Patents by Inventor Yoshiharu Dewa
Yoshiharu Dewa 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: 11889163Abstract: A receiving device, a receiving method, a transmitting device, and a transmitting method. The receiving device acquires a digital broadcast signal that includes audio-video (AV) content and location information, the location information indicating a source from which application control information for controlling an operation of an application executed in conjunction with a progressing timing of the AV content is obtainable, acquires the application control information from the source indicated by the location information, the application control information including an application ID and a uniform resource locator (URL), obtains, from the URL included in the acquired application control information, control information during a polling period that is defined in accordance with an attribute specified in the acquired application control information, and controls the operation of the application based on the acquired application control information and the obtained control information.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Naohisa Kitazato, Yoshiharu Dewa, Jun Kitahara
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Patent number: 11785289Abstract: A receiving device is provided. The receiving devices includes circuitry that is configured to execute an application related to a program or a channel, The circuitry is configured to set, based on the application, broadcast reception data from a broadcast as a media source object corresponding to a processing object of media reproduction. The circuitry is configured to obtain, based on the application, broadcast content segment information of broadcast content in the broadcast reception data that is stored in a buffer associated with the media source object. The circuitry is configured to perform, based on the application and the broadcast content segment information of a segment of the broadcast content to be replaced being obtained, replacement or appendance of the broadcast content in the broadcast reception data stored in the buffer with network content in application reception data received via a network.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Tatsuya Igarashi, Norifumi Kikkawa, Yoshiharu Dewa, Yasuaki Yamagishi
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Publication number: 20230071040Abstract: A receiving device, a receiving method, a transmitting device, and a transmitting method. The receiving device acquires a digital broadcast signal that includes audio-video (AV) content and location information, the location information indicating a source from which application control information for controlling an operation of an application executed in conjunction with a progressing timing of the AV content is obtainable, acquires the application control information from the source indicated by the location information, the application control information including an application ID and a uniform resource locator (URL), obtains, from the URL included in the acquired application control information, control information during a polling period that is defined in accordance with an attribute specified in the acquired application control information, and controls the operation of the application based on the acquired application control information and the obtained control information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Naohisa KITAZATO, Yoshiharu DEWA, Jun KITAHARA
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Patent number: 11528539Abstract: A receiving device, a receiving method, a transmitting device, and a transmitting method. The receiving device acquires a digital broadcast signal that includes audio-video (AV) content and location information, the location information indicating a source from which application control information for controlling an operation of an application executed in conjunction with a progressing timing of the AV content is obtainable, acquires the application control information from the source indicated by the location information, the application control information including an application ID and a uniform resource locator (URL), obtains, from the URL included in the acquired application control information, control information during a polling period that is defined in accordance with an attribute specified in the acquired application control information, and controls the operation of the application based on the acquired application control information and the obtained control information.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Naohisa Kitazato, Yoshiharu Dewa, Jun Kitahara
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Publication number: 20220392422Abstract: There is provided an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program capable of appropriately performing luminance adjustment of HDR videos. The information processing system according to an embodiment of the present technology is a system that transmits, to an output source device of an HDR video, capability information including information indicating display capability of an HDR video when a display mode is set in which luminance adjustment of an HDR video is performed by PQ hard clipping. The present technology can be applied to a TV including a display capable of displaying an HDR video.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Kouichi UCHIMURA, Kuniaki TAKAHASHI, Yoshiharu DEWA, Yuki FUJIKASHI
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Publication number: 20220376804Abstract: The present technology relates to a reception device, a transmission device, and a data processing method for easily controlling operation of an application accompanying content. The reception device receives the content and controls activation of the application accompanying the content on the basis of valid period information indicating a period in which the application is valid, thereby to easily control the operation of the application accompanying the content. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a television receiver or the like capable of receiving terrestrial broadcasting.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Yoshiharu Dewa, Tatsuya IGARASHI, Yasuaki YAMAGISHI
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Patent number: 11418273Abstract: A configuration in which a reception device can determine whether or not data reception via a network is permitted on the basis of signaling data is implemented. A class identifier indicating a group of reception devices or users that are permitted to perform data reception via a network is recorded in signaling data transmitted from a transmission device to a reception device. A reception device determines whether or not a class identifier is identical to a class identifier set to a reception device or a user and performs data reception via a network when the class identifiers are identical to each other. A URL base pattern applied to data reception via a broadcast wave or a network is recorded in signaling data, and a reception device performs data acquisition to which the URL base pattern is applied.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Tatsuya Igarashi, Norifumi Kikkawa, Yoshiharu Dewa
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Patent number: 11405683Abstract: [Object] The present technology relates to a reception apparatus, a reception method, a transmission apparatus, and a transmission method capable of limiting use of broadcast resources by a predetermined application. [Solving Means] There is provided a reception apparatus including: a control information obtaining unit that obtains first control information for controlling an operation of a first application, the first application being capable of requesting use of a broadcast resource transmitted via a digital broadcasting signal; and an application controller that controls, when the first application requests use of the broadcast resource, the use of the broadcast resource by the first application on the basis of the first control information.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Naohisa Kitazato, Yoshiharu Dewa
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Patent number: 11388485Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, a transmission device, and a transmission method for operation of various services. The receiving device acquires trigger information for providing various functions, the trigger information containing type information indicating the type of trigger information and channel information indicating a series for each function provided by the trigger information. The receiving device performs processing corresponding to each function on the basis of the trigger information identified by the type information and the channel information. The present technology is applicable to a television receiver being able to receive a digital broadcast signal, for example.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Naohisa Kitazato, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Yoshiharu Dewa, Jun Kitahara
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Patent number: 11362748Abstract: The present technology relates to a reception device, a transmission device, and a data processing method for easily controlling operation of an application accompanying content. The reception device receives the content and controls activation of the application accompanying the content on the basis of valid period information indicating a period in which the application is valid, thereby to easily control the operation of the application accompanying the content. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a television receiver or the like capable of receiving terrestrial broadcasting.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Yoshiharu Dewa, Tatsuya Igarashi, Yasuaki Yamagishi
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Publication number: 20220182720Abstract: Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a reception block configured to receive broadcast content broadcast via a broadcasting network; an acquisition block configured to acquire inserted content that is inserted in the broadcast content during the reception thereof; an output block configured to output at least one of the broadcast content and the inserted content; a switch block configured to switch between the broadcast content and the inserted content outputted from the output block; and a buffer configured to sequentially store data of the received broadcast content when the broadcast content is switched to the inserted content; wherein, if the inserted content is switched to the broadcast content, the output block outputs the broadcast content from the buffer while the inserted content is outputted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: SATURN LICENSING, LLCInventors: Naohisa KITAZATO, Yoshiharu DEWA
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Patent number: 11336957Abstract: The present technique relates to a reception apparatus, a transmission apparatus, and a data processing method that enable to execute a process according to delivery of resource files of an application associated with content. The reception apparatus receives content, acquires resource delivery information regarding delivery of one or a plurality of resource files that are part of an application associated with the content, the resource delivery information transmitted along with the content, and executes a process according to the delivery of the resource files on a basis of the acquired resource delivery information. The present technique can be applied to, for example, a television receiver that can receive digital broadcasting.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2017Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: SATURN LICENSING, LLCInventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Tatsuya Igarashi, Yoshiharu Dewa
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Patent number: 11265606Abstract: Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a reception block configured to receive broadcast content broadcast via a broadcasting network; an acquisition block configured to acquire inserted content that is inserted in the broadcast content during the reception thereof; an output block configured to output at least one of the broadcast content and the inserted content; a switch block configured to switch between the broadcast content and the inserted content outputted from the output block; and a buffer configured to sequentially store data of the received broadcast content when the broadcast content is switched to the inserted content; wherein, if the inserted content is switched to the broadcast content, the output block outputs the broadcast content from the buffer while the inserted content is outputted.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2015Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: SATURN LICENSING, LLCInventors: Naohisa Kitazato, Yoshiharu Dewa
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Publication number: 20220053241Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus and an information processing method, and an information processing system, each of which provides a service related to a broadcast-type moving picture content. An information processing apparatus includes: a receiving unit that receives, from a first device, a notice of data including a location or acquisition method of information suggesting an action of a virtual character, the action corresponding to an event that occurs in a broadcast-type moving picture content; an acquisition unit that acquires the information on the basis of the data issued as a notice from the first device; a display unit capable of two-dimensional or three-dimensional display; and a control unit that controls driving of the virtual character, which is to be displayed using the display unit, on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Yoshiharu DEWA
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Publication number: 20220053224Abstract: The present disclosure relates to information processing apparatus and method that allow robustness of content reproduction to be improved. Metadata regarding content is generated, the content expressing a three-dimensional object in a three-dimensional space and enabling a line-of-sight direction and a view-point position to be freely set at a time of reproduction, and the metadata including information enabling a bit rate to be selected at a time of distribution of the content. Metadata that includes, for example, as the above-described information, access information for a control file controlling reproduction of the content, is generated. The present disclosure may be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus, an image encoding apparatus, or an image decoding apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuru KATSUMATA, Mitsuhiro HIRABAYASHI, Kazuhiko TAKABAYASHI, Yoshiharu DEWA, Toshiya HAMADA, Ryohei TAKAHASHI, Takumi TSURU
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Patent number: 11206457Abstract: A reception apparatus, including circuitry configured to receive a content including at least one of audio content or video content, extract fingerprint information from data of the content, and provide the fingerprint information to a first server via a communication network. The circuitry is further configured to receive control information in response to providing the fingerprint information to the first server.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Naohisa Kitazato, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Yoshiharu Dewa, Jun Kitahara, Mark Eyer
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Publication number: 20210329350Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, a transmission device, and a transmission method for operation of various services. The receiving device acquires trigger information for providing various functions, the trigger information containing type information indicating the type of trigger information and channel information indicating a series for each function provided by the trigger information. The receiving device performs processing corresponding to each function on the basis of the trigger information identified by the type information and the channel information. The present technology is applicable to a television receiver being able to receive a digital broadcast signal, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Naohisa KITAZATO, Yasuaki YAMAGISHI, Yoshiharu DEWA, Jun KITAHARA
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Publication number: 20210314657Abstract: Provided are a device and a method capable of efficiently performing a synthesis process of broadcast reception data and network reception data. Broadcast reception data received by a receiving device via a communication unit is set as a media source object corresponding to a processing object of an application executed by the receiving device under an application programming interface (API). The application executes a synthesis process of the broadcast reception data and network reception data received via a network as processing for the media source object. The application obtains a time offset corresponding to a time difference between an application time axis and a broadcast time axis on the basis of an API application process to execute a high-accuracy and low-delay data synthesis process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Tatsuya IGARASHI, Norifumi KIKKAWA, Yoshiharu DEWA, Yasuaki YAMAGISHI
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Patent number: 11102444Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method that are capable of performing reliable display control with no caption display interruption of the TTML caption data. Specifically, when a set value of the caption display end time specification attribute of the TTML caption data is the continuous display instruction value, memory storing and display processing of caption data currently displayed are continued even after reproduction end timing of an image file, and switching processing of TTML caption data files is performed. When a set value of the caption display start time specification attribute of the TTML caption data is the continuous display instruction value, whether or not there is a text string, display processing of the text string is continued, is determined, and when there is the text string, the displayed text is continuously displayed. With the processing, it is possible to achieve display control with no caption display interruption of the TTML caption data.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiharu Dewa, Naohisa Kitazato, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Jun Kitahara
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Publication number: 20210258631Abstract: [Object] To enable a user to conveniently use broadcast of a data program that the user wishes to view under an environment where data broadcast and Internet-related broadcast coexist. [Solving means] There is provided an information processing apparatus that acquires a startup document of data broadcast including instruction information that instructs to acquire an application information table related to an application for presenting a data program related to a television program, acquires the application information table based on the instruction information stored in the startup document, acquires the application based on the application information table, and executes the application to present the data program.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Naohisa Kitazato, Yoshiharu Dewa