Patents by Inventor Kenichiro Aridome

Kenichiro Aridome 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: 9071830
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a depth-information detecting section, a comparison/detection section, and a control unit. The depth-information detecting section is provided for detecting a peak position of an object in a depth direction, at which the object is displayed at the front in an additional information display area. The comparison/detection section is provided for making a comparison between depth information of the additional information and the peak value of the stereoscopic video data to detect a positional relationship between the stereoscopic data and the display position of the additional information in the depth direction. The control unit is provided for controlling the stereoscopic video data and the display position of the additional information in response to the positional relationship between the stereoscopic video data and the display position of the additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunji Okada, Takashi Kuwabara, Kazuya Yokoyama, Kenichiro Aridome, Atsushi Mae, Kenichiro Nagao, Shinya Kano
  • Patent number: 8995816
    Abstract: To improve user-friendliness in recording AV data created after recording is started until it is stopped as a file. AV data that are created after recording is started until it is stopped are recorded as a file. Information that represents a reproduction region and mark information that represents a jump position are additionally written to a reproduction list file. At this point, it is determined whether or not restrictions that have been set to the reproduction list file and an attribute file for additional writing are satisfied on the basis of the reproduction list file as an additionally writable candidate and the attribute file that correlates reproduction time and address of the AV data. When having been determined that they be satisfied, the reproduction region information and the mark information are additionally written to the reproduction list file as the additionally writable candidate. When having been determined that they be not satisfied, a new reproduction list file is created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Mae, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Naoki Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8917977
    Abstract: A data recording/playback configuration whereby data compatible with a standard such as the BD standard, AVCHD standard, or the like, and data incompatible with a standard are usable is realized. In the event that recorded data is data compatible with a standard such as the BD standard, AVCHD standard, or the like at the time of data recording processing as to a medium, the management information of the data is recorded in a first management information file only for data compatible with a standard, and in the event that the recorded data is data incompatible with a standard, the management information of the data is recorded in a second management information file. Also, management information updating processing for recording all of management information recorded in the first management information file in the second management information file is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiya Hamada, Kenichiro Aridome
  • Patent number: 8913875
    Abstract: A data recording/playback configuration whereby data compatible with a standard such as the BD standard, AVCHD standard, or the like, and data incompatible with a standard are usable together is realized. In the event that recorded data is data compatible with a standard such as the BD standard, AVCHD standard, or the like at the time of data recording processing as to a medium, the management information of the recorded data is recorded in a management information file only for data compatible with a standard, and in the event that the recorded data is data incompatible with a standard, a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) that is file identification information to be applied to playback of recorded data is recorded in a file list. Playback processing is performed by using the management information file only for data compatible with a standard at the time of playback of data compatible with a standard, and by applying the file list at the time of playback of data incompatible with a standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiya Hamada, Kenichiro Aridome
  • Patent number: 8886012
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a detecting section that detects feature information of at least one AV stream; a recording section that records the AV streams, clip information defining attributes including the detected feature information, and playback-segment data specifying at least one playback segment to a storage medium in accordance with a predetermined data-recording format, the playback-segment data being obtained by setting a playback start point and a playback end point with respect to the AV streams; a playback-segment setting section that sets the playback segments with respect to the AV streams on the basis of detection time point of the feature information; and a data generating section that generates the playback-segment data specifying the playback segments set by the playback-segment setting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Morimoto, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Atsushi Mae
  • Patent number: 8818165
    Abstract: Non-destructive editing of a movie stream recorded with management information attached thereto according to a predetermined standard format is performed. First, an entry for desired content from among real play lists is added to a virtual play list. In the virtual play list, a playback content editing operation is performed. The process of editing a virtual play list that does not contain content of an entity involves non-destructive editing that does not accompany editing of the content of an entity. In addition, non-destructive editing of a virtual play list only requires the updating of a management information file, and only involves an increase in the used amount of the recording medium by the additional amount of the management information even if a playback section is copied, thus improving user convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Morimoto, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Atsushi Mae
  • Patent number: 8750690
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller for controlling data recording to an information recording medium. The controller executes a state determination process of determining whether the information recording medium is ready to record additionally data. Upon determining that the information recording medium is not ready to additionally record the data, the controller performs a notification process of notifying that the information recording medium is not ready to record additionally the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Mae, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Naoki Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8706781
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a storage unit that stores content data, a movement instruction unit that provides instructions to move the content data stored in the storage unit in accordance with a user operation, a detection unit that detects characteristic information of the content data in accordance with movement instructions of the content data by the movement instruction unit, a basic interval setting unit that sets one or two or more basic intervals to the content data based on detection points of the characteristic information, and a data generation unit that generates content data for movement made of a plurality of the one or two or more basic intervals set by the basic interval setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Morimoto, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Atsushi Mae
  • Patent number: 8687942
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus which divides stream data into portions is disclosed. An evaluation value calculating section calculates an evaluation value at a dividing candidate position of the stream data based on an evaluation function. A comparing section compares the evaluation value calculated by the evaluation value calculating section with a predetermined threshold value. A dividing candidate position obtaining section obtains the dividing candidate position of the stream data in each predetermined unit. A controlling section decides a dividing position of the stream data based on a compared result of the comparing section. A controlling section causes the dividing candidate position obtaining section to obtain a second dividing candidate position when the compared result of the comparing section denotes that the evaluation value at the first dividing candidate position does not exceed the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Mae, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe
  • Publication number: 20140078255
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a reproduction device, a reproduction method, and a program, which are able to control the processing of H.264/MPEG-4 MVC encoded data in accordance with the value of a flag. A reproduction device of one aspect of the present technology is provided with: a setting unit which sets a value to a flag that indicates whether or not the reproduction device itself is a device that is capable of decoding H.264/MPEG-4 MVC encoded data; and a reproduction control unit which controls reproduction of H.264/MPEG-4 MVC encoded data in accordance with the value of the flag, and outputs, to a display device, images obtained by reproduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiya Hamada, Kenichiro Aridome, Atsushi Mae
  • Publication number: 20140072271
    Abstract: The present technique relates to a recording apparatus, a recording method, a reproduction apparatus, a reproduction method, a program, and a recording reproduction apparatus capable of providing an apparatus at a reproduction side with information about multiple cameras used for image capturing. A recording apparatus according to an aspect of the present technique, including an encoding unit that encodes an image captured by a first camera and an image captured by a second camera according to H.264/MPEG-4 MVC, and records, as SEI of each picture constituting Non-base view video stream, the SEI including at least one of information about an optical axis interval of the first camera and the second camera, information about a convergence angle, and information about a focal length, and a recording control unit that records, to a recording medium, Base view video stream and the Non-base view video stream recorded with the SEI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiya Hamada, Kenichiro Aridome, Atsushi Mae
  • Patent number: 8655155
    Abstract: Management information for video data and audio data that are created after their recording is started until it is stopped and that are recorded as a stream file on a record medium is more securely stored. When their recording is started, EP entry information contained in management information of the stream file is created. Whenever EP entry information is created, it is written to a nonvolatile memory. After their recording is stopped, fixed value information and so forth that are contained in the management information are created and written to the nonvolatile memory. According to a disc eject operation, the management information written to the nonvolatile memory is written to the disc and the contents stored in the nonvolatile memory are cleared. Likewise, when power is turned off without the eject operation, information stored in the nonvolatile memory is written to the disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Isobe, Kenichiro Aridome, Naoki Morimoto, Atsushi Mae, Tetsuhiro Maeda
  • Patent number: 8639098
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller for controlling data recording to an information recording medium. The controller updates a command storage file storing a command set in response to AV stream data to be recorded on the information recording medium and an index file storing index information and then records the updated command storage file and the updated index file on the information recording medium, the command storage file and the index file being updated and recorded in response to a determination that a predetermined update timing different from the timings of the recording of the AV stream data onto the information recording medium and the editing of the recorded AV stream data is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Mae, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Naoki Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8625398
    Abstract: A data recording and reproducing configuration in which both of BDMV standard compliant data and BDMV standard non-compliant data can be used is realized. A plurality of directories are set in a recording media, and a recording destination directory is selected according to the types of data. The BDMV standard compliant data is recorded in a BDMV directory, and the BDMV standard non-compliant data, for example, 1080/60p or 3D image data are recorded in a BDAV or BU directory. At the time of data reproducing process, a virtual file system in which the recorded data in the BDMV directory and the recorded data in the BDAV/BU directory are consolidated is constructed to achieve the reproducing process. With this configuration, the recording and reproducing of the BDMV standard compliant data and the BDMV standard non-compliant data are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiya Hamada, Kenichiro Aridome
  • Patent number: 8582951
    Abstract: A data recording structure supporting an AVCHD format is provided. The data recording structure allows a playing process, an editing process and a write-once recording process to be quickly performed. When data recording is performed in a data recording format having a layered management structure such as an AVCHD format, identification information is stored in an index file containing index information for record data. The identification information is needed to perform one of the playing process on the record data, the editing process on the record data and the write-once recording process on data. This arrangement eliminates the need for reading a variety of files and retrieving information when one of the record data playing process, the record data editing process and the write-once recording process is performed. Each process is thus quickly performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Mae, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Naoki Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8472784
    Abstract: To provide a recording apparatus for recording at least content data and reproducing control information for controlling reproducing of the content data. The apparatus includes: a recording unit recording content data on a recording medium; and a control unit making a control to generate, with respect to the content data recorded on the recording medium, a clip information file including clip information indicating attribute information on the content data, a PlayList file including a PlayList for calling the clip information, an object file including an object for reproducing the content data by calling the PlayList file, and an index file including an index table for calling the object. The control unit correlates a type, based on a purpose of creating the PlayList file, with the PlayList file as attribute information of the PlayList file so as to make a control to generate the type in the index file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiya Hamada, Kenichiro Aridome, Atsushi Mae, Naoki Morimoto, Yukio Isobe
  • Patent number: 8466985
    Abstract: An information recording apparatus includes: a moving image input unit configured to input a moving image; a position information obtaining unit configured to obtain position information at the time of the moving image being input; a position information converting unit configured to convert the obtained position information into at least either bitmap data or text data, relating to a place determined with the position information thereof; a data stream generating unit configured to generate a data stream including at least either the converted bitmap data or text data, and video data corresponding to the input moving image; and a recording control unit configured to record the generated data stream as a moving image file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Maeda, Atsushi Mae, Yukio Isobe, Naoki Morimoto, Kenichiro Nagao, Kenichiro Aridome
  • Patent number: 8364016
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for performing a data recording process that permits seamless playing are provided. An information processing apparatus such as a video camera records data in a manner that permits contents having discontinued recording timings to be played in a seamless fashion. To this end, the information processing apparatus acquires seamless information of a preceding record content to be applied to a recording process of a subsequent record content, and records the seamless information in a record file defined by a record format. For example, the seamless information is recorded in a clip information file. The seamless information remains recorded on an information recording medium as long as the content recorded on the information recording medium remains undeleted. The information processing apparatus can thus read and use the seamless information at any time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Mae, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Naoki Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8335426
    Abstract: To allow AV data created after the start of recording until the end of recoding to be easily continuously recorded and reproduced for a long time as a file. A stream of which AV data have been multiplexed is recorded to a file in the unit of a packet. When the file size exceeds 2 GB with the next packet that is recorded, record control is performed such that the time of the last end of audio data of the current file matches the time of the beginning of audio data of the next file to which the stream is recorded, the current file is closed, and seamless connection that denotes that the closed file and the next file to which the stream is recorded are connected such that audio data do not overlap is set. A file is newly created and the stream is continuously recorded thereto. The recording of the file is stopped according to a stop operation. When the recording is performed for a long time, a file is automatically divided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Isobe, Kenichiro Aridome, Naoki Morimoto, Atsushi Mae, Tetsuhiro Maeda
  • Patent number: 8311398
    Abstract: A method for initializing a recording medium on which data is recorded in compliance with the AVCHD standard is proposed. Under a root directory of partitions, an ICB and FIDs for each directory contained in a directory structure defined by the AVCHD standard are recorded with consideration of information on child directories. Thereafter, an SBD and a metadata bitmap file are recorded in a partition and also, an LVIS is recorded on the basis of information, such as the number of sectors used as a result of recording the ICBs and the FIDs of all the directories and the total number of directories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Maeda, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Naoki Morimoto, Atsushi Mae