Patents by Inventor Yoshio Kawakami
Yoshio Kawakami 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: 9264757Abstract: A broadcast receiving terminal, which implements a service executing method, includes a receiver operable to receive a service that uses a plurality of resources, a recording medium, and a service executor operable to execute a service that uses the plurality of resources in a service execution environment intended for the service. The terminal also includes an associater operable to associate the service execution environment with resource set information indicating the plurality of resources used by the service, when an application requests the service executor to execute the service, and a storager operable to store a plurality of service execution environments together with the associated resource set information. The terminal further includes a resource manager operable to provide, to a selected service, the plurality of resources indicated in the resource set information in the associated service execution environment.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Harada, Yoshio Kawakami, Takakazu Shiomi, Takaaki Suzuki
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Publication number: 20140078171Abstract: A reproduction device includes: a memory; a drawing processing unit that draws pieces of element data onto a screen according to instruction data which is received from a server, includes the pieces of element data, and instructs to draw the pieces of element data; and a cache control unit that generates, when the instruction data instructs application of a decoration method to the pieces of element data to be drawn, a piece of image data including the pieces of element data keeping positional relationships among them as drawn, and writes the generated piece of image data into the memory. When the instruction data instructs application of the decoration method to the pieces of element data to be drawn, the drawing processing unit applies the decoration method to the piece of image data stored in the memory, and draws the decorated image data onto the screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kazufumi MIYATAKE, Yoshio KAWAKAMI, Masahiro OASHI
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Patent number: 8571385Abstract: In the case where plural applications are executed at the same time, if each application instructs for different trick play to the same content, a difference is caused between an ideal reproduction state expected by each application and an actual reproduction state. The present invention makes it possible to keep the reproduction state unchanged as long as normal reproduction or trick play is not accepted, by including a moving picture trick play reproduction management unit which determines, in response to an instruction for one of normal reproduction and trick play, whether or not to accept, according to a rule, the instruction, and retains details specified by the instruction in the case of accepting the instruction, and a moving picture reproduction processing unit which reproduces a moving picture based on the details retained by the moving picture trick play management unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yoshio Kawakami, Shigeaki Watanable, Yuki Horii
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Patent number: 8452165Abstract: A plurality of video streams and STN_table are recorded in the local storage 200. Each of the plurality of video streams is a secondary video stream to be played together with a primary video stream, and includes picture data representing a child image to be displayed in Picture in Picture that is composed of a parent image and the child image. In the STN_table, entries of secondary video streams that are permitted to be played are described in the order of priority.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2006Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Joseph McCrossan, Wataru Ikeda, Tomoyuki Okada, Yoshio Kawakami
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Patent number: 8397078Abstract: Unlike the technology for a program downloaded through conventional broadcast waves, in the case of downloading a program via a network, there is a possibility that such program will be activated without noticing that the program is tampered with. For this reason, when a program is downloaded via a network, a file hierarchy for the program located on a server is constructed in a local area of a terminal. Subsequently, the authentication of the program is performed with respect to the file hierarchy constructed in the local area, and the credibility of the program is guaranteed.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tadao Kusudo, Yoshio Kawakami
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Patent number: 8380042Abstract: When AV playback and an operation of BD-J application are executed in conjunction with each other, the playback apparatus saves values stored by the currently executed BD-J application into a nonvolatile memory upon termination of the BD-J application or the like. Next time the playback starts, the playback apparatus restores the values to an area accessible by the BD-J application, and subsequently, activates the BD-J application.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2009Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Yoshio Kawakami
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Patent number: 8379667Abstract: A broadcast receiving terminal, which implements a service executing method, includes a receiver operable to receive an application, a recording medium, and a service executer operable to execute a service that uses one or more resources in a service execution environment intended for the service. The terminal also includes an associater operable to associate the service execution environment with resource set information indicating the one or more resources used by the service, when the application requests the service executer to execute the service, and a storager operable to store, into the recording medium, a plurality of service execution environments together with the associated resource set information that are associated by the associater. The terminal further includes a resource manager operable to provide, to a selected service, one or more resources indicated in the resource set information in the associated service execution environment, in the recording medium, stored by the storager.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Makoto Harada, Yoshio Kawakami, Takakazu Shiomi, Takaaki Suzuki
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Patent number: 8335424Abstract: A plurality of video streams and STN_table are recorded in the local storage 200. Each of the plurality of video streams is a secondary video stream to be played together with a primary video stream, and includes picture data representing a child image to be displayed in Picture in Picture that is composed of a parent image and the child image. In the STN_table, entries of secondary video streams that are permitted to be played are described in the order of priority.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Joseph McCrossan, Wataru Ikeda, Tomoyuki Okada, Yoshio Kawakami
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Patent number: 8331773Abstract: A plurality of video streams and STN_table are recorded in the local storage 200. Each of the plurality of video streams is a secondary video stream to be played together with a primary video stream, and includes picture data representing a child image to be displayed in Picture in Picture that is composed of a parent image and the child image. In the STN_table, entries of secondary video streams that are permitted to be played are described in the order of priority.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Joseph McCrossan, Wataru Ikeda, Tomoyuki Okada, Yoshio Kawakami
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Patent number: 8301017Abstract: A plurality of video streams and STN_table are recorded in the local storage 200. Each of the plurality of video streams is a secondary video stream to be played together with a primary video stream, and includes picture data representing a child image to be displayed in Picture in Picture that is composed of a parent image and the child image. In the STN_table, entries of secondary video streams that are permitted to be played are described in the order of priority.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Joseph McCrossan, Wataru Ikeda, Tomoyuki Okada, Yoshio Kawakami
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Publication number: 20120254357Abstract: A link server according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a service data obtaining unit that obtains first data having a first format, from an external service server that provides data stored in a database, through an electric telecommunication line; a data converting unit that converts the first data into second data having a second format available to a program that operates on a reproduction apparatus; and a communication control unit that transmits the second data resulting from the conversion performed by the data converting unit, to the program that operates on the reproduction apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yoshio KAWAKAMI, Masahiro Oashi, Yasushi Waki
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Patent number: 8280232Abstract: A plurality of video streams and STN_table are recorded in the local storage 200. Each of the plurality of video streams is a secondary video stream to be played together with a primary video stream, and includes picture data representing a child image to be displayed in Picture in Picture that is composed of a parent image and the child image. In the STN_table, entries of secondary video streams that are permitted to be played are described in the order of priority.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Joseph McCrossan, Wataru Ikeda, Tomoyuki Okada, Yoshio Kawakami
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Patent number: 8275234Abstract: A plurality of video streams and STN_table are recorded in the local storage 200. Each of the plurality of video streams is a secondary video stream to be played together with a primary video stream, and includes picture data representing a child image to be displayed in Picture in Picture that is composed of a parent image and the child image. In the STN_table, entries of secondary video streams that are permitted to be played are described in the order of priority.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Joseph McCrossan, Wataru Ikeda, Tomoyuki Okada, Yoshio Kawakami
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Patent number: 8146128Abstract: There is provided a download execution apparatus that can prevent, at least, sudden interruption of the viewing or recording by a user when a program is downloaded. An AM includes a download source determination unit which compares current tuning information and a frequency required for downloading, and determines a download source, a tuning frequency obtainment unit which obtains tuner use situation and the frequency being tuned to by respective tuners that are in use, a download frequency obtainment unit which obtains a frequency required to download an application, a store unit which downloads and stores a program from a determined download source, a notification unit which notifies the downloading of the program to a user, and a tuning request unit which tunes a specified tuner to a frequency required for downloading a program.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Michiko Tanaka, Yoshio Kawakami
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Publication number: 20110307702Abstract: Unlike the technology for a program downloaded through conventional broadcast waves, in the case of downloading a program via a network, there is a possibility that such program will be activated without noticing that the program is tampered with. For this reason, when a program is downloaded via a network, a file hierarchy for the program located on a server is constructed in a local area of a terminal. Subsequently, the authentication of the program is performed with respect to the file hierarchy constructed in the local area, and the credibility of the program is guaranteed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tadao KUSUDO, Yoshio KAWAKAMI
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Patent number: 8037317Abstract: Unlike the technology for a program downloaded through conventional broadcast waves, in the case of downloading a program via a network, there is a possibility that such program will be activated without noticing that the program is tampered with. For this reason, when a program is downloaded via a network, a file hierarchy for the program located on a server is constructed in a local area of a terminal. Subsequently, the authentication of the program is performed with respect to the file hierarchy constructed in the local area, and the credibility of the program is guaranteed.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2005Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tadao Kusudo, Yoshio Kawakami
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Patent number: 8037456Abstract: A program execution device is provided which, even when a currently executed application (program) abnormally terminates, can prevent the application from becoming unusable, and thereby improve user convenience. An MA management unit includes: an MA management unit main for receiving an instruction from an initialization subprogram and controlling the other constituent elements in the MA management unit; an XAIT obtainment analysis unit for analyzing an XAIT sent from the head end; an MA selection unit A for selecting a program to be activated, according to the XAIT analysis result; an MA activation unit for activating of the specified program; an MA monitoring unit for monitoring the operational state of the specified program and notifying when an abnormal termination has occurred; and an MA selection unit B for selecting an alternative program.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2005Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yoshio Kawakami, Yuki Horii
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Patent number: 8016645Abstract: A chamfering apparatus is used to chamfer a peripheral edge of a glass substrate. The chamfering apparatus includes a grindstone having a cylindrical hollow end portion; a grindstone driving unit that rotates the grindstone around an axis of the cylindrical hollow end portion; a substrate rotation-driving unit that rotates the glass substrate around either one of an axis of the outer periphery and an axis of the center circular hole; and a pressing unit that presses the grindstone to the glass substrate such that an annular end surface of the grindstone contacts with an edge of either one of the outer periphery and the inner periphery of the glass substrate while the cylindrical hollow end portion of the grindstone faces with one of the outer periphery and the inner periphery of the glass substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2010Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignees: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Shoda Techtron Corp.Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakiri, Yoshio Kawakami, Tetsuo Suzuki
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Patent number: 8002923Abstract: A glass block is formed by stacking, fixing, and integrating a plurality of thin glass plates having a predetermined thickness. An annular glass block is formed by coring the glass block. Surfaces of an inside circumference and an outside circumference of the annular glass block are ground. The annular glass block of which the surfaces of the inside circumference and the outside circumference are ground are separated into individual annular glass substrates, and separated annular glass substrates are cleaned. Then, edge portions of the inside circumference and the outside circumference of a cleaned annular glass substrate are chamfered.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuo Suzuki, Yoshio Kawakami
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Publication number: 20110135274Abstract: In the case where plural applications are executed at the same time, if each application instructs for different trick play to the same content, a difference is caused between an ideal reproduction state expected by each application and an actual reproduction state. The present invention makes it possible to keep the reproduction state unchanged as long as normal reproduction or trick play is not accepted, by including a moving picture trick play reproduction management unit which determines, in response to an instruction for one of normal reproduction and trick play, whether or not to accept, according to a rule, the instruction, and retains details specified by the instruction in the case of accepting the instruction, and a moving picture reproduction processing unit which reproduces a moving picture based on the details retained by the moving picture trick play management unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2011Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshio KAWAKAMI, Shigeaki WATANABE, Yuki HORII