Patents by Inventor Kotaro Kashiwa

Kotaro Kashiwa 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: 10999487
    Abstract: To enable satisfactory simultaneous and widely varied pictures to be obtained, for example, by allowing a common user to obtain an overall picture while the common user performing desired image capturing, or the like. A first image capturing device image-captures a subject to record this image, and also transmits a trigger signal to a second image capturing device. The second image capturing device image-captures an image to record this image in accordance with the trigger signal. Thus, the first and second image capturing devices enable both of an overall image and a zoomed image to be obtained with simultaneous timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Kashiwa, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Wataru Kato, Yukihiro Ohzeki
  • Publication number: 20180262676
    Abstract: To enable satisfactory simultaneous and widely varied pictures to be obtained, for example, by allowing a common user to obtain an overall picture while the common user performing desired image capturing, or the like. A first image capturing device image-captures a subject to record this image, and also transmits a trigger signal to a second image capturing device. The second image capturing device image-captures an image to record this image in accordance with the trigger signal. Thus, the first and second image capturing devices enable both of an overall image and a zoomed image to be obtained with simultaneous timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Kotaro Kashiwa, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Yukihiro Ohzeki
  • Patent number: 10068158
    Abstract: First image data captured by a first image pickup apparatus and second image data captured by a second image pickup apparatus are stored in storing means. Thus, it is possible to correlate images with each other by using identification information of a user or the image pickup apparatus and identification information of an image capturing time, an image capturing position, or an image pickup target (event). Further, the correlated image data is edited on the basis of editing structure data, thereby generating album image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Kashiwa, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Yukihiro Ohzeki
  • Patent number: 9998647
    Abstract: To enable satisfactory simultaneous and widely varied pictures to be obtained, for example, by allowing a common user to obtain an overall picture while the common user performing desired image capturing, or the like. A first image capturing device image-captures a subject to record this image, and also transmits a trigger signal to a second image capturing device. The second image capturing device image-captures an image to record this image in accordance with the trigger signal. Thus, the first and second image capturing devices enable both of an overall image and a zoomed image to be obtained with simultaneous timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro Kashiwa, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Yukihiro Ozheki
  • Publication number: 20170125025
    Abstract: To provide a transmission method of an arbitrary signal using an acoustic sound hardly affecting the mood (quality) of the original acoustic sound even if an arbitrary signal within an audible frequency range is combined into the acoustic sound such as music. The method comprises a step of finding a separable sound, of which a fundamental element (fundamental sound) b2 contributing mainly to recognition of a single sound and an additional element contributing collaterally to recognition of the single sound are separable on temporal axis or frequency axis, among plural sounds composing the acoustic sound, or inserting a separable sound into the plural sounds composing the acoustic sound. The additional element of the separable sound found or inserted is transcribed by a signal pattern b1-1, b1-2 of the arbitrary signal. By means of the acoustic sound of which additional element is transcribed, the arbitrary signal b1-1, b1-2 is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Masuo Karasawa, Kotaro Kashiwa, Tao Lin
  • Publication number: 20160323497
    Abstract: To enable satisfactory simultaneous and widely varied pictures to be obtained, for example, by allowing a common user to obtain an overall picture while the common user performing desired image capturing, or the like. A first image capturing device image-captures a subject to record this image, and also transmits a trigger signal to a second image capturing device. The second image capturing device image-captures an image to record this image in accordance with the trigger signal. Thus, the first and second image capturing devices enable both of an overall image and a zoomed image to be obtained with simultaneous timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Kotaro KASHIWA, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Yukihiro Ozheki
  • Patent number: 9467610
    Abstract: To enable satisfactory simultaneous and widely varied pictures to be obtained, for example, by allowing a common user to obtain an overall picture while the common user performing desired image capturing, or the like. A first image capturing device image-captures a subject to record this image, and also transmits a trigger signal to a second image capturing device. The second image capturing device image-captures an image to record this image in accordance with the trigger signal. Thus, the first and second image capturing devices enable both of an overall image and a zoomed image to be obtained with simultaneous timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro Kashiwa, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Yukihiro Ozheki
  • Publication number: 20150124110
    Abstract: To enable satisfactory simultaneous and widely varied pictures to be obtained, for example, by allowing a common user to obtain an overall picture while the common user performing desired image capturing, or the like. A first image capturing device image-captures a subject to record this image, and also transmits a trigger signal to a second image capturing device. The second image capturing device image-captures an image to record this image in accordance with the trigger signal. Thus, the first and second image capturing devices enable both of an overall image and a zoomed image to be obtained with simultaneous timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Kotaro KASHIWA, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Wataru Kato, Yukihiro Ozheki
  • Patent number: 8965195
    Abstract: To enable satisfactory simultaneous and widely varied pictures to be obtained, for example, by allowing a common user to obtain an overall picture while the common user performing desired image capturing, or the like. A first image capturing device image-captures a subject to record this image, and also transmits a trigger signal to a second image capturing device. The second image capturing device image-captures an image to record this image in accordance with the trigger signal. Thus, the first and second image capturing devices enable both of an overall image and a zoomed image to be obtained with simultaneous timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Kashiwa, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Yukihiro Ohzeki
  • Publication number: 20140293078
    Abstract: To enable satisfactory simultaneous and widely varied pictures to be obtained, for example, by allowing a common user to obtain an overall picture while the common user performing desired image capturing, or the like. A first image capturing device image-captures a subject to record this image, and also transmits a trigger signal to a second image capturing device. The second image capturing device image-captures an image to record this image in accordance with the trigger signal. Thus, the first and second image capturing devices enable both of an overall image and a zoomed image to be obtained with simultaneous timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Kotaro KASHIWA, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Yukihiro Ohzeki
  • Patent number: 8787748
    Abstract: To enable satisfactory simultaneous and widely varied pictures to be obtained, for example, by allowing a common user to obtain an overall picture while the common user performing desired image capturing, or the like. A first image capturing device image-captures a subject to record this image, and also transmits a trigger signal to a second image capturing device. The second image capturing device image-captures an image to record this image in accordance with the trigger signal. Thus, the first and second image capturing devices enable both of an overall image and a zoomed image to be obtained with simultaneous timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Kashiwa, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Yukihiro Ohzeki
  • Patent number: 8782523
    Abstract: A unit video representing device, which includes an input section inputting unit video information being information about unit video as an animation, a display section, a control section causing the display section to execute display representing contents of the unit video, on the basis of the unit video information inputted by the input section, and a self information notifying section capable of causing an external editing console to recognize self information when the self unit video representing device is placed on the editing console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junzo Tokunaka, Kotaro Kashiwa, Mitsutoshi Shinkai
  • Publication number: 20140056539
    Abstract: First image data captured by a first image pickup apparatus and second image data captured by a second image pickup apparatus are stored in storing means. Thus, it is possible to correlate images with each other by using identification information of a user or the image pickup apparatus and identification information of an image capturing time, an image capturing position, or an image pickup target (event). Further, the correlated image data is edited on the basis of editing structure data, thereby generating album image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro KASHIWA, Kazuyuki MARUKAWA, Yukihiro OHZEKI
  • Patent number: 8599275
    Abstract: First image data captured by a first image pickup apparatus and second image data captured by a second image pickup apparatus are stored in storing means. Thus, it is possible to correlate images with each other by using identification information of a user or the image pickup apparatus and identification information of an image capturing time, an image capturing position, or an image pickup target (event). Further, the correlated image data is edited on the basis of editing structure data, thereby generating album image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Kashiwa, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Yukihiro Ohzeki
  • Patent number: 8493335
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a reproduction apparatus which includes a touch panel and vibrates the touch panel, including: a reproduction circuit configured to reproduce data in a unit of a frame in response to an operation of the touch panel by a user; and a driving circuit configured to vibrate the touch panel every time the data of each frame are reproduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Shinkai, Junzo Tokunaka, Kotaro Kashiwa
  • Patent number: 8369701
    Abstract: To enable satisfactory simultaneous and widely varied pictures to be obtained, for example, by allowing a common user to obtain an overall picture while the common user performing desired image capturing, or the like. A first image capturing device image-captures a subject to record this image, and also transmits a trigger signal to a second image capturing device. The second image capturing device image-captures an image to record this image in accordance with the trigger signal. Thus, the first and second image capturing devices enable both of an overall image and a zoomed image to be obtained with simultaneous timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Kashiwa, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Yukihiro Ohzeki
  • Patent number: 8244104
    Abstract: A system for creating content using content project data selects a template containing a setting of a scene arrangement of a plurality of scenes of content and creates content project data for a scene included in the selected template by setting details of the scene using existing material data or newly created data. On an imaging apparatus, a scene is selected while checking the details of the content project data on a display, and an image is captured to generate a video image signal, and the video image signal is recorded. The recorded video image signal is managed by management information for the content project data so that the video image signal is allocated to the scene arrangement of the content project data. At the time necessary scenes are shot, the content project data becomes completed content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kotaro Kashiwa
  • Patent number: 8140743
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory array section configured to serve as an information storage area and an interface section configured to interface between an external memory controller and the memory array section, the memory array section and the interface section being sealed in a package. The interface section includes a plurality of interface modules configured to correspond to a plurality of memory types on a one-to-one basis, and a clock generation section configured to generate a plurality of clock signals based on a system clock signal supplied by the external memory controller. The generated clock signals are used by the plurality of interface modules. The interface section further includes a mode interpretation section configured to interpret an input mode designation signal as indicative of one of the memory types in order to output a mode signal denoting the interpreted memory type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kotaro Kashiwa
  • Publication number: 20110285864
    Abstract: To enable satisfactory simultaneous and widely varied pictures to be obtained, for example, by allowing a common user to obtain an overall picture while the common user performing desired image capturing, or the like. A first image capturing device image-captures a subject to record this image, and also transmits a trigger signal to a second image capturing device. The second image capturing device image-captures an image to record this image in accordance with the trigger signal. Thus, the first and second image capturing devices enable both of an overall image and a zoomed image to be obtained with simultaneous timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Kotaro Kashiwa, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Yukihiro Ohzeki
  • Patent number: 8023817
    Abstract: To enable satisfactory simultaneous and widely varied pictures to be obtained, for example, by allowing a common user to obtain an overall picture while the common user performing desired image capturing, or the like. A first image capturing device image-captures a subject to record this image, and also transmits a trigger signal to a second image capturing device. The second image capturing device image-captures an image to record this image in accordance with the trigger signal. Thus, the first and second image capturing devices enable both of an overall image and a zoomed image to be obtained with simultaneous timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Kashiwa, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Yukihiro Ohzeki