Patents by Inventor Tatsuya Kubota

Tatsuya Kubota 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: 20060127795
    Abstract: A method of coating a photoconductive element for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and an apparatus therefore are disclosed. A plurality of cylindrical bodies are immersed in a bath, which stores a coating liquid, at the same time and then lifted out of the bath. As a result, a photoconductive film is formed on each cylindrical body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Takehiko Kinoshita, Tatsuya Kubota, Akihiko Matuyama
  • Patent number: 7023992
    Abstract: In a data multiplexing device which multiplexes and transmits the transport stream packets of program data consisting of a plurality of data elements constructed in the form of transport stream packets, a program distribution system, a program transmission system, a pay broadcast system, a program transmission method, a conditional access system, and a data reception device according to the present invention, by generating a scramble key Ks corresponding to one or more data elements among the plurality of data elements constituting a program and by scrambling each data element, an audience can subscribe for each data element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kubota, Norio Wakatsuki
  • Publication number: 20060059200
    Abstract: An information processing method for an information processing apparatus to process content data, including generating content data information associated with content data; and registering information associated with the content data generated in the content data information generation step, in an edit list indicating a result of editing of the content data. The apparatus makes it possible to manage a large number of image data in the form of an editing result and easily manage a large number of image data having complicated relationships. A clip data detector of an editing apparatus detects clip data including image data and audio data supplied from the outside. The clip data detector extracts meta data associated with detected clip data and supplies it to a sub clip processing unit. A sub clip information generator of the sub clip processing unit generates sub clip information based on the meta data and supplies the generated sub clip information to a sub clip information registration unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Sakai, Katsuya Kondo, Yasumichi Koketsu, Tatsuya Kubota, Satoru Inoue, Takuji Moriya
  • Publication number: 20060045475
    Abstract: A cache control unit of a video data playback control apparatus sets priority video data in order to efficiently use a storage area of a cache memory. The priority video data includes video data which includes a greater number of portions of video data than that of data displayed in a display unit, which includes a smaller number of portions of video data than a maximum number that can be held in the cache memory, and which has a high possibility of being output from the cache memory to the display unit. Also, the cache control unit preferentially reads the priority video data from a recording medium and stores it in the cache memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Khoki Watanabe, Tatsuya Kubota
  • Patent number: 6970564
    Abstract: In a data multiplexing device which multiplexes and transmits the transport stream packets of program data consisting of a plurality of data elements constructed in the form of transport stream packets, a program distribution system, a program transmission system, a pay broadcast system, a program transmission method, a conditional access system, and a data reception device according to the present invention, by generating a scramble key Ks corresponding to one or more data elements among the plurality of data elements constituting a program and by scrambling each data element, an audience can subscribe for each data element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kubota, Norio Wakatsuki
  • Publication number: 20050259821
    Abstract: In a data multiplexing device which multiplexes and transmits the transport stream packets of program data consisting of a plurality of data elements constructed in the form of transport stream packets, a program distribution system, a program transmission system, a pay broadcast system, a program transmission method, a conditional access system, and a data reception device according to the present invention, by generating a scramble key Ks corresponding to one or more data elements among the plurality of data elements constituting a program and by scrambling each data element, an audience can subscribe for each data element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kubota, Norio Wakatsuki
  • Publication number: 20050232419
    Abstract: In a data multiplexing device which multiplexes and transmits the transport stream packets of program data consisting of a plurality of data elements constructed in the form of transport stream packets, a program distribution system, a program transmission system, a pay broadcast system, a program transmission method, a conditional access system, and a data reception device according to the present invention, by generating a scramble key Ks corresponding to one or more data elements among the plurality of data elements constituting a program and by scrambling each data element, an audience can subscribe for each data element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kubota, Norio Wakatsuki
  • Publication number: 20050226417
    Abstract: In a data multiplexing device which multiplexes and transmits the transport stream packets of program data consisting of a plurality of data elements constructed in the form of transport stream packets, a program distribution system, a program transmission system, a pay broadcast system, a program transmission method, a conditional access system, and a data reception device according to the present invention, by generating a scramble key Ks corresponding to one or more data elements among the plurality of data elements constituting a program and by scrambling each data element, an audience can subscribe for each data element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kubota, Norio Wakatsuki
  • Publication number: 20050226415
    Abstract: In a data multiplexing device which multiplexes and transmits the transport stream packets of program data consisting of a plurality of data elements constructed in the form of transport stream packets, a program distribution system, a program transmission system, a pay broadcast system, a program transmission method, a conditional access system, and a data reception device according to the present invention, by generating a scramble key Ks corresponding to one or more data elements among the plurality of data elements constituting a program and by scrambling each data element, an audience can subscribe for each data element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kubota, Norio Wakatsuki
  • Patent number: 6852166
    Abstract: A method of coating a photoconductive element for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and an apparatus therefore are disclosed. A plurality of cylindrical bodies are immersed in a bath, which stores a coating liquid, at the same time and then lifted out of the bath. As a result, a photoconductive film is formed on each cylindrical body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiko Kinoshita, Tatsuya Kubota, Akihiko Matuyama
  • Publication number: 20020150832
    Abstract: A method of coating a photoconductive element for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and an apparatus therefore are disclosed. A plurality of cylindrical bodies are immersed in a bath, which stores a coating liquid, at the same time and then lifted out of the bath. As a result, a photoconductive film is formed on each cylindrical body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Takehiko Kinoshita, Tatsuya Kubota, Akihiko Matuyama
  • Patent number: 6456782
    Abstract: Even the case where the transmission rate for packets is varied in forming a sequence of packets from the packets, time information previously added to each packet is corrected based on absolute time information added to each of the packets forming the sequence of packets, thereby making it possible to realize a data processing apparatus and method capable of significantly improving the transmission efficiency for packetized data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kubota, Youichi Matsumura
  • Patent number: 6353613
    Abstract: An information transmitter includes a signal separator for separating a packet line multiplexed by another transmitting device into a packet line of element data and a packet line of second additional information on the element data; an additional information generator for generating third additional information integrated by combining and regenerating the second additional information and first additional information; and a controller for controlling packet identifiers which are added at encoders and instructing a plurality of encoding to add packet identifiers that are different from each other. Thus, the overlaps of additional information and packet identifier information can be easily avoided with a simple construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kubota, Hiroaki Seto, Youichi Matsumura
  • Patent number: 6154466
    Abstract: A digital video signal is transmitted via a communication system which can transmit digital data through an asynchronous communication line (ATM communication line) or the like and, at the same time, voice information for the working communication and information such as computer information are transmitted by using the communication system. The user of a first data transmitting apparatus sets up the character data etc. for communication on the terminal. The set character data is multiplexed in the predetermined transmission packet together with the audio and video data output from the VTR device and transmitted via an ATM communication line 2 to a second data transmitting apparatus. In the second data transmitting apparatus, the character data is demultiplexed from the transmission packet and displayed on for example the display device of the personal computer. In place of the character information, also voice information can be transmitted by a telephone set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Iwasaki, Tatsuya Kubota, Takayuki Takeda, Youichi Matsumura
  • Patent number: 6055247
    Abstract: A data transmitting method, a data transmitting apparatus, and a data transmitting system by which a transmission delay time to be received by the transmission data is measured, the data is transmitted while compensating for the transmission delay in the communication line on the transmission side, and the data received at the reception side is processed. The transmitting apparatus on the reception side transmits the measurement bit to the transmission side, and the transmission side sends back this measurement bit to the reception side. The delay processing circuit on the reception side detects the time difference between the generated measurement bit and the returned measurement bit. The delay processing circuit on the reception side generates the reference signal at a timing preceding in time the reference signal in the internal portion on the reception side by exactly the detected time difference and transmits the same to the transmission side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kubota, Youichi Matsumura
  • Patent number: 6026434
    Abstract: Remote editing is carried out between video apparatuses connected via a communication network without producing deviation between transmitted audio and/or video and time code data. An editing machine 18 outputs a time code sense command to a terminal equipment 12, and the terminal equipment 12 multiplexes the time code sense command in a transmission packet and transmits the same to a terminal equipment 42 via a communication network 30. The terminal equipment 42 receives the transmission packet, demultiplexes the time code sense command, and outputs the same to a VTR apparatus 46. The VTR apparatus 46 outputs the audio and/or video data and the time code data to the terminal equipment 42 according to the control data. The terminal equipment 42 multiplexes the audio and/or video data and time code data input from the VTR apparatus 46 in the transmission packet and transmits the same to the editing system 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kubota, Norio Wakatsuki
  • Patent number: 5995516
    Abstract: A digital video signal is transmitted via a communication system which can transmit digital data through an asynchronous communication line (ATM communication line) or the like and, at the same time, voice information for the working communication and information such as computer information are transmitted by using the communication system. The user of a first data transmitting apparatus sets up the character data etc. for communication on the terminal. The set character data is multiplexed in the predetermined transmission packet together with the audio and video data output from the VTR device and transmitted via an ATM communication line 2 to a second data transmitting apparatus. In the second data transmitting apparatus, the character data is demultiplexed from the transmission packet and displayed on for example the display device of the personal computer. In place of the character information, also voice information can be transmitted by a telephone set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Iwasaki, Tatsuya Kubota, Takayuki Takeda, Youichi Matsumura
  • Patent number: 5836897
    Abstract: An ultrasonic treatment apparatus comprises at least one hand piece, a plurality of probes, and an ultrasonic drive device. The hand piece has an ultrasonic oscillation device for generating ultrasonic vibration. Each probe is adapted to be attached to the hand piece and designed to transmit the ultrasonic vibration generated by the hand piece. The ultrasonic drive device is connected to the hand piece, for driving the ultrasonic oscillation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohisa Sakurai, Hideo Nagazumi, Kazuya Hijii, Toshihiko Suzuta, Masahiro Kudo, Kenji Yoshino, Tetsumaru Kubota, Tatsuya Kubota, Hiroaki Kagawa, Yuichi Ikeda, Mitsumasa Okada, Hitoshi Karasawa, Tadao Hagino
  • Patent number: 5721738
    Abstract: A data transmission method for transferring predetermined transmission data between a slave side and a master side to which the predetermined transmission data is transmitted and which are connected through a predetermined communications network, wherein the master side generates an independent synchronization clock signal and transmits synchronization data showing the frequency of the independent synchronization clock signal to the slave side, the slave side generates a slaved synchronization clock signal synchronized with the synchronization clock signal of the master side based on the synchronization data transmitted from the master side and generates the transmission data and transmits it to the master side in synchronization with the generated slaved synchronization clock signal, and the master side receives the transmission data transmitted from the slave side in synchronization with the independent synchronization clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kubota, Youichi Matsumura, Hiroaki Seto, Norio Wakatsuki
  • Patent number: 5697939
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding a medical instrument, such as an endoscope, in place without exerting an undue force on an insertion hole in an abdominal cavity of a subject even when the arm of a scope-holding section is unlocked, includes a four-link parallelogram mechanism. The four-link parallelogram mechanism includes a support arm for supporting a treating tool, an arm section parallel to the support arm and upper and lower arm sections connected to the upper and lower end sides of the support arm and arm section in a parallel relation. A support mechanism supports the arm sections of the four-link parallelogram mechanism to allow the arm sections to be moved in left/right and up/down directions, while being rotated, so that a straight line connecting an intersecting point P of a center line of the treating instrument inserted into an insertion hole in an abdominal wall of a subject and the center of the insertion hole to spherical bearings of the arm is set parallel to the upper and lower arm sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kubota, Takashi Fukaya, Koji Yasunaga, Masanori Kaneda, Hitoshi Karasawa, Kyo Imagawa, Tetsumaru Kubota, Hideyuki Adachi, Yoshinao Oaki, Kenji Yoshino, Masaya Yoshihara, Hitoshi Mizuno, Akihiro Taguchi, Yoshihiro Kosaka, Masaaki Hayashi