Inventor
TAHARA KATSUMI
JP70 patents
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SONY CORP
47 patentsUS6671323B1Dec 30, 2003
Encoding device, encoding method, decoding device, decoding method, coding system and coding method
SONY CORP155 citations99
US6560282B2May 6, 2003
Transcoding system using encoding history information
SONY CORP104 citations99
US5485279AJan 16, 1996
Methods and systems for encoding and decoding picture signals and related picture-signal records
SONY CORP160 citations99
US6556627B2Apr 29, 2003
Information processing apparatus, information processing method and recording medium
SONY CORP80 citations98
US6529550B2Mar 4, 2003
Coded stream splicing device and method, and coded stream generating device and method
SONY CORP122 citations98
US6493832B1Dec 10, 2002
Communication apparatus which handles a time stamp
SONY CORP211 citations98
US5504530AApr 2, 1996
Apparatus and method for coding and decoding image signals
SONY CORP155 citations98
US5475435ADec 12, 1995
Layer encoding apparatus and layer decoding apparatus for input non-interlace video signal
SONY CORP135 citations98
US5412428AMay 2, 1995
Encoding method and decoding method of color signal component of picture signal having plurality resolutions
SONY CORP119 citations98
US5949792ASep 7, 1999
Method and apparatus for encoding a digital signal, recording medium used for storing the digital signal, and method and apparatus for transmitting the digital signal
SONY CORP123 citations97
US5715009AFeb 3, 1998
Picture signal transmitting method and apparatus
SONY CORP80 citations97
US7126993B2Oct 24, 2006
Information processing apparatus, information processing method and recording medium
SONY CORP42 citations96
US5991499ANov 23, 1999
Data recording apparatus and method for preventing illegal copying
SONY CORP43 citations96
US5982444ANov 9, 1999
Encoding method and apparatus for encoding edited picture signals, signal recording medium and picture signal decoding method and apparatus
SONY CORP50 citations96
US5757421AMay 26, 1998
Method and apparatus for encoding moving picture signals and recording moving picture signals
SONY CORP60 citations96
US5663763ASep 2, 1997
Picture signal encoding method and apparatus and picture signal decoding method and apparatus
SONY CORP62 citations96
US5633682AMay 27, 1997
Stereoscopic coding system
SONY CORP72 citations96
US5543932AAug 6, 1996
Digital video signal recording apparatus and digital video signal reproducing apparatus
SONY CORP55 citations96
US5473380ADec 5, 1995
Picture signal transmitting method and apparatus
SONY CORP82 citations96
US6345122B1Feb 5, 2002
Compressed picture data editing apparatus and method
SONY CORP80 citations95
US5657086AAug 12, 1997
High efficiency encoding of picture signals
SONY CORP86 citations95
US5164828ANov 17, 1992
Video signal transmission and method and apparatus for coding video signal used in this
SONY CORP65 citations94
US7551672B1Jun 23, 2009
Encoding system and method, decoding system and method, multiplexing apparatus and method, and display system and method
SONY CORP45 citations93
US6349115B1Feb 19, 2002
Digital signal encoding apparatus, digital signal decoding apparatus, digital signal transmitting apparatus and its method
SONY CORP25 citations93
US6115533ASep 5, 2000
Digital video copy protection system
SONY CORP21 citations93
US5963256AOct 5, 1999
Coding according to degree of coding difficulty in conformity with a target bit rate
SONY CORP42 citations93
US5864368AJan 26, 1999
Picture signal editing and encoding method and apparatus, signal recording medium and picture signal decoding method and apparatus
SONY CORP26 citations93
US5832124ANov 3, 1998
Picture signal coding method and picture signal coding apparatus, and picture signal decoding method and picture signal decoding apparatus
SONY CORP48 citations93
US5805225ASep 8, 1998
Method and apparatus for variable resolution video picture coding/decoding
SONY CORP37 citations93
US5703859ADec 30, 1997
Digital video copy protection system
SONY CORP29 citations93
US5699474ADec 16, 1997
Method and apparatus for decoding MPEG-type data reproduced from a recording medium during a high-speed reproduction operation
SONY CORP28 citations93
US6870861B1Mar 22, 2005
Digital signal multiplexing method and apparatus, digital signal transmission method and apparatus, digital signal recording method apparatus and recording medium
SONY CORP45 citations92
US6834083B1Dec 21, 2004
Data transmitting method and data transmitter
SONY CORP21 citations92
US6438169B1Aug 20, 2002
Video signal compressing method and apparatus, and compressed data multiplexing method and apparatus
SONY CORP42 citations92
US6414970B1Jul 2, 2002
Digital signal multiplexing method and apparatus, digital signal transmission method and apparatus, digital signal recording method and apparatus and recording medium
SONY CORP37 citations92
US6141490AOct 31, 2000
Data multiplexing method and recording medium
SONY CORP47 citations92
US5945931AAug 31, 1999
Method and apparatus for decoding digital signal and apparatus for reproducing digital signal
SONY CORP31 citations92
US5675379AOct 7, 1997
Method and apparatus for encoding moving picture signals and recording medium for recording moving picture signals
SONY CORP31 citations92
US5642165AJun 24, 1997
Motion picture encoding method and apparatus
SONY CORP24 citations92
US6532242B1Mar 11, 2003
Method for encoding, editing and transmitting digital signals
SONY CORP18 citations84
US6501901B2Dec 31, 2002
Apparatus and method for performing an editing operation on data read-out from a storage medium which allows random access
SONY CORP14 citations84
US5691767ANov 25, 1997
Video conferencing system with high resolution still image capability
SONY CORP18 citations84
US7469007B2Dec 23, 2008
Transcoding system using encoding history information
SONY CORP8 citations74
US6266482B1Jul 24, 2001
Data recording apparatus and method for preventing illegal copying
SONY CORP8 citations74
US6041160AMar 21, 2000
Method and apparatus for picture encoding and decoding
SONY CORP10 citations74
US5644506AJul 1, 1997
Picture signal reproducing method and picture signal reproducing apparatus
SONY CORP17 citations74
US5537147AJul 16, 1996
Apparatus and method for intraframe and interframe coding a digital video signal
SONY CORP14 citations74
SONY UK LTD
2 patentsTAHARA KATSUMI
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