公开(公告)号：US20060222022A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11096865

申请日：2005-03-31

申请人： Peter Shintani ,  Kenichiro Toyoshima

发明人： Peter Shintani ,  Kenichiro Toyoshima

IPC分类号： H04J3/02 ,  H04L12/50 ,  H04Q11/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/4122 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/17309 ,  H04N21/43632

摘要： A bi-directional communications interface includes a source multiplexer for connecting to a video source. The source multiplexer includes a source multiplexer input port for receiving an analog video signal from the video source, a source multiplexer output port for driving the video source with an upstream data signal, and a source multiplexer bi-directional port for coupling the analog video signal from the source multiplexer input port to the video cable and for coupling the upstream data signal from the video cable to the source multiplexer output port.

摘要翻译： 双向通信接口包括用于连接到视频源的源多路复用器。 源多路复用器包括用于从视频源接收模拟视频信号的源多路复用器输入端口，用于利用上游数据信号驱动视频源的源多路复用器输出端口和用于耦合模拟视频信号的源多路复用器双向端口 从源多路复用器输入端口到视频电缆，并将上行数据信号从视频电缆耦合到源多路复用器输出端口。

公开(公告)号：USRE38829E1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-11

申请号：US09299425

申请日：1999-04-26

申请人： Peter Shintani

发明人： Peter Shintani

IPC分类号： H04B1/16 ,  H04H20/00 ,  H04H60/15 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/4545 ,  H04N21/4623 ,  H04N7/167

CPC分类号： H04H60/15 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/4623

摘要： A method and apparatus for securely restricting the viewing of television programs. When a television program has been received along with rating data associated with a rating of the television program; length data associated with a length of the program, a microcomputer determines whether the rating data are higher than a predetermined viewing restricting level. If the rating data have been found higher, a muting circuit mutes the television program until it ends with reference to the television program length data, and the program corresponding to the rating data is outputted from a tuner.

摘要翻译： 一种用于安全地限制电视节目观看的方法和装置。 当接收到电视节目以及与电视节目评级有关的评价数据时; 与程序的长度相关联的长度数据，微机确定评级数据是否高于预定的观看限制级别。 如果已经发现额定数据较高，则静音电路将电视节目静音直到其参考电视节目长度数据结束，并且从调谐器输出与评级数据相对应的节目。

公开(公告)号：US20050105278A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-19

申请号：US10810389

申请日：2004-03-26

申请人： Peter Shintani

发明人： Peter Shintani

IPC分类号： H05K5/02 ,  H05K7/20

CPC分类号： H05K7/2049 ,  H05K5/0256

摘要： In one of many possible embodiments, the present invention provides a host device that includes a positionable cooling element for dissipating thermal energy generated by a peripheral card inserted into the host device, a positioning mechanism coupled to the cooling element, and a latching mechanism coupled to the positioning mechanism. The movement of the latching mechanism from a first position to a second position causes the positioning mechanism to translate the cooling element towards the peripheral card.

摘要翻译： 在许多可能的实施例之一中，本发明提供了一种主机设备，其包括用于消散由插入主机设备的外围卡产生的热能的可定位冷却元件，联接到冷却元件的定位机构，以及联接到 定位机制。 锁定机构从第一位置到第二位置的移动使得定位机构将冷却元件朝向外围卡平移。

公开(公告)号：US20050097604A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-05

申请号：US11006065

申请日：2004-12-06

申请人： Peter Shintani ,  Hirofumi Usui

发明人： Peter Shintani ,  Hirofumi Usui

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/088 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/485 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/4355 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N7/0122 ,  H04N7/0884 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4351 ,  H04N21/4356 ,  H04N21/4358 ,  H04N21/440263 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/4438 ,  H04N21/4516 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/485

摘要： A method of selecting a portion of a block of data for display based on characteristics of a display device. The method comprises several steps. In the first step, a block of Electronic Program Guide (EPG) data is received at a communication device adapted to process this data. Next, an input is received at the communication device regarding an appearance of the display device. The communication device can be a set-top box. The appearance of the display includes, but is not limited to, the resolution, the aspect ratio (AR), and the physical size of the display. Based on these inputs, the communication device next selects a portion, more or fewer columns or rows, of the block of EPG data to be displayed on the display device. The portion of the EPG data selected is formatted and communicated to the display device, e.g. television, for viewing by the user.

摘要翻译： 一种基于显示设备的特性来选择用于显示的数据块的一部分的方法。 该方法包括几个步骤。 在第一步中，在适于处理该数据的通信设备处接收一块电子节目指南（EPG）数据。 接下来，在通信设备处接收关于显示设备的外观的输入。 通信设备可以是机顶盒。 显示器的外观包括但不限于分辨率，高宽比（AR）和显示器的物理尺寸。 基于这些输入，通信设备接下来选择要在显示设备上显示的EPG数据块的一部分，更多或更少的列或行。 选择的EPG数据的部分被格式化并传送到显示设备，例如， 电视，供用户查看。

公开(公告)号：US20050007040A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-13

申请号：US10616669

申请日：2003-07-10

申请人： Peter Shintani ,  Ban Kawamura ,  Eiji Kono

发明人： Peter Shintani ,  Ban Kawamura ,  Eiji Kono

IPC分类号： H01J29/38 ,  H01J29/70 ,  H01J29/76 ,  H04N3/233

CPC分类号： H01J29/705 ,  H01J2229/5688 ,  H04N3/2335

摘要： Correction of electron beam landing misalignment in a raster-type display is undertaken without using the usual set of coils, but rather by superimposing a landing misalignment correction signal on the already-existing velocity modulation (VM) coil or on another coil located at the junction of the electron beams in the neck of the display. The correction signal may be varied based on pressure, temperature, and ambient magnetic field as indicated by respective sensors to appropriately correct electron beam landing on phosphors the positions of which may be affected by variations in magnetic fields, temperature, and pressure.

公开(公告)号：US06490001B1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-03

申请号：US09228371

申请日：1999-01-12

申请人： Peter Shintani ,  Hirofumi Usui

发明人： Peter Shintani ,  Hirofumi Usui

IPC分类号： H04N321

CPC分类号： H04N5/211 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/46 ,  H04N5/50 ,  H04N5/505 ,  H04N21/42638 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4382 ,  H04N21/4384

摘要： A receiving apparatus and a receiving method arranged to reduce the delay time of tuning to and reception of a digital TV broadcast actually and apparently. A coefficient memory for storing coefficient data to be supplied to a channel equalizer of a front end section is provided. A control section generates equalizer coefficients supplied to the channel equalizer by using the equalizer coefficients in the coefficient memory, and updates the equalizer coefficients stored in the coefficient memory by substituting the generated equalizer coefficients for them. The control section supplies a predetermined video signal to a display section instead of a video output from a decoding section before the video output from the decoding section is obtained.

摘要翻译： 一种接收装置和接收方法，其被布置为实际上并且显然地减少对数字电视广播的调谐和接收的延迟时间。 提供用于存储要提供给前端部分的通道均衡器的系数数据的系数存储器。 控制部分通过使用系数存储器中的均衡器系数来产生提供给信道均衡器的均衡器系数，并且通过将所生成的均衡器系数代入其中来更新存储在系数存储器中的均衡器系数。 控制部分在获得来自解码部分的视频输出之前，将预定的视频信号提供给显示部分而不是从解码部分输出的视频信号。

公开(公告)号：US5751371A

公开(公告)日：1998-05-12

申请号：US570515

申请日：1995-12-11

申请人： Peter Shintani

发明人： Peter Shintani

IPC分类号： G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/30 ,  G11B27/32 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N5/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/92 ,  H04N5/262

CPC分类号： H04N21/4884 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B27/3027 ,  G11B27/329 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N5/44513 ,  H04N5/45 ,  G11B2220/2512 ,  G11B2220/2525 ,  G11B2220/2529 ,  G11B2220/2562 ,  G11B2220/61 ,  G11B2220/90 ,  G11B2220/913 ,  G11B27/107 ,  H04N21/42646 ,  H04N5/775

摘要： A picture receiving apparatus wherein a received video signal is converted into digital video data which is further compressed before being recorded on a minidisk set in a disk mounting unit along with caption information superimposed on the video signal and index information is recorded. A remote commander is used to select a desired item from index information displayed on a display screen. Pictures of the selected item are displayed on a child screen and caption information associated with the pictures is displayed in a caption display area.

摘要翻译： 一种图像接收装置，其中接收的视频信号被转换成数字视频数据，该数字视频数据在被记录在磁盘安装单元中的小型磁盘之前被进一步压缩，同时连同叠加在视频信号和索引信息上的字幕信息。 遥控器用于从显示屏上显示的索引信息中选择所需的项目。 所选项目的图片显示在子屏幕上，并且与图片相关联的字幕信息被显示在字幕显示区域中。

公开(公告)号：US5696565A

公开(公告)日：1997-12-09

申请号：US567988

申请日：1995-12-11

申请人： Peter Shintani ,  Naomasa Takahashi

发明人： Peter Shintani ,  Naomasa Takahashi

IPC分类号： H04N9/29 ,  H04N5/65

CPC分类号： H04N9/29 ,  H01J2229/0053

摘要： A CPU is designed so as to put a demagnetizing circuit in an operative state in accordance with a result of detecting, among other quantities or events, the number of operations to turn on a power counted by a counter, the lapse of time under a predetermined condition measured by a timer since the pulling-out of an AC plug, the movement of the main body of a display device sensed by a sensor unit, an external magnetic field sensed by a sensor unit or a residual magnetism in a CRT itself sensed by a sensor unit. Instead of carrying out demagnetization each time the power is turned on, demagnetization is performed only under certain conditions when necessary, diminishing the problem of wasteful power consumption. On the top of that, the number of cases in which sound and picture vibration are generated due to a demagnetizing operation carried out right after the turning-on of the power is reduced, resulting in a product easy to handle by the user. In addition, the lives of components composing a demagnetizing circuit such as a positive thermistor can be prolonged.

摘要翻译： CPU被设计成使去磁电路处于工作状态，根据检测结果，除了其他数量或事件之外，检测打开由计数器计数的功率的操作次数，预定的时间的经过 由于AC插头的拉出，由传感器单元感测到的显示装置的主体的移动，由传感器单元感测到的外部磁场或CRT本身感应到的剩余磁性，由计时器测量的状态由 传感器单元。 每当电源接通时，不是进行退磁，而是在必要时在某些条件下进行退磁，从而减少浪费电力消耗的问题。 最重要的是，由于在电源接通之后执行的退磁操作而产生声音和图像振动的情况减少，导致用户容易处理的产品。 此外，可以延长组成诸如正热敏电阻的去磁电路的组件的寿命。

公开(公告)号：US5668591A

公开(公告)日：1997-09-16

申请号：US412950

申请日：1995-03-29

申请人： Peter Shintani

发明人： Peter Shintani

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N7/173

CPC分类号： G06F8/61 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4781 ,  H04N21/47815 ,  H04N21/8186 ,  H04N7/163 ,  A63F2300/403 ,  H04N2005/4407 ,  H04N2005/4408 ,  H04N2005/4437

摘要： An information terminal apparatus capable of ensuring enhanced operational facility and realizing easier maintenance of software required for a variety of services. The terminal apparatus includes an external information input port for receiving external software transmitted thereto by radio waves; a first memory for storing the software received by the external information input port; a first controller operated in accordance with the execution of the software stored in the first memory; a console for inputting predetermined data in conformity with the execution of the software; and a display for visually representing various kinds of information in conformity with the execution of the software. The software is obtained via a cable box for transferring a signal to or from the information terminal unit. The cable box includes an interface for transferring information to and from a host processor; a second memory for storing the software transmitted thereto from the host processor; and a second controller for controlling the signal transfer to or from the interface, the second memory and the information terminal unit.

摘要翻译： 一种信息终端装置，其能够确保增强的操作设备并实现对各种服务所需的软件的更容易的维护。 终端装置包括外部信息输入端口，用于接收通过无线电波发送的外部软件; 用于存储由外部信息输入端口接收的软件的第一存储器; 根据存储在第一存储器中的软件的执行操作的第一控制器; 用于根据软件的执行输入预定数据的控制台; 以及用于根据软件的执行来视觉地表示各种信息的显示器。 该软件通过用于向或从信息终端单元传送信号的电缆箱获得。 电缆箱包括用于向主机处理器传送信息的接口; 第二存储器，用于存储从主处理器发送到其上的软件; 以及第二控制器，用于控制到达或来自接口的信号传输，第二存储器和信息终端单元。

公开(公告)号：US08610835B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-17

申请号：US13313237

申请日：2011-12-07

申请人： Peter Shintani

发明人： Peter Shintani

IPC分类号： H04N5/44

CPC分类号： H04N5/57 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/485

摘要： A mobile settings control device (MSCD) presents a user interface (UI) enabling a user to establish display settings for a display associated with an audio video display device (AVDD) with which the MSCD communicates. Before and after adjustment screen shots may be presented full screen and toggled between on either the AVDD or MSCD, or split screens of before and after adjustment screen shots can be presented side by side on the AVDD or MSCD.

摘要翻译： 移动设置控制设备（MSCD）呈现用户界面（UI），使用户能够建立与MSCD通信的音频视频显示设备（AVDD）相关联的显示器的显示设置。 调整前后调整画面可以全屏显示，也可以在AVDD或MSCD之间切换，也可以在AVDD或MSCD之间并排显示调整前后的分屏。