selection of a service, and transmission sequence information indicating a sequence in which the control information is transmitted and that is transmitted in a transmission sequence corresponding to the transmission sequence information, and controls processing on second data, which includes data of a component included in the service, on the basis of the control information acquired according to the transmission sequence information. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a television receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Jun Kitahara, Naohisa Kitazato, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Kazuyuki Takahashi, Taketoshi Yamane
  • Patent number: 11758239
    Abstract: There is provided a reception apparatus including circuitry configured to receive region mapping information that includes at least one target region identifier and, for each of the at least one target region identifier, location information associated with the respective target region identifier. The circuitry is further configured to control filtering such that emergency information for a location associated with the reception apparatus is acquired based on the region mapping information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Naohisa Kitazato, Jun Kitahara, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Taketoshi Yamane
  • Patent number: 11622088
    Abstract: A reception apparatus is provided that includes circuitry configured to receive a digital data stream. The circuitry is configured to acquire closed caption information included in the digital data stream. The circuitry is configured to acquire control information including selection information indicating a selection of a specific mode from a plurality of modes for specifying when closed caption text is to be displayed. The circuitry is further configured to output the closed caption text included in the closed caption information for display to a user, at a display time according to the specific mode, based on the selection information included in the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Naohisa Kitazato, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Taketoshi Yamane
  • Publication number: 20220377018
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method with each of which it becomes possible to perform transmission of control information according to an operation form. The reception device receives first data that includes control information, which includes information necessary for channel selection of a service, and transmission sequence information indicating a sequence in which the control information is transmitted and that is transmitted in a transmission sequence corresponding to the transmission sequence information, and controls processing on second data, which includes data of a component included in the service, on the basis of the control information acquired according to the transmission sequence information. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a television receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Jun Kitahara, Naohisa KITAZATO, Yasuaki YAMAGISHI, Kazuyuki TAKAHASHI, Taketoshi YAMANE
  • Patent number: 11450199
    Abstract: Provided is a configuration that permits confirmation of emergency information viewing results on a reception apparatus, an endpoint of emergency information such as TV. A data processing section of a reception apparatus such as TV that receives and outputs emergency information generates an emergency information viewing result report that contains a record of emergency information viewing result information and sends the generated emergency information viewing result report to a management server and so on. The data processing section generates an emergency information viewing result report that contains a record of an identifier of emergency information output by the reception apparatus and emergency information output time information in accordance with a CDM (Consumption Data Message) format. The CDM keeps a record of not only emergency information output time information but also reception apparatus position information, emergency information sender information, and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Taketoshi Yamane, Naohisa Kitazato, Jun Kitahara, Yasuaki Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 11444885
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method with each of which it becomes possible to perform transmission of control information according to an operation form. The reception device receives first data that includes control information, which includes information necessary for channel selection of a service, and transmission sequence information indicating a sequence in which the control information is transmitted and that is transmitted in a transmission sequence corresponding to the transmission sequence information, and controls processing on second data, which includes data of a component included in the service, on the basis of the control information acquired according to the transmission sequence information. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a television receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Jun Kitahara, Naohisa Kitazato, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Kazuyuki Takahashi, Taketoshi Yamane
  • Patent number: 11395050
    Abstract: There is provided an arrangement which is capable of reliably generating and transmitting viewing information with respect to contents received via a communication route other than terrestrial broadcasting waves. Contents in which a contents ID applicable to the generation of viewing information and viewing information-compatible data such as viewing information destination information or the like are recorded in an electronic watermark (WaterMark) or a sound data file are sent from a transmitting apparatus to a receiving apparatus. The receiving apparatus acquires the contents ID and the viewing information destination information, etc. from the electronic watermark (WM) or the sound data file, generates viewing information using the acquired data, and sends the generated viewing information to a designated address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Taketoshi Yamane, Naohisa Kitazato, Jun Kitahara, Yasuaki Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 11336967
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiver apparatus, a transmitter apparatus, and a data processing method that are configured to execute an operation related with viewing history in a desired operation mode. The receiver apparatus receives broadcast waves of digital broadcasting transmitted from the transmitter apparatus via a transmission path, acquires control information for controlling the recording or the transmission of viewing history information related with the viewing history of content transmitted by broadcast waves, and, on the basis of the acquired control information, controls the recording or the transmission of viewing history information. The present technology is applicable to a television receiver compliant with an IP transmission scheme, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Naohisa Kitazato, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Jun Kitahara, Taketoshi Yamane
  • Patent number: 11330344
    Abstract: This technology relates to a receiving apparatus, a transmitting apparatus, and a data processing method for displaying emergency information communicated in an emergency at appropriate positions. The receiving apparatus acquires metadata transmitted by a digital broadcast signal, the metadata including first emergency information required to be announced urgently and display position information indicating whether there is second emergency information embedded in uncompressed video data, the display position information further indicating, if the second emergency information is embedded in the uncompressed video data, the display position of the second emergency information on a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Jun Kitahara, Naohisa Kitazato, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Taketoshi Yamane
  • Patent number: 11197048
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method that can enhance the accessibility for people with visual disabilities. The transmission device includes: a text-to-speech utterance metadata generation unit that generates text-to-speech utterance metadata about the text-to-speech utterance of display information as the producer intends; an electronic program information generation unit that generates electronic program information including the text-to-speech utterance metadata; and a transmission unit that transmits the electronic program information to the reception device capable of displaying the display information. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a transmitter capable of transmitting a digital broadcast signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Taketoshi Yamane, Yasuaki Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 11184095
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiving apparatus, a transmitting apparatus, and a data processing method which are capable of providing detailed information of emergency information that is to be announced in case of emergency. The receiving apparatus receives a digital broadcast signal, and performs a process with respect to an emergency information application for presenting detailed information of emergency information on the basis of control information that is included in the digital broadcast signal and that includes information about the detailed information of the emergency information which needs to be announced urgently. The present technology is applicable to a television receiver, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Jun Kitahara, Naohisa Kitazato, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Taketoshi Yamane
  • Patent number: 11068148
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device capable of operating in accessibility mode of guaranteeing browsing corresponding to disability or functional degeneration of a body of an operator. A source device checks whether each sink device is in accessibility mode at the time of connection, and determines whether or not metadata for supporting disability (for example, audios, videos, texts, vibration information, or the like) is added to the sink device in the accessibility mode at the time of transmission of original image/audio data. The source device changes a metadata transmission method in accordance with whether the accessibility mode of each sink device is turned on or off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Iwami, Tomoya Yamaura, Hideyuki Suzuki, Taketoshi Yamane
  • Publication number: 20200382847
    Abstract: There is provided an arrangement which is capable of reliably generating and transmitting viewing information with respect to contents received via a communication route other than terrestrial broadcasting waves. Contents in which a contents ID applicable to the generation of viewing information and viewing information-compatible data such as viewing information destination information or the like are recorded in an electronic watermark (WaterMark) or a sound data file are sent from a transmitting apparatus to a receiving apparatus. The receiving apparatus acquires the contents ID and the viewing information destination information, etc. from the electronic watermark (WM) or the sound data file, generates viewing information using the acquired data, and sends the generated viewing information to a designated address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Taketoshi YAMANE, Naohisa Kitazato, Jun Kitahara, Yasuaki Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 10791381
    Abstract: There is provided an arrangement which is capable of reliably generating and transmitting viewing information with respect to contents received via a communication route other than terrestrial broadcasting waves. Contents in which a contents ID applicable to the generation of viewing information and viewing information-compatible data such as viewing information destination information or the like are recorded in an electronic watermark (WaterMark) or a sound data file are sent from a transmitting apparatus to a receiving apparatus. The receiving apparatus acquires the contents ID and the viewing information destination information, etc. from the electronic watermark (WM) or the sound data file, generates viewing information using the acquired data, and sends the generated viewing information to a designated address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Taketoshi Yamane, Naohisa Kitazato, Jun Kitahara, Yasuaki Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20200280381
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiving apparatus, a transmitting apparatus, and a data processing method which are capable of providing detailed information of emergency information that is to be announced in case of emergency. The receiving apparatus receives a digital broadcast signal, and performs a process with respect to an emergency information application for presenting detailed information of emergency information on the basis of control information that is included in the digital broadcast signal and that includes information about the detailed information of the emergency information which needs to be announced urgently. The present technology is applicable to a television receiver, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun KITAHARA, Naohisa KITAZATO, Yasuaki YAMAGISHI, Taketoshi YAMANE
  • Patent number: 10594419
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiving apparatus, a transmitting apparatus, and a data processing method which are capable of providing detailed information of emergency information that is to be announced in case of emergency. The receiving apparatus receives a digital broadcast signal, and performs a process with respect to an emergency information application for presenting detailed information of emergency information on the basis of control information that is included in the digital broadcast signal and that includes information about the detailed information of the emergency information which needs to be announced urgently. The present technology is applicable to a television receiver, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kitahara, Naohisa Kitazato, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Taketoshi Yamane
  • Publication number: 20200074842
    Abstract: Provided is a configuration that permits confirmation of emergency information viewing results on a reception apparatus, an endpoint of emergency information such as TV. A data processing section of a reception apparatus such as TV that receives and outputs emergency information generates an emergency information viewing result report that contains a record of emergency information viewing result information and sends the generated emergency information viewing result report to a management server and so on. The data processing section generates an emergency information viewing result report that contains a record of an identifier of emergency information output by the reception apparatus and emergency information output time information in accordance with a CDM (Consumption Data Message) format. The CDM keeps a record of not only emergency information output time information but also reception apparatus position information, emergency information sender information, and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taketoshi YAMANE, Naohisa KITAZATO, Jun KITAHARA, Yasuaki YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20200068270
    Abstract: There is provided an arrangement which is capable of reliably generating and transmitting viewing information with respect to contents received via a communication route other than terrestrial broadcasting waves. Contents in which a contents ID applicable to the generation of viewing information and viewing information-compatible data such as viewing information destination information or the like are recorded in an electronic watermark (WaterMark) or a sound data file are sent from a transmitting apparatus to a receiving apparatus. The receiving apparatus acquires the contents ID and the viewing information destination information, etc. from the electronic watermark (WM) or the sound data file, generates viewing information using the acquired data, and sends the generated viewing information to a designated address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taketoshi YAMANE, Naohisa KITAZATO, Jun KITAHARA, Yasuaki YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20200053412
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method that can enhance the accessibility for people with visual disabilities. The transmission device includes: a text-to-speech utterance metadata generation unit that generates text-to-speech utterance metadata about the text-to-speech utterance of display information as the producer intends; an electronic program information generation unit that generates electronic program information including the text-to-speech utterance metadata; and a transmission unit that transmits the electronic program information to the reception device capable of displaying the display information. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a transmitter capable of transmitting a digital broadcast signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taketoshi YAMANE, Yasuaki YAMAGISHI
  • Patent number: 10510241
    Abstract: Provided is a configuration that permits confirmation of emergency information viewing results on a reception apparatus, an endpoint of emergency information such as TV. A data processing section of a reception apparatus such as TV that receives and outputs emergency information generates an emergency information viewing result report that contains a record of emergency information viewing result information and sends the generated emergency information viewing result report to a management server and so on. The data processing section generates an emergency information viewing result report that contains a record of an identifier of emergency information output by the reception apparatus and emergency information output time information in accordance with a CDM (Consumption Data Message) format. The CDM keeps a record of not only emergency information output time information but also reception apparatus position information, emergency information sender information, and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taketoshi Yamane, Naohisa Kitazato, Jun Kitahara, Yasuaki Yamagishi