Tohru Uno

Title: Tohru Uno: Inventor in Video Recording and Playback Technology.

Introduction

Tohru Uno is an inventor based in Yokohama, Japan. His recorded patent work includes inventions concerning optical-disc video recording and playback. He is associated with Toshiba Corporation and has 3 patents.

Latest Patents

Uno’s listed patent titles include “Video Data Recording Medium, Video Data Recording Apparatus and Video Playback Apparatus” and “Video Data Recording Medium, Video Data Recording Apparatus and Video Data Playback Apparatus.” Both descriptions concern video divided into cells and recorded on an optical disc, along with information specifying playback order and a flag for each cell indicating whether it may be played.

The described playback apparatus uses the flag to skip cells marked as prohibited, even when playback follows the order specified by the recorded attribute information. This approach provides a way to control which portions of recorded video are played.

Career Highlights

Uno’s patent portfolio reflects work on video data recording and playback systems. The available information associates him with Toshiba Corporation, known formally in Japanese as Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba.

Collaborations

Yoshiyuki Ishizawa is identified as Uno’s coworker. The supplied information does not specify their particular collaborative projects or the extent of their work together.

Conclusion

Tohru Uno’s recorded inventions address optical-disc video playback control, including the use of cell-level flags to determine which video segments can be played.