Patents by Inventor Toshio Yamanouchi

Toshio Yamanouchi 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).

  • Community antenna broadcast system having an improved channel selecting system permitting purchase of a selected channel from a plurality of non-purchased channels
    Patent number: 5105268
    Abstract: A community antenna broadcasting system comprises a transmitting center for broadcasting programs in physical channels, a transmission path, and one or a plurality of home terminals for receiving the programs broadcast from the transmitting center via the transmission path. The transmitting center transmits a main information which includes video and audio information for each of physical channels, and also transmits a control information which includes numbers of logical channels which are contents of the physical channels. The home terminal enters a supervision information which includes a number of a desired logical channel which corresponds to a desired program, and produces a channel selection instruction by collating the control information and the supervision information. A channel selection part is provided within the home terminal. The channel selection part receives the information via the transmission path and selects a physical channel in response to the channel selection instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Yohsuke Ohba
    Inventors: Toshio Yamanouchi, Atsuo Tanaka, Keizo Kuwahara, Yasumasa Sakano, Yohsuke Ohba, Shuji Hori