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).

  • Patent number: 8009375
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Patent number: 7952823
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Patent number: 7859777
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Patent number: 7808733
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Publication number: 20080253743
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Publication number: 20080069538
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Hideo ARAI, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Patent number: 7286310
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Patent number: 7259926
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Publication number: 20060269254
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Publication number: 20060098951
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Publication number: 20060093332
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Patent number: 7027240
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Patent number: 7012769
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Patent number: 6952315
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Publication number: 20040126087
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Publication number: 20040008977
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Publication number: 20030190156
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Hidoe Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Patent number: 6590726
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Publication number: 20030039044
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata
  • Patent number: 6498691
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Arai, Hitoaki Owashi, Kyoichi Hosokawa, Keizo Nishimura, Yoshizumi Watatani, Akira Shibata