Patents by Inventor Akimitsu Hio

Akimitsu Hio 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: 8718438
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes an operation unit, a time clocking unit performing time clocking, a communication unit performing communication with an external apparatus, and a control unit. The control unit executes a time synchronization processing for clocked time synchronization with the external apparatus having a time clocking unit. The control unit also executes a time information acquisition processing to acquire clocked time information by the time clocking unit with a timing at which an operation is made on the operation unit. The control unit further executes a transmission control processing to control the time information acquired by the time information acquisition processing to be transmitted to the external apparatus through the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Akimitsu Hio
  • Publication number: 20130179910
    Abstract: A viewer who views predetermined content displayed on a display panel has sympathy even when a few people views the predetermined content around the viewer. A center server 100 generates ranking information based on viewer number information of a location terminal 200 (200-1 to 200-N) installed in each store, and generates display data of the predetermined content. The display data includes content data for displaying the predetermined content on a first display region and image data for displaying viewer-captured images of a predetermined number of location terminals selected based on the ranking information on a predetermined number of second display regions. The center server 100 transmits the display data to the location terminal 200. The location terminal 200 causes the predetermined content and the viewer-captured images of the predetermined number of location terminals to be displayed on a display panel based on the display data at a display timing of the predetermined content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Akimitsu Hio
  • Patent number: 8477227
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information display apparatus including a wireless reception section configured to receive image data and position information acquired and sent by a plurality of imaging apparatuses constituting a wireless network; an image display section configured to display images; and a display control section configured to display on the image display section thumbnails derived from the acquired image data received by the wireless reception section, a map covering the positions of the imaging apparatuses, and icons indicating the imaging apparatuses as they are positioned on the map based on the position information received by the wireless reception section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Akimitsu Hio
  • Publication number: 20130044922
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a face information acquisition unit that acquires face information on a face region detected from an image containing a face of a participant who is collecting specific information provided in display devices respectively installed at plural locations and is using a display device installed at a location; an identification unit that identifies the participant by checking the acquired face information of the participant against registration information on face regions of pre-registered registrants; an action history information acquisition unit that selects the registrants similar to the identified participant as candidates from the registrants and acquires action history information on histories of actions when those candidates collect the specific information; and a presentation unit that presents the acquired action history information to the participant who is using the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Akimitsu HIO
  • Patent number: 8364012
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes: a recording/reproducing unit performing recording/reproduction with respect to a recording medium; a communication unit performing communication with a terminal apparatus, which transmits time information as mark time information with a timing designated by an operation; and a control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Akimitsu Hio
  • Patent number: 8345164
    Abstract: A video switching apparatus has a plurality of slots each for mounting any of a first input module capable of inputting any one of a plurality of predetermined types of video signals and performing processing, content of which varies depending on the type of input video signal and a second input module capable of inputting only predetermined one type of video signal. The video switching apparatus switches and outputs video signals of a plurality of channels input to the input modules mounted to the plurality of slots. The video switching apparatus includes an input setup data memory processor, a detector, and an input setup changer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akimitsu Hio, Yuuichi Hayatsu, Norimasa Ozaki, Naomi Itoh
  • Patent number: 8326113
    Abstract: A first recording apparatus acquires first data and records the first data in a first recording unit, transmits to a second recording apparatus first priority information which is information relating to priority data representing priority of recording the first data to the second recording apparatus, receives second priority information which is information relating to priority data representing priority of recording second data acquired at the second recording apparatus which is transmitted from the second recording apparatus, determines priority data of the first recording apparatus and the second recording apparatus, based on the first priority information and the second priority information, and transfers the first data to the second recording apparatus, based on the priority data of the second recording apparatus, if the recording capacity of the first recording unit falls below a stipulation value corresponding to the priority data of the first recording apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Shinkai, Akimitsu Hio
  • Patent number: 7982721
    Abstract: A video signal output device is disclosed. The device includes: a video signal generation section that generates an output video signal for screen display; an operation input section that detects a physical touch position and a pressure with respect to an input surface, and in accordance with a detection result, generates information about the touch position and information about the pressure for use each as an operation signal; and a control section that controls, in accordance with the operation signals coming from the operation input section, the video signal generation section to change display contents of the output video signal. In the device, while the output video signal for list display of a plurality of images is being generated, the information about the touch position and the information about the pressure are processed as the operation signal for image selection and the operation signal related to the images, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Akimitsu Hio
  • Publication number: 20090304348
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes: a recording/reproducing unit performing recording/reproduction with respect to a recording medium; a communication unit performing communication with a terminal apparatus, which transmits time information as mark time information with a timing designated by an operation; and a control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventor: Akimitsu HIO
  • Publication number: 20090304347
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes: an operation unit; a time clocking unit performing time clocking; a communication unit performing communication with an external apparatus; and a control unit, wherein the control unit executes a time synchronization processing for clocked time synchronization with the external apparatus having a time clocking unit, a time information acquisition processing to acquire clocked time information by the time clocking unit with a timing at which an operation is made on the operation unit, and a transmission control processing to control the time information acquired by the time information acquisition processing to be transmitted to the external apparatus through the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Akimitsu Hio
  • Publication number: 20090123134
    Abstract: A first recording apparatus acquires first data and records the first data in a first recording unit, transmits to a second recording apparatus first priority information which is information relating to priority data representing priority of recording the first data to the second recording apparatus, receives second priority information which is information relating to priority data representing priority of recording second data acquired at the second recording apparatus which is transmitted from the second recording apparatus, determines priority data of the first recording apparatus and the second recording apparatus, based on the first priority information and the second priority information, and transfers the first data to the second recording apparatus, based on the priority data of the second recording apparatus, if the recording capacity of the first recording unit falls below a stipulation value corresponding to the priority data of the first recording apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi SHINKAI, Akimitsu HIO
  • Publication number: 20090115854
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information display apparatus including a wireless reception section configured to receive image data and position information acquired and sent by a plurality of imaging apparatuses constituting a wireless network; an image display section configured to display images; and a display control section configured to display on the image display section thumbnails derived from the acquired image data received by the wireless reception section, a map covering the positions of the imaging apparatuses, and icons indicating the imaging apparatuses as they are positioned on the map based on the position information received by the wireless reception section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Akimitsu Hio
  • Publication number: 20080255826
    Abstract: A dictionary data generating apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes: an acquiring part configured to acquire a current issue keyword from inputted information including a current issue keyword; and a generating part configured to generate current issue dictionary data for prediction conversion based on the current issue keyword acquired by the acquiring part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Akimitsu Hio
  • Publication number: 20080136790
    Abstract: A video signal output device is disclosed. The device includes: a video signal generation section that generates an output video signal for screen display; an operation input section that detects a physical touch position and a pressure with respect to an input surface, and in accordance with a detection result, generates information about the touch position and information about the pressure for use each as an operation signal; and a control section that controls, in accordance with the operation signals coming from the operation input section, the video signal generation section to change display contents of the output video signal. In the device, while the output video signal for list display of a plurality of images is being generated, the information about the touch position and the information about the pressure are processed as the operation signal for image selection and the operation signal related to the images, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Akimitsu Hio
  • Publication number: 20080062329
    Abstract: A video switching apparatus has a plurality of slots each for mounting any of a first input module capable of inputting any one of a plurality of predetermined types of video signals and performing processing, content of which varies depending on the type of input video signal and a second input module capable of inputting only predetermined one type of video signal. The video switching apparatus switches and outputs video signals of a plurality of channels input to the input modules mounted to the plurality of slots. The video switching apparatus includes an input setup data memory processor, a detector, and an input setup changer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Akimitsu Hio, Yuuichi Hayatsu, Norimasa Ozaki, Naomi Itoh