Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Setogawa
Toshiaki Setogawa 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).
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Patent number: 7801981Abstract: A technique is disclosed which makes it possible to remotely monitor electronic apparatus which do not exist on a wide area network. Electronic apparatus which are used in a non-connected state to a wide area network are remotely monitored using a plurality of low order monitoring apparatus and a high order monitoring apparatus. Each of the low order monitoring apparatus issues, when a particular one of the electronic apparatus which makes an object of monitoring is connected thereto or a recording medium removed from the particular electronic apparatus is connected thereto, a notification of apparatus management information acquired from the particular electronic apparatus to the high order monitoring apparatus. The high order monitoring apparatus unitarily monitors the apparatus management information acquired through the low order monitoring apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2004Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Setogawa, Yozo Sato
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Patent number: 7224889Abstract: In an editing apparatus, the work efficiency can be improved comparing to a conventional apparatus. Storage means (14) having a plurality of input ports and at least one output port; and control means (16) for controlling the recording areas of the storage means, in which the different recording area is respectively assigned to each of a plurality of encoding means (11 to 13) as a recording area in which the encoded data is stored, the recording area in which the encoded data has been stored is assigned to the multiplexing unit (15), and the recording area which is different from that of the encoded data is assigned as the recording area in which the multiplexed data is stored are provided, so that the storage means can be commonly used both in the encoding means and the multiplexing means. Thereby, the data transfer between encoding means and the multiplexing means does not performed.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Nobuyuki Takasu, Tsuyoshi Oda, Masao Sasaki, Toshiaki Setogawa, Kentaro Tanaka, Ayato Nakagawa
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Patent number: 7190881Abstract: In an editing apparatus, the work efficiency can be improved comparing to a conventional apparatus. Storage means (14) having a plurality of input ports and at least one output port; and control means (16) for controlling the recording areas of the storage means, in which the different recording area is respectively assigned to each of a plurality of encoding means (11 to 13) as a recording area in which the encoded data is stored, the recording area in which the encoded data has been stored is assigned to the multiplexing unit (15), and the recording area which is different from that of the encoded data is assigned as the recording area in which the multiplexed data is stored are provided, so that the storage means can be commonly used both in the encoding means and the multiplexing means. Thereby, the data transfer between encoding means and the multiplexing means does not performed.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Nobuyuki Takasu, Tsuyoshi Oda, Masao Sasaki, Toshiaki Setogawa, Kentaro Tanaka, Ayato Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20050198278Abstract: A technique is disclosed which makes it possible to remotely monitor electronic apparatus which do not exist on a wide area network. Electronic apparatus which are used in a non-connected state to a wide area network are remotely monitored using a plurality of low order monitoring apparatus and a high order monitoring apparatus. Each of the low order monitoring apparatus issues, when a particular one of the electronic apparatus which makes an object of monitoring is connected thereto or a recording medium removed from the particular electronic apparatus is connected thereto, a notification of apparatus management information acquired from the particular electronic apparatus to the high order monitoring apparatus. The high order monitoring apparatus unitarily monitors the apparatus management information acquired through the low order monitoring apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2004Publication date: September 8, 2005Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiaki Setogawa, Yozo Sato
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Publication number: 20050158023Abstract: In an editing apparatus, the work efficiency can be improved comparing to a conventional apparatus. Storage means (14) having a plurality of input ports and at least one output port; and control means (16) for controlling the recording areas of the storage means, in which the different recording area is respectively assigned to each of a plurality of encoding means (11 to 13) as a recording area in which the encoded data is stored, the recording area in which the encoded data has been stored is assigned to the multiplexing unit (15), and the recording area which is different from that of the encoded data is assigned as the recording area in which the multiplexed data is stored are provided, so that the storage means can be commonly used both in the encoding means and the multiplexing means. Thereby, the data transfer between encoding means and the multiplexing means does not performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2005Publication date: July 21, 2005Inventors: Nobuyuki Takasu, Tsuyoshi Oda, Masao Sasaki, Toshiaki Setogawa, Kentaro Tanaka, Ayato Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20050158022Abstract: In an editing apparatus, the work efficiency can be improved comparing to a conventional apparatus. Storage means (14) having a plurality of input ports and at least one output port; and control means (16) for controlling the recording areas of the storage means, in which the different recording area is respectively assigned to each of a plurality of encoding means (11 to 13) as a recording area in which the encoded data is stored, the recording area in which the encoded data has been stored is assigned to the multiplexing unit (15), and the recording area which is different from that of the encoded data is assigned as the recording area in which the multiplexed data is stored are provided, so that the storage means can be commonly used both in the encoding means and the multiplexing means. Thereby, the data transfer between encoding means and the multiplexing means does not performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2005Publication date: July 21, 2005Inventors: Nobuyuki Takasu, Tsuyoshi Oda, Masao Sasaki, Toshiaki Setogawa, Kentaro Tanaka, Ayato Nakagawa
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Patent number: 6868228Abstract: In an editing apparatus, the work efficiency can be improved comparing to a conventional apparatus. Storage means (14) having a plurality of input ports and at least one output port; and control means (16) for controlling the recording areas of the storage means, in which the different recording area is respectively assigned to each of a plurality of encoding means (11 to 13) as a recording area in which the encoded data is stored, the recording area in which the encoded data has been stored is assigned to the multiplexing unit (15), and the recording area which is different from that of the encoded data is assigned as the recording area in which the multiplexed data is stored are provided, so that the storage means can be commonly used both in the encoding means and the multiplexing means. Thereby, the data transfer between encoding means and the multiplexing means does not performed.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2001Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Nobuyuki Takasu, Tsuyoshi Oda, Masao Sasaki, Toshiaki Setogawa, Kentaro Tanaka, Ayato Nakagawa
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Patent number: 6469718Abstract: A recording medium retaining data for menu control, a menu control method and an apparatus are provided for creating a menu highly expressive and attractive to the viewer. When operation of a menu button is determined on a menu created with a moving picture with sound, the menu button turns into action highlighting and the color of the button changes into a highlight color. In order to emphasize action highlighting of the menu button, a specific short moving picture with a sound is automatically replayed. After the replay of the moving picture, the display jumps to a chapter of a title selected with the menu button and a replay is started.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 1998Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Setogawa, Ayato Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi Oda
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Patent number: 6424793Abstract: A data recording medium and a data replay apparatus are provided for allowing an automatic return to a menu at the completion point of a replay of one content and allowing an arbitrary jump to the next or previous content during a replay of one content. An entire disk of DVD for a musical product such as karaoke is made up of a single program chain (PGC) and tunes are divided into cells. An instruction to jump to a tune selection menu is written in a cell command (cell CMD) of each cell. On completion of a normal replay of a tune, the cell command is executed and the operation jumps to the tune selection menu.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1998Date of Patent: July 23, 2002Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Setogawa, Ayato Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi Oda
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Patent number: 6389224Abstract: It is made possible to record, on a recording medium on which original image data before compression is recorded, data resulting from a first coding processing performed when coding the data by a variable rate compression and coding system and to code quickly in real time when performing a second coding processing from that recording medium. Video data is reproduced by a VTR 300 from a master video tape 10 on which source video data is recorded and the first coding processing is carried out at a compressing and coding apparatus 100. The bit rate, allocation data, etc. obtained by this coding processing are stored in a predetermined region of the master video tape 10 via the VTR 300. When the master video tape 10 is used, the second coding processing can be quickly carried out without reading the bit rate data etc. from another apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 1997Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenji Mori, Kazuyasu Imahashi, Kentaro Tanaka, Toshiaki Setogawa, Hiroyuki Yamauchi
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Publication number: 20010028784Abstract: In an editing apparatus, the work efficiency can be improved comparing to a conventional apparatus. Storage means (14) having a plurality of input ports and at least one output port; and control means (16) for controlling the recording areas of the storage means, in which the different recording area is respectively assigned to each of a plurality of encoding means (11 to 13) as a recording area in which the encoded data is stored, the recording area in which the encoded data has been stored is assigned to the multiplexing unit (15), and the recording area which is different from that of the encoded data is assigned as the recording area in which the multiplexed data is stored are provided, so that the storage means can be commonly used both in the encoding means and the multiplexing means. Thereby, the data transfer between encoding means and the multiplexing means does not performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2001Publication date: October 11, 2001Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuyuki Takasu, Tsuyoshi Oda, Masao Sasaki, Toshiaki Setogawa, Kentaro Tanaka, Ayato Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20010003554Abstract: It is made possible to record, on a recording medium on which original image data before compression is recorded, data resulting from a first coding processing performed when coding the data by a variable rate compression and coding system and to code quickly in real time when performing a second coding processing from that recording medium. Video data is reproduced by a VTR 300 from a master video tape 10 on which source video data is recorded and the first coding processing is carried out at a compressing and coding apparatus 100. The bit rate, allocation data, etc. obtained by this coding processing are stored in a predetermined region of the master video tape 10 via the VTR 300. When the master video tape 10 is used, the second coding processing can be quickly carried out without reading the bit rate data etc. from another apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 1997Publication date: June 14, 2001Inventors: KENJI MORI, KAZUYASU IMAHASHI, KENTARO TANAKA, TOSHIAKI SETOGAWA, HIROYUKI YAMAUCHI
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Patent number: 6246401Abstract: A reproduction control data generating apparatus for generating reproduction control data containing control commands indicating a method of reproduction of audio and/or video data and menu screen data indicating a menu screen used for designation of a control command at the time of reproduction of the audio and/or video data, comprising an input operation screen displaying means for displaying an input operation screen used for the input operation of a control command and the menu screen data, a control command generating means for generating a control command in accordance with an operation with respect to the displayed input operation screen, a menu screen data generating means for generating menu screen data in accordance with an operation with respect to the displayed input operation screen, and a reproduction control data generating means for generating reproduction control data based on the generated control command and the menu screen data.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 1997Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Setogawa, Masao Sasaki, Ayato Nakagawa
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Patent number: 6246402Abstract: A reproduction control data generating apparatus for generating reproduction control data containing control commands indicating a method of reproduction of audio and/or video data and menu screen data indicating a menu screen used for designation of a control command at the time of reproduction of the audio and/or video data, comprising an input operation screen displaying means for displaying an input operation screen used for the input operation of a control command and the menu screen data, a control command generating means for generating a control command in accordance with an operation with respect to the displayed input operation screen, a menu screen data generating means for generating menu screen data in accordance with an operation with respect to the displayed input operation screen, and a reproduction control data generating means for generating reproduction control data based on the generated control command and the menu screen data.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2000Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Setogawa, Masao Sasaki, Ayato Nakagawa
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Patent number: 6185229Abstract: A data multiplexer and a method thereof for multiplexing audio data, video data and additional data for digital television broadcasting. Size information for such data may be obtained and supplied by way of a CPU bus to a CPU which utilizes such size information in controlling a multiplexing operation. The audio, video and additional data may be multiplexed under the control of the CPU without being supplied to the CPU. As a result, high speed multiplexing may be performed.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1997Date of Patent: February 6, 2001Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Nobuhisa Obikane, Toshihiko Kitazawa, Toshiaki Setogawa, Satoshi Miyazawa
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Patent number: 6044199Abstract: An authoring system according to the present invention is constituted so that when an audio signal and a video signal are encoded by an encoder and converted to one system of serial data, operation can be smoothly executed by simple constitution, compared with heretofore and the progress of processing in each device can be grasped. A condition set by a user is stored in a file and the file is shared among the encoder and others.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1997Date of Patent: March 28, 2000Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Oda, Nobuyuki Takasu, Masao Sasaki, Toshiaki Setogawa
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Patent number: 6016182Abstract: A motion picture film having digital audio data recorded in at least one sound track thereof. Such digital audio data includes a plurality of bytes of data each having 8 bits of data. Each respective bit of each byte of audio data is recorded in a sound track of the film in the film running direction and each byte is arranged side-by-side in a direction normal to the film running direction to form a compression processing block. C1 parity data is added to each such compression processing block and C2 parity data is added after a predetermined interval of plural compression processing blocks. Error correction may be performed by utilizing the C1 and C2 parity data for each compression processing block and at the predetermined interval of plural compression blocks.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 1994Date of Patent: January 18, 2000Assignee: Sony Cinema Products CorporationInventors: Masakazu Ohashi, Kozo Kaminaga, Kenji Takanashi, Toshiaki Setogawa, Teruyuki Yoshida, Katsuichi Tachi
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Patent number: 5822024Abstract: An image data processing method in a signal processing method for coding a picture sequence comprised of I-pictures, P-pictures, and B-pictures accommodated in GOP's, wherein when the pictures of a certain GOP among a series of GOP's are changed, the coding is performed replacing the first picture of the sequence of the changed pictures of the GOP with an I-picture of a picture number prescribed in accordance with the position of change so that coding is possible without existence of a picture in the preceding GOP.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1997Date of Patent: October 13, 1998Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Setogawa, Kazuyasu Imahashi, Kenji Mori, Kentaro Tanaka
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Patent number: 5677753Abstract: A motion picture film capable of reproducing the sound field full of ambience in the reproducing system. The digital sound tracks 5L and 5R, on which digital audio data have been recorded, are recorded so that temporally same digital audio signals are recorded with a spatial shift by a preset distance along the film running direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 1996Date of Patent: October 14, 1997Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Cinema Products CorporationInventors: Shinji Miyamori, Masatoshi Ueno, Matayasu Kubo, Kenji Takanashi, Toshiaki Setogawa, Michael J. Kohut, Jeffrey E. Taylor
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Patent number: RE39745Abstract: A recording medium retaining data for menu control, a menu control method and an apparatus are provided for creating a menu highly expressive and attractive to the viewer. When operation of a menu button is determined on a menu created with a moving picture with sound, the menu button turns into action highlighting and the color of the button changes into a highlight color. In order to emphasize action highlighting of the menu button, a specific short moving picture with a sound is automatically replayed. After the replay of the moving picture, the display jumps to a chapter of a title selected with the menu button and a replay is started.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2004Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Setogawa, Ayato Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi Oda