Patents by Inventor Yoshizumi Watatani
Yoshizumi Watatani 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: 8009375Abstract: A digital information receiving apparatus and method in which a receiver receives a digital signal including a video signal and an audio signal, wherein the received video signal is bit-compressed by a first compression method and the received audio signal is bit-expanded by a second compression method which is different from the first compression method, a demodulator demodulates the received digital signal, and an expander bit-expands the demodulated digital signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2005Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Patent number: 7952823Abstract: A method for digital information including at least one of digital video information and digital audio information to a transmission path. The method includes compressing the digital video information by a first compression method, bit compressing the digital audio information by a second compression method which is different from the first compression method, and adding error-detection information to both the digital video information and the digital audio information.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Patent number: 7859777Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information including video information and audio information. The video information is compressed by a first compression method and the audio information is compressed by a different second compression method for transmission on a transmission path.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2007Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Patent number: 7808733Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital information including video information and audio information. The video information is compressed by a first compression method and the audio information is compressed by a different second compression method for transmission on a transmission path.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2007Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Publication number: 20080253743Abstract: An apparatus for processing a transmitted digital signal including at least one of a video signal and an audio signal. The apparatus includes a receiver which receives the transmitted digital signal, wherein the transmitted digital signal includes a video signal which is bit-compressed, an audio signal which is bit-compressed, and an error correction signal added commonly to both the video signal and the audio signal, a demodulator which demodulates the received digital signal, and an error corrector which corrects an error of the digital signal demodulated by the demodulator. A first expander bit-expands the video signal of the digital signal corrected by the error corrector, a second expander bit-expands the audio signal of the digital signal corrected by the error corrector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Publication number: 20080069538Abstract: An apparatus for receiving digital information including at least one of digital video information and digital audio information The apparatus includes a receiver which receives the digital information that has digital video information bit-compressed, digital audio information bit-compressed, and error-detection information added to both the digital video information and the digital audio information, a demodulator which demodulates the received digital information, and an error detector which detects an error of digital information demodulated by the demodulator. A first expander bit-expands the video information, and a second expander which bit-expands the audio information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Inventors: Hideo ARAI, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Patent number: 7286310Abstract: An apparatus for receiving digital information including a receiver which receives the digital information that has digital video information bit-compressed by a first compression system, digital audio information bit-compressed by a second compression system, and error-detection information added to both the digital video information and the digital audio information. There is also provided a demodulator which demodulates the digital information received by the receiver, an error detector which detects an error of digital information demodulated by the demodulator by use of the error-detection information, a first expander which bit-expands video information among the digital information error detected by the error detector corresponding system, and a second expander which bit-expands audio information among the digital information error detected by the error detector corresponding to the second compression system.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Patent number: 7259926Abstract: A transmitting apparatus and method for transmitting a digital signal in which a time-base compressor compresses the digital signal, a bit compressor compresses the time-base compressed signal from the time-base so that a transmission rate of the time-base compressed signal from the time-base compressor is higher than a transmission rate of the bit-compressed signal from the bit-compressor, and a transmitter transmits the bit compressed signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2005Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Publication number: 20060269254Abstract: An apparatus for receiving digital information including a receiver which receives the digital information that has digital video information bit-compressed by a first compression system, digital audio information bit-compressed by a second compression system, and error-detection information added to both the digital video information and the digital audio information. There is also provided a demodulator which demodulates the digital information received by the receiver, an error detector which detects an error of digital information demodulated by the demodulator by use of the error-detection information, a first expander which bit-expands video information among the digital information error detected by the error detector corresponding system, and a second expander which bit-expands audio information among the digital information error detected by the error detector corresponding to the second compression system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Publication number: 20060098951Abstract: A transmitting apparatus and method for transmitting a digital signal in which a bit-compressor bit-compresses the digital signal, a time-base compressor time-base compresses the bit-compressed signal from the bit-compressor so that a transmission rate of the time-base compressed signal from the time-base compressor is higher than a transmission rate of the bit-compressed signal from the bit-compressor, and a transmitter transmits the time-base compressed signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2005Publication date: May 11, 2006Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Publication number: 20060093332Abstract: A digital signal receiving apparatus and method in which a receiver receives a digital signal including a video signal and an audio signal, wherein the received digital signal is bit-compressed and time-base compressed, a demodulator demodulates the received digital signal, and an expander bit-expands and time-base expands the demodulated digital signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2005Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Patent number: 7027240Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving digital information includes a transmitting part for transmitting digital video information and digital audio information and receiving part for receiving digital video information and digital audio information. The transmitting part includes a first compressor for digital video information, a second compressor for digital audio information, a parity signal adder, a modulator, and a transmitter. The receiving part includes a receiver which receives digital information which is digital video information bit-compressed by a first compression system plus digital audio information bit-compressed by a second compression system, and to which has been added a parity signal for error detecting, phase-modulated and transmitted to a transmission path; a demodulator; an error detector, a first expander which bit-expands video information, and a second expander which bit-expands audio information.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2003Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Patent number: 7012769Abstract: An apparatus for at least receiving digital information including digital video information bit-compressed by a first compression system plus digital audio information bit-compressed by a second compression system and transmitted to a transmission path. The receiver apparatus includes a receiver which receives the transmitted digital information, a demodulator which demodulates the digital information received by the receiver, an error detector which detects an error of a digital information demodulated by the demodulator by use of a parity signal, a first expander which bit-expands video information among digital information error detected by the error detector corresponding to the first compression system and a second expander which bit-expands audio information among digital information error detected by the error detector corresponding to the second compression system.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2003Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Patent number: 6952315Abstract: A digital signal recording/reproducing apparatus having a mode for recording a compressed input signal on a recording medium and a mode for recording a non-compressed input signal on the recording medium. The apparatus include input circuits which input a digital compressed signal and an analog non-compressed signal, an A/D converter, a data compressor, a mode change-over circuit which changes-over the mode, and a selector which selects either a digital compressed signal from the data compressor or a digital compressed signal from the input circuit. A recorder records a recording signal to a recording medium and a reproducer.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2003Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Publication number: 20040126087Abstract: A digital signal recording/reproducing apparatus having a mode for recording a compressed input signal on a recording medium and a mode for recording a non-compressed input signal on the recording medium. The apparatus include input circuits which input a digital compressed signal and an analog non-compressed signal, an A/D converter, a data compressor, a mode change-over circuit which changes-over the mode, and a selector which selects either a digital compressed signal from the data compressor or a digital compressed signal from the input circuit. A recorder records a recording signal to a recording medium and a reproducer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Publication number: 20040008977Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving digital information includes a transmitting part for transmitting digital video information and digital audio information and receiving part for receiving digital video information and digital audio information. The transmitting part includes a first compressor for digital video information, a second compressor for digital audio information, a parity signal adder, a modulator, and a transmitter. The receiving part includes a receiver which receives digital information which is digital video information bit-compressed by a first compression system plus digital audio information bit-compressed by a second compression system, and to which has been added a parity signal for error detecting, phase-modulated and transmitted to a transmission path; a demodulator; an error detector, a first expander which bit-expands video information, and a second expander which bit-expands audio information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2003Publication date: January 15, 2004Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Publication number: 20030190156Abstract: An apparatus for receiving/recording digital information. The receiving apparatus receives digital information which is a digital video information bit-compressed by a first compression system using discrete cosine transform plus digital audio information bit-compressed for error detecting, phase-modulated and transmitted to a transmission path. The receiver apparatus includes a receiver which receives the transmitted digital information, a demodulator which demodulates the digital information received by the receiver corresponding to the phase-modulation, an error detector which detects an error of a digital information demodulated by the demodulator by use of a parity signal, a first expander which bit-expands video information among digital information error detected by the error detector corresponding to the first compression system and a second expander which bit-expands audio information among digital information error detected by the error detector corresponding to the second compression system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2003Publication date: October 9, 2003Inventors: Hidoe Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Patent number: 6590726Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving digital information includes a transmitting part for transmitting digital video information and digital audio information and receiving part for receiving digital video information and digital audio information. The transmitting part includes a first compressor for digital video information, a second compressor for digital audio information, a parity signal adder, a modulator, and a transmitter. The receiving part includes a receiver which receives digital information which is digital video information bit-compressed by a first compression system plus digital audio information bit-compressed by a second compression system, and to which has been added a parity signal for error detecting, phase-modulated and transmitted to a transmission path; a demodulator; an error detector, a first expander which bit-expands video information, and a second expander which bit-expands audio information.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2002Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Publication number: 20030039044Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving digital information includes a transmitting part for transmitting digital video information and digital audio information and receiving part for receiving digital video information and digital audio information. The transmitting part includes a first compressor for digital video information, a second compressor for digital audio information, a parity signal adder, a modulator, and a transmitter. The receiving part includes a receiver which receives digital information which is digital video information bit-compressed by a first compression system plus digital audio information bit-compressed by a second compression system, and to which has been added a parity signal for error detecting, phase-modulated and transmitted to a transmission path; a demodulator; an error detector, a first expander which bit-expands video information, and a second expander which bit-expands audio information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2002Publication date: February 27, 2003Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
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Patent number: 6498691Abstract: A digital information transmitting, receiving and/or recording/reproducing system, provided with the digital information transmitting apparatus for transmitting the digital information to a transmission path, a receiving apparatus for receiving the transmitted digital information and a recording/reproducing apparatus for the recording received digital information to a recording media and reproducing therefrom. The apparatus includes a compressor which compresses the digital information, a transmission parity signal adder which adds a transmission parity signal to the output signal of the compressor in order to correct an error occurring in the transmission path, wherein the transmission parity signal is different from a record parity signal to be added at the recording apparatus and a transmitter which transmits the transmission parity signal added compressed digital information added by the transmission parity signal adder to the transmission path.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2001Date of Patent: December 24, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata