Patents by Inventor Ken Tamayama

Ken Tamayama 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).

  • Publication number: 20130293459
    Abstract: An image display unit comprises a display area including pixels, and an imaging unit disposed at its rear side behind the display area. Light transmissive sections are located within the display area and correspond to the pixels. The light transmissive sections are configured to separately receive light incident upon the image display unit, and pass the received light to the imaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Kazuo Nakamura, Katsuhide Uchino, Jiro Yamada, Ken Tamayama, Hiroshi Sagawa
  • Patent number: 8502756
    Abstract: An image display unit comprises a display area including pixels, and an imaging unit disposed at its rear side behind the display area. Light transmissive sections are located within the display area and correspond to the pixels. The light transmissive sections are configured to separately receive light incident upon the image display unit, and pass the received light to the imaging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Nakamura, Katsuhide Uchino, Jiro Yamada, Ken Tamayama, Hiroshi Sagawa
  • Patent number: 8396318
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a first generating unit which generates, based on feature points detected on a cepstrum from an input image, a point-spread function that represents the degree of blurring generated in the input image; a second generating unit which generates a structure that represents an image obtained by reducing the input image with a size based on the point-spread function and enlarging this with the size, based on the point-spread function; and an updating unit which executes an updating process to update at least either the point-spread function or the structure such that the point-spread function and the structure approximate to a true value, with the updating unit repeatedly executing the updating process to set, of a structure component and a texture component making up the updated structure, the structure component as a new updated structure, and set the updated point-spread function as a new updated target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shan Jiang, Ken Tamayama
  • Publication number: 20120314093
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus for correcting a motion blur or an out-of-focus blur of images continuous in time, including an extraction unit for extracting a frequency component not included in an image of interest using a predetermined filter from a corrected image in which the motion blur or the out-of-focus blur is corrected as an image temporally previous to the image of interest aligned with the image of interest, and a synthesis unit for synthesizing the frequency component extracted by the extraction unit with the image of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken TAMAYAMA, Takefumi Nagumo, Tamaki Eyama, Masaki Handa, Yuhi Kondo
  • Patent number: 8310414
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a self-luminous type display, a current value predicting unit for predicting, based on a pixel value of a next image, the value of a current required by the display that displays the next image, and a controller for controlling luminance of the display based on the predicted current value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Ken Tamayama
  • Patent number: 8253826
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus is provided, which includes: a correction data acquiring section that acquires correction data for image correction; a recording section that records the correction data acquired by the correction data acquiring section; a photographing condition acquiring section that acquires image photographing conditions; a retrieving section that retrieves the correction data, corresponding to the photographing conditions acquired by the photographing condition acquiring section, from the correction data recorded in the recording section; and a photographing section that photographs an image on the basis of the correction data retrieved by the retrieving section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Aisaka, Masatoshi Yokokawa, Jun Murayama, Takefumi Nagumo, Ken Tamayama, Tatsuo Fujiwara, Tamaki Eyama
  • Publication number: 20120163729
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes: a first low-pass filter filtering a data signal; and a convolving section convolving low frequency components of the data signal obtained by the first low-pass filter with a compensation filter for compensating for signal degradation attributable to low frequency components of impulse response obtained by filtering the impulse response with a second low-pass filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukihiko MOGI, Ken Tamayama
  • Publication number: 20120019615
    Abstract: A picture photographed by a camera portion is sent to a video capturing portion of a computer. The picture is displayed in an operation, area of a monitor. A panorama picture of which pictures in part or all moving range of a pan tiler are combined is displayed in a panorama operation area. A pan tilter portion sends positional information of pan and tilt to the computer through a mode controller. With a mouse, the operation area and the panorama operation area are operated so as to select an object. The computer obtains data for driving the pan tilter. Thus, the selected object is displayed at the center of the operation area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Masakazu KOYANAGI, Tadafusa Tomitaka, Toshiyuki IIJIMA, Naoyasu Hosonuma, Ken Tamayama
  • Patent number: 8045837
    Abstract: A picture photographed by a camera portion is sent to a video capturing portion of a computer. The picture is displayed in an operation area of a monitor. A panorama picture of which pictures in part or all moving range of a pan tiler are combined is displayed in a panorama operation area. A pan tilter portion sends positional information of pan and tilt to the computer through a mode controller. With a mouse, the operation area and the panorama operation area are operated so as to select an object. The computer obtains data for driving the pan tilter. Thus, the selected object is displayed at the center of the operation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Koyanagi, Tadafusa Tomitaka, Toshiyuki Iijima, Naoyasu Hosonuma, Ken Tamayama
  • Publication number: 20110102308
    Abstract: An image display unit comprises a display area including pixels, and an imaging unit disposed at its rear side behind the display area. Light transmissive sections are located within the display area and correspond to the pixels. The light transmissive sections are configured to separately receive light incident upon the image display unit, and pass the received light to the imaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Nakamura, Katsuhide Uchino, Jiro Yamada, Ken Tamayama, Hiroshi Sagawa
  • Publication number: 20110091129
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a texture extracting unit extracting a texture component of a blurred image in which a blur has occurred and a combining unit combining the texture component of the blurred image extracted by the texture extracting unit with a blur-corrected image obtained by correcting the blur of the blurred image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki ICHIHASHI, Ken TAMAYAMA, Tamaki EYAMA, Nodoka TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20100259649
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus is provided, which includes: a correction data acquiring section that acquires correction data for image correction; a recording section that records the correction data acquired by the correction data acquiring section; a photographing condition acquiring section that acquires image photographing conditions; a retrieving section that retrieves the correction data, corresponding to the photographing conditions acquired by the photographing condition acquiring section, from the correction data recorded in the recording section; and a photographing section that photographs an image on the basis of the correction data retrieved by the retrieving section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Kazuki Aisaka, Masatoshi Yokokawa, Jun Murayama, Takefumi Nagumo, Ken Tamayama, Tatsuo Fujiwara, Tamaki Eyama
  • Patent number: 7804311
    Abstract: An electronic machine connectable to a different apparatus is disclosed. The electronic machine includes a resistance, a connector to be connected to the different apparatus, and a detecting section that detects one state from multiple states based on the resistance value of the resistance and the resistance value of a resistance included in the different apparatus connected to the connector and controls multiple parameters based on the detected one state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Irie, Ken Tamayama, Hirotaka Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7720359
    Abstract: A picture photographed by a camera portion is sent to a video capturing portion of a computer. The picture is displayed in an operation area of a monitor. A panorama picture of which pictures in part or all moving range of a pan tiler are combined is displayed in a panorama operation area. A pan tilter portion sends positional information of pan and tilt to the computer through a mode controller. With a mouse, the operation area and the panorama operation area are operated so as to select an object. The computer obtains data for driving the pan tilter. Thus, the selected object is displayed at the center of the operation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Koyanagi, Tadafusa Tomitaka, Toshiyuki Iijima, Naoyasu Hosonuma, Ken Tamayama
  • Publication number: 20100054590
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a first generating unit which generates, based on feature points detected on a cepstrum from an input image, a point-spread function that represents the degree of blurring generated in the input image; a second generating unit which generates a structure that represents an image obtained by reducing the input image with a size based on the point-spread function and enlarging this with the size, based on the point-spread function; and an updating unit which executes an updating process to update at least either the point-spread function or the structure such that the point-spread function and the structure approximate to a true value, with the updating unit repeatedly executing the updating process to set, of a structure component and a texture component making up the updated structure, the structure component as a new updated structure, and set the updated point-spread function as a new updated target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Shan JIANG, Ken TAMAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20090278914
    Abstract: A picture photographed by a camera portion is sent to a video capturing portion of a computer. The picture is displayed in an operation area of a monitor. A panorama picture of which pictures in part or all moving range of a pan tiler are combined is displayed in a panorama operation area. A pan tilter portion sends positional information of pan and tilt to the computer through a mode controller. With a mouse, the operation area and the panorama operation area are operated so as to select an object. The computer obtains data for driving the pan tilter. Thus, the selected object is displayed at the center of the operation area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Masakazu Koyanagi, Tadafusa Tomitaka, Toshiyuki IIjima, Naoyasu Hosonuma, Ken Tamayama
  • Publication number: 20090115841
    Abstract: A picture photographed by a camera portion is sent to a video capturing portion of a computer. The picture is displayed in an operation area of a monitor. A panorama picture of which pictures in part or all moving range of a pan tiler are combined is displayed in a panorama operation area. A pan tilter portion sends positional information of pan and tilt to the computer through a mode controller. With a mouse, the operation area and the panorama operation area are operated so as to select an object. The computer obtains data for driving the pan tilter. Thus, the selected object is displayed at the center of the operation area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Masakazu Koyanagi, Tadafusa Tomitaka, Toshiyuki Iijima, Naoyasu Hosonuma, Ken Tamayama
  • Publication number: 20080246581
    Abstract: An electronic machine connectable to a different apparatus is disclosed. The electronic machine includes a resistance, a connector to be connected to the different apparatus, and a detecting section that detects one state from multiple states based on the resistance value of the resistance and the resistance value of a resistance included in the different apparatus connected to the connector and controls multiple parameters based on the detected one state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji IRIE, Ken Tamayama, Hirotaka Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7123305
    Abstract: Viewing of a program is enabled at optimum image quality. A correspondence table of an image signal processing parameter and a combination of TMCC information and transmission errors is stored in a RAM. A CPU reads out an image signal processing parameter corresponding to a combination of TMCC information supplied from an IF demodulator and transmission errors supplied from the IF demodulator, a demultiplexer and an MPEG video decoder from the correspondence table stored in the RAM, and controls signal processing in an image signal processing portion and display processing in an image display portion based on the image signal processing parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Shirahama, Ken Tamayama, Shinichiro Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 7068732
    Abstract: A receiving apparatus and a power control method that permit standby power consumption to be reduced. If a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) stores an Entitlement Management Message (EMM), which is contained in a MPEG transport stream (MPEG TS) packet, in a memory, the DSP supplies a startup signal to a human interface (HI) microcomputer. According to the startup signal from the DSP, the HI microcomputer supplies power to a back-end portion to start up a main microcomputer, which causes the main microcomputer to initiate processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Tamayama, Hiroshi Adachi