Patents by Inventor Yoshimitsu Hirata

Yoshimitsu Hirata 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).

  • Digital content distribution system and its apparatus
    Publication number: 20030147414
    Abstract: In a digital content distribution system (Dcp) in which digital content data (D) is exchanged under distribution conditions respectively set to transmission paths (L1-Ln, Lm) commonly available between a terminal device and a distribution device, the terminal device (12p) reports to the distribution apparatus (11p) the available transmission paths (L1-Ln). The distribution apparatus (11p) detects the state of each of the reported transmission paths (L1-Ln) for respectively setting the distribution conditions thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Hirata, Seiji Tsuji, Reiji Agusa, Takashi Iwahara