Patents by Inventor Yasuharu Terauchi

Yasuharu Terauchi 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).

  • CEC communications device, audio and visual device using thereof, and CEC communications method
    Patent number: 8260977
    Abstract: The present invention provides a CEC communications device which eliminates a troublesome process to solve the CEC-related communication malfunction when the CEC communications device detects a CEC-related communication malfunction caused by a software malfunction and improves serviceability of the CEC communications by automatically resetting the CEC to execute a CEC communication recovery. In the CEC communications device, when a CEC communications line monitoring unit detects a CEC-related communication malfunction caused by a software malfunction, a CEC control unit determines a reset order of a CEC appliance found on a CEC network, and notifies the CEC resetting unit of a CEC resetting request. The CEC resetting unit resets the CEC of a CEC appliance found on the CEC network via an HDMI line (DDC in FIG. 1) other than the CEC to recover the CEC communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuharu Terauchi, Hideki Iwata, Futoshi Ushio, Yuji Hayashi
  • CEC COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, AUDIO AND VISUAL DEVICE USING THEREOF, AND CEC COMMUNICATIONS METHOD
    Publication number: 20110099415
    Abstract: The present invention provides a CEC communications device which eliminates a troublesome process to solve the CEC-related communication malfunction when the CEC communications device detects a CEC-related communication malfunction caused by a software malfunction and improves serviceability of the CEC communications by automatically resetting the CEC to execute a CEC communication recovery. In the CEC communications device, when a CEC communications line monitoring unit detects a CEC-related communication malfunction caused by a software malfunction, a CEC control unit determines a reset order of a CEC appliance found on a CEC network, and notifies the CEC resetting unit of a CEC resetting request. The CEC resetting unit resets the CEC of a CEC appliance found on the CEC network via an HDMI line (DDC in FIG. 1) other than the CEC to recover the CEC communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuharu TERAUCHI, Hideki IWATA, Futoshi USHIO, Yuji HAYASHI