Patents by Inventor Tatsuya Igarashi

Tatsuya Igarashi 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: 20220006544
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a reception apparatus and a data processing method that ensure reliable reproduction of content. The reception apparatus receives content, and controls reproduction of the content on the basis of time correspondence information associating first time information provided from a transmission side of the content with second time information generated on a reception side of the content by a time axis according to the first time information corresponding to the second time information. The present technology can be applied to a television receiver compatible with ATSC 3.0, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Yasuaki YAMAGISHI, Tatsuya IGARASHI
  • Publication number: 20210314657
    Abstract: Provided are a device and a method capable of efficiently performing a synthesis process of broadcast reception data and network reception data. Broadcast reception data received by a receiving device via a communication unit is set as a media source object corresponding to a processing object of an application executed by the receiving device under an application programming interface (API). The application executes a synthesis process of the broadcast reception data and network reception data received via a network as processing for the media source object. The application obtains a time offset corresponding to a time difference between an application time axis and a broadcast time axis on the basis of an API application process to execute a high-accuracy and low-delay data synthesis process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Tatsuya IGARASHI, Norifumi KIKKAWA, Yoshiharu DEWA, Yasuaki YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20210266692
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that processes a dialogue of an audio agent. The information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires audio information of an agent device that is played back through interaction with a user and audio information of other contents different from the audio information of the agent device, and a controller that performs sound field control processing on an audio output signal based on the audio information of the agent device acquired by the acquisition unit. The controller performs wavefront composition of pieces of audio output from a plurality of speakers, controls a sound field of the agent device, and avoids mixing with the other contents different from the audio information of the agent device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya IGARASHI, Akira YOSHIDA, Yuhki MITSUFUJI
  • Publication number: 20210266629
    Abstract: A reception apparatus including reception circuitry and processing circuitry is provided. The reception circuitry is configured to receive control information and content, the control information including resource sharing information indicating whether a resource is shared among a plurality of applications. The processing circuitry is configured to control, based on the resource sharing information, sharing of the resource among the plurality of applications. The resource sharing information includes an identifier that is associated with the plurality of applications among which the resource is shared. The resource includes at least one file associated with at least one of the plurality of applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Yasuaki YAMAGISHI, Tatsuya IGARASHI
  • Patent number: 11102536
    Abstract: A configuration is implemented by which, in a case where delivery time periods of transmission contents through different channels overlap with each other, a reception apparatus can select an acquisition target on the basis of priority information. A transmission apparatus sets, for each of transmission contents, service selection priority information (Service Selection Priority) capable of being utilized as a cache process priority criterion in the reception apparatus, and transmits the service selection priority information to the reception apparatus. The service selection priority information is utilized as priority information that makes it possible, in a case where delivery time periods of transmission contents through different channels overlap with each other, for the reception apparatus to select a content having a high value of the service selection priority information as a cache target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Tatsuya Igarashi, Yasuaki Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 11070872
    Abstract: Provided are a device and a method capable of efficiently performing a synthesis process of broadcast reception data and network reception data. Broadcast reception data received by a receiving device via a communication unit is set as a media source object corresponding to a processing object of an application executed by the receiving device under an application programming interface (API). The application executes a synthesis process of the broadcast reception data and network reception data received via a network as processing for the media source object. The application obtains a time offset corresponding to a time difference between an application time axis and a broadcast time axis on the basis of an API application process to execute a high-accuracy and low-delay data synthesis process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Tatsuya Igarashi, Norifumi Kikkawa, Yoshiharu Dewa, Yasuaki Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 11064231
    Abstract: A configuration is realized such that a playback application applied in a receiving device can be determined using a service category identifier recorded in an SLT that can be received in advance. The service category identifier capable of identifying an application applied to a provided service such as a program provided by a transmitting device is transmitted to the receiving device. The receiving device performs a continuation process on an application applied before service transition when the service transition occurs and when applications applied to services before and after the transition are same. The service category identifier is an identifier capable of identifying the service by determining whether to apply a residential playback application or a broadcast playback application for playback of the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Tatsuya Igarashi, Naohisa Kitazato, Yoshiharu Dewa
  • Patent number: 11063678
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a reception apparatus and a data processing method that ensure reliable reproduction of content. The reception apparatus receives content, and controls reproduction of the content on the basis of time correspondence information associating first time information provided from a transmission side of the content with second time information generated on a reception side of the content by a time axis according to the first time information corresponding to the second time information. The present technology can be applied to a television receiver compatible with ATSC 3.0, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Tatsuya Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20210201904
    Abstract: A reception apparatus, including processing circuitry that is configured to receive a voice command related to content from a user during presentation of the content to the user. The processing circuitry is configured to transmit the voice command to a server system for processing. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a response to the voice command from the server system. The response to the voice command is generated based on the voice command and content information for identifying the content related to the voice command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventor: Tatsuya IGARASHI
  • Patent number: 11025352
    Abstract: Provided are a device and a method which are capable of realizing an efficient search of metadata such as access information corresponding to acquisition-scheduled data in a reception device. A reception device receives a token which is auxiliary search information for efficiently searching for metadata such as access information related to acquisition-scheduled data of the reception device and performs a search process using the token. The token includes a service worker (SW) search scope token capable of limiting a search scope of access information corresponding to data serving as a management target of a specific service worker (SW) which is a data management program and a service worker (SW) cache scope token indicating that access information corresponding to data serving as a management target of a service worker (SW) is collectively recorded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Tatsuya Igarashi
  • Patent number: 10986397
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a reception apparatus, a transmission apparatus, and a data processing method that permit sharing of a resource that is reused among a plurality of services. The reception apparatus receives content and controls, on the basis of control information that is transported together with the content and that includes resource sharing information indicating whether a resource of the content is shared among a plurality of services, storage of the resource in a storage apparatus such that the resource is shared among the plurality of services. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a television receiver that supports ATSC 3.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Tatsuya Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20210099744
    Abstract: A reception apparatus includes receiver and processing circuitry. The receiving circuitry is configured to receive a broadcast stream. The processing circuitry is configured to extract a service list table (SLT) from the broadcast stream. The SLT includes service information for each of a plurality of services in the broadcast stream. The processing circuitry is configured to determine whether the broadcast stream includes a digital rights management (DRM) service that is supported by the reception apparatus based on service category information in the service information for the plurality of services in the broadcast stream. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire DRM-related information, which is associated with the reception apparatus and delivered in the DRM service, based on a determination that the broadcast stream includes the DRM service that is supported by the reception apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mark EYER, Tatsuya IGARASHI, Brant CANDELORE, Paul HEARTY
  • Patent number: 10904603
    Abstract: A configuration is realized that receives advertisements highly likely to be viewed and ensures enhanced likelihood for reproduction on a reception apparatus by controlling a transmission order of advertisements that can be selected and output. A transmission apparatus determines a transmission order of a plurality of pieces of advertisement content that can be selected and output during an advertisement output time of a given duration on a reception apparatus and sends the pieces of content. The transmission apparatus arranges the transmission time of content highly likely to be viewed closest to the advertisement output time and arranges the transmission time of content unlikely to be viewed before the transmission time of content highly likely to be viewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Tatsuya Igarashi, Yasuaki Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 10897640
    Abstract: A reception apparatus includes receiver and processing circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a broadcast stream including a service list table (SLT) and a digital rights management (DRM) data service. The SLT includes service information for the DRM data service. The processing circuitry is configured to extract the service information for the DRM data service from the SLT included in the received broadcast stream. The service information for the DRM data service includes a DRM system identifier. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire DRM information from the DRM data service based on whether a condition regarding the reception apparatus or a user of the reception apparatus is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Eyer, Tatsuya Igarashi, Brant Candelore, Paul Hearty
  • Patent number: 10880024
    Abstract: Provided are a device and a method which are capable of performing selection acquisition and utilization processes for a service worker (SW) that performs data management optimized for each reception device. It is possible to selectively acquire a service worker (SW) of a specific class from service workers (SWs) corresponding to a plurality of classes which are data management programs used in a reception device and have different data management types. For example, use of a service worker (SW) corresponding to a class selected according to an application use state in a reception device is implemented. A reception device acquires access information of a service worker (SW) of a specific class using signaling data in which a token used for efficiently searching for the access information of the service worker (SW) of the specific class is recorded, and acquires the service worker (SW).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Tatsuya Igarashi, Norifumi Kikkawa, Yoshiharu Dewa
  • Patent number: 10742339
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiving device, a transmitting device, and a data processing method that can flexibly control operation of an application associated with content. Effective period information indicating a period in which an application associated with content can specify one of a first mode for controlling operation of the application according to the period and a second mode for controlling the operation of the application according to intention of an end user and, in a case where the second mode is specified as the effective period information, the operation of the application is controlled in response to an operation by the end user. The present technology can be applied to a television receiver or the like, which can receive terrestrial broadcast, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Tatsuya Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20200195990
    Abstract: A reception apparatus includes receiver and processing circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a broadcast stream including a service list table (SLT) and a digital rights management (DRM) data service. The SLT includes service information for the DRM data service. The processing circuitry is configured to extract the service information for the DRM data service from the SLT included in the received broadcast stream. The service information for the DRM data service includes a DRM system identifier. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire DRM information from the DRM data service based on whether a condition regarding the reception apparatus or a user of the reception apparatus is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mark EYER, Tatsuya Igarashi, Brant Candelore, Paul Hearty
  • Publication number: 20200177931
    Abstract: A configuration is realized such that a playback application applied in a receiving device can be determined using a service category identifier recorded in an SLT that can be received in advance. The service category identifier capable of identifying an application applied to a provided service such as a program provided by a transmitting device is transmitted to the receiving device. The receiving device performs a continuation process on an application applied before service transition when the service transition occurs and when applications applied to services before and after the transition are same. The service category identifier is an identifier capable of identifying the service by determining whether to apply a residential playback application or a broadcast playback application for playback of the service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Tatsuya Igarashi, Naohisa Kitazato, Yoshiharu Dewa
  • Publication number: 20200153520
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a reception apparatus and a data processing method that ensure reliable reproduction of content. The reception apparatus receives content, and controls reproduction of the content on the basis of time correspondence information associating first time information provided from a transmission side of the content with second time information generated on a reception side of the content by a time axis according to the first time information corresponding to the second time information. The present technology can be applied to a television receiver compatible with ATSC 3.0, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki YAMAGISHI, Tatsuya IGARASHI
  • Publication number: 20200119823
    Abstract: Provided are a device and a method which are capable of realizing an efficient search of metadata such as access information corresponding to acquisition-scheduled data in a reception device. A reception device receives a token which is auxiliary search information for efficiently searching for metadata such as access information related to acquisition-scheduled data of the reception device and performs a search process using the token. The token includes a service worker (SW) search scope token capable of limiting a search scope of access information corresponding to data serving as a management target of a specific service worker (SW) which is a data management program and a service worker (SW) cache scope token indicating that access information corresponding to data serving as a management target of a service worker (SW) is collectively recorded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki YAMAGISHI, Tatsuya IGARASHI