Hirakata, Japan

Masatoshi Yuasa

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.. Active years: 1999.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Masatoshi Yuasa. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/masatoshi-yuasa-5sl85m7m

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Years Active: 1999

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Title: Masatoshi Yuasa: Digital Broadcast Receiver Inventor

Introduction

Masatoshi Yuasa is an inventor associated with Hirakata, Japan, and Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. His work includes an invention designed to make digital television viewing more flexible by using time-shifted broadcasts.

Latest Patents

Yuasa is credited with 1 patent: “Digital Broadcast Receiver Having a Time Shifting Function.” The invention describes a receiver that uses the same program broadcast across multiple channels with different delays. When a viewer resumes watching after an interruption, the receiver selects the channel whose delay most closely matches the interruption period and switches to it automatically. This approach provides a pause-and-resume experience similar to that of a video cassette recorder.

Career Highlights

Yuasa’s patent reflects an effort to adapt familiar recording-device functions to digital broadcasting. By coordinating channel selection with broadcast delays, the receiver can help viewers continue a program without requiring conventional recording and playback.

Collaborations

Yuasa’s listed coworkers include Yoshikazu Mihara and Kiyoshi Awano. His patent is associated with Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Conclusion

Masatoshi Yuasa’s patented receiver concept applies time-shifted broadcasting to make interrupted viewing easier to resume.

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