Patents by Inventor Tomokuni Yamaguchi

Tomokuni Yamaguchi 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).

  • VIDEO AUDIO PROCESSING DEVICE AND STANDBY AND RETURN METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120327305
    Abstract: In a video audio processing device, a signal processing block (11, 12) includes an instruction memory (111, 121) and performs signal processing in accordance with a program loaded into the instruction memory. A main storage section (20) has a self-refresh function and is accessible from the signal processing block. An auxiliary storage section (30) stores the program for making the signal processing block perform the signal processing. Upon receipt of a standby instruction, a control section (15) performs control in such a manner as to transfer the program from the auxiliary storage section to the main storage section, and set self-refresh in the main storage section, and upon receipt of a return instruction, performs control in such a manner as to cancel the self-refresh in the main storage section, load the program from the main storage section to the instruction memory in the signal processing block, and activate the signal processing block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Tomokuni YAMAGUCHI, Norihiko Mizobata, Shirou Yoshioka
  • Video audio processing device and standby and return method thereof
    Patent number: 8284323
    Abstract: In a video audio processing device, a signal processing block (11, 12) includes an instruction memory (111, 121) and performs signal processing in accordance with a program loaded into the instruction memory. A main storage section (20) has a self-refresh function and is accessible from the signal processing block. An auxiliary storage section (30) stores the program for making the signal processing block perform the signal processing. Upon receipt of a standby instruction, a control section (15) performs control in such a manner as to transfer the program from the auxiliary storage section to the main storage section, and set self-refresh in the main storage section, and upon receipt of a return instruction, performs control in such a manner as to cancel the self-refresh in the main storage section, load the program from the main storage section to the instruction memory in the signal processing block, and activate the signal processing block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokuni Yamaguchi, Norihiko Mizobata, Shirou Yoshioka
  • VIDEO AUDIO PROCESSING DEVICE AND STANDBY AND RETURN METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100073573
    Abstract: In a video audio processing device, a signal processing block (11, 12) includes an instruction memory (111, 121) and performs signal processing in accordance with a program loaded into the instruction memory. A main storage section (20) has a self-refresh function and is accessible from the signal processing block. An auxiliary storage section (30) stores the program for making the signal processing block perform the signal processing. Upon receipt of a standby instruction, a control section (15) performs control in such a manner as to transfer the program from the auxiliary storage section to the main storage section, and set self-refresh in the main storage section, and upon receipt of a return instruction, performs control in such a manner as to cancel the self-refresh in the main storage section, load the program from the main storage section to the instruction memory in the signal processing block, and activate the signal processing block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Tomokuni Yamaguchi, Norihiko Mizobata, Shirou Yoshioka