Patents by Inventor Masashi Uchida

Masashi Uchida 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: 7881539
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes the following elements. A broad-range feature extraction unit extracts broad-range features from pixels located in a predetermined area in relation to a subject pixel of a first image. A broad-range degree-of-artificiality calculator calculates, in a multidimensional space represented by the broad-range features, the broad-range degree of artificiality from the positional relationship of the broad-range features to a statistical distribution range of an artificial image of the first image. A narrow-range feature extraction unit extracts narrow-range features from pixels located in the predetermined area in relation to the subject pixel of the first image. A narrow-range degree-of-artificiality calculator calculates, in a multidimensional space represented by the narrow-range features, the narrow-range degree of artificiality from the positional relationship of the narrow-range features to a statistical distribution range of the artificial image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Masashi Uchida, Yasuhiko Suga, Kenichiro Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20100265394
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a modeling unit, in video image data composed of frame images having an X direction and a Y direction perpendicular to the X direction, separating a motion from a standard image, which is one frame before a reference image subjected to a process, until the reference image into motions in the X and Y directions and representing the motions in the X and Y directions respectively as vector fields composed of a translation component composed of identical magnitude and direction regardless of positions in the X and Y directions, an X dependent component primarily changing with the position in the X direction, and a Y dependent component primarily changing with the position in the Y direction; and a calculation unit respectively calculating the translation component and the X and Y dependent components corresponding to the X and Y directions represented by the modeling unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takamasa YAMANO, Tomoyuki Otsuki, Masashi Uchida
  • Publication number: 20100000699
    Abstract: A die casting machine that suppresses the occurrence of surge pressure, prevents the occurrence of burrs and spouting of molten metal, and further minimizes variations in the quality of a molded product on site. The die casting machine comprises a mold (101) that cast-molds a product, an injection cylinder (102) for injecting molten metal (15) to the mold, and a hydraulic device (103) for pressing under high pressure the injection cylinder. The hydraulic device comprises a piston ACC (20) that supplies hydraulic oil to press under pressure a piston (13) of the injection cylinder (102) and an injection cylinder inlet valve (31). The piston ACC comprises a high pressure fast pressure-raising piston accumulator (22, 322) and a low-pressure injection piston accumulator (21, 321).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Ube Machinery Corporation, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Uchida, Kazuki Hiraizumi, Yoshinori Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20090283050
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a feed composition which contains silver-carrying zeolite and an animal-breeding method comprising the step of administering, to an animal, the foregoing silver-carrying zeolite-containing feed composition. The feed composition has almost no influence on the useful lactobacillus, but exerts an antimicrobial effect on various kinds of harmful microorganisms, in particular, bacteria belonging to the genus Salmonella or the like. Accordingly, the feed composition would permit the improvement of the healthiness of enteric canal of domestic animals, domestic fowls and cultivated fishes and the composition would in thus permit the acceleration of their growth, while maintaining their good healthiness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicants: KENKO CORPORATION, SINANEN ZEOMIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satomi Tsuchibe, Toshiyasu Takada, Masashi Uchida, Yasuo Kurihara
  • Publication number: 20090242161
    Abstract: In a hybrid injection system of a die casting machine, the occurrence of a large electric power loss can be prevented by avoiding a large current at a pressure-holding step and the size of a motor is reduced. In an injection system comprising an injection cylinder (16) housing an injection piston (15) for injecting molten metal to a mold and an electric booster (8) of hydraulic cylinder type, a head chamber (8H) to the electric booster communicates fluidly with a head chamber (16H) of the injection cylinder, causing a booster piston rod (5) to be housed in the electric booster (8) to move linearly and thus pressing under pressure to move the injection piston to perform injection molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Masashi Uchida, Kazuki Hiraizumi
  • Patent number: 7574072
    Abstract: An informational signal processing apparatus comprising an adjustment device that permits a user to adjust a space resolution adjustment value and a time resolution adjustment value output uninterruptedly. From the adjustment values output to the testing terminal, an acquisition device acquires a final adjustment value through a series of adjustments of these adjustment values and an adjustment value in a process of changes all the way to this final adjustment value and transmits them to an accumulation device. The accumulation device stores a final adjustment value through each series of adjustment and history information related to a process of changes in adjustment value all the way to the final adjustment value. Based on the history information, reliability of the final adjustment value can be decided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeyuki Fujii, Tetsujiro Kondo, Masashi Uchida, Kazutaka Ando, Tomohiro Yasuoka
  • Publication number: 20090179910
    Abstract: A display device includes: a reflection property control layer which is disposed in the front face of a display screen, whereby reflection properties are switched for each predetermined region; and a control unit configured to switch the reflection properties of the reflection property control layer depending on an input image, with the control means detecting a gloss region from the input image, and switching the reflection properties of a predetermined region according to the relevant detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takao INOUE, Masashi Uchida, Tetsujiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20090169112
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a detecting unit configured to detect an external light reflection region from an input image, and a determining unit configured to determine the glossiness of said external light reflection region, and determines whether or not the reflection of the external reflection region is specular reflection, and extracts a gloss region based on the determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Inoue, Masashi Uchida, Tetsujiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20080170986
    Abstract: Provided are zeolite comprising a metal and an oxygen-activated metal complex, wherein the above oxygen-activated metal complex is included within a unit cell comprised in the above zeolite as well as a gas decomposition agent comprised of the above zeolite. Examples of the above oxygen-activated metal complex are phthalocyanine metal complex, a bis(salicylidene)-o-phenylenediamidinato metal complex and a metal complex comprising a cyclic tetrapyrrole compound as a ligand. Examples of metal of the above oxygen-activated metal complex are silver, copper, zinc, platinum, palladium, cobalt, iron, manganese, ruthenium and the like. The above gas decomposition agent has an effect capable of continuously decomposing gases that are harmful to the health or felt unpleasant by human.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Hideki Kitamura, Hideki Masuda, Nayumi Ohata, Yurie Ito, Masashi Uchida, Yasuo Kurihara
  • Patent number: 7397512
    Abstract: A picture information converting apparatus for generating a plurality of output picture signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Yasushi Tatehira, Nobuyuki Asakura, Masashi Uchida, Takuo Morimura, Kazutaka Ando, Hideo Nakaya, Tsutomu Watanabe, Satoshi Inoue, Wataru Niitsuma
  • Patent number: 7336829
    Abstract: JPEG encoded data are entropy-decoded to quantized DCT coefficients which are sent to a prediction tap extraction circuit (41) and to a class tap extraction circuit (42). The prediction tap extraction circuit (41) and the class tap extraction circuit (42) extract what is needed from the quantized DCT coefficients to form prediction taps and class taps. A classification circuit (43) effects classification based on the class taps. A coefficient table storage unit (44) sends tap coefficients corresponding to the classes resulting from the classification to a sum of products circuit (45), which sum of products circuit (45) then effects linear predictive calculations, using the tap coefficients and the class taps, to generate decoded picture data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Toshihiko Hamamatsu, Hideo Nakaya, Takeharu Nishikata, Hideki Ohtsuka, Takeshi Kunihiro, Takafumi Morifuji, Masashi Uchida
  • Publication number: 20080013835
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes the following elements. A broad-range feature extraction unit extracts broad-range features from pixels located in a predetermined area in relation to a subject pixel of a first image. A broad-range degree-of-artificiality calculator calculates, in a multidimensional space represented by the broad-range features, the broad-range degree of artificiality from the positional relationship of the broad-range features to a statistical distribution range of an artificial image of the first image. A narrow-range feature extraction unit extracts narrow-range features from pixels located in the predetermined area in relation to the subject pixel of the first image. A narrow-range degree-of-artificiality calculator calculates, in a multidimensional space represented by the narrow-range features, the narrow-range degree of artificiality from the positional relationship of the narrow-range features to a statistical distribution range of the artificial image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Masashi Uchida, Yasuhiko Suga, Kenichiro Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20070298128
    Abstract: The present invention herein provides antibacterial zeolite particles whose ion-exchangeable ions have completely or partially been replaced with silver ions and zinc ions, wherein the ratio (A/B) of the silver ion concentration (A) to the zinc ion concentration (B) in the antibacterial zeolite particles increases in the direction along the depth of each zeolite particle. The antibacterial zeolite particles show excellent discoloration-resistant characteristics, while maintaining their excellent antibacterial activities. Accordingly, the antibacterial zeolite particles can suitably be applied to all sorts of products that are required to have antibacterial properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: SINANEN ZEOMIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Kurihara, Kumiko Miyake, Masashi Uchida
  • Patent number: 7289671
    Abstract: JPEG encoded data are entropy-decoded to quantized DCT coefficients which are sent to a prediction tap extraction circuit (41) and to a class tap extraction circuit (42). The prediction tap extraction circuit (41) and the class tap extraction circuit (42) extract what is needed from the quantized DCT coefficients to form prediction taps and class taps. A classification circuit (43) effects classification based on the class taps. A coefficient table storage unit (44) sends tap coefficients corresponding to the classes resulting from the classification to a sum of products circuit (45), which sum of products circuit (45) then effects linear predictive calculations, using the tap coefficients and the class taps, to generate decoded picture data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Toshihiko Hamamatsu, Hideo Nakaya, Takeharu Nishikata, Hideki Ohtsuka, Takeshi Kunihiro, Takafumi Morifuji, Masashi Uchida
  • Patent number: 7283678
    Abstract: JPEG encoded data are entropy-decoded to quantized DCT coefficients which are sent to a prediction tap extraction circuit (41) and to a class tap extraction circuit (42). The prediction tap extraction circuit (41) and the class tap extraction circuit (42) extract what is needed from the quantized DCT coefficients to form prediction taps and class taps. A classification circuit (43) effects classification based on the class taps. A coefficient table storage unit (44) sends tap coefficients corresponding to the classes resulting from the classification to a sum of products circuit (45), which sum of products circuit (45) then effects linear predictive calculations, using the tap coefficients and the class taps, to generate decoded picture data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Toshihiko Hamamatsu, Hideo Nakaya, Takeharu Nishikata, Hideki Ohtsuka, Takeshi Kunihiro, Takafumi Morifuji, Masashi Uchida
  • Publication number: 20070216802
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a converter converting an interlace image including a first number of pixels into a first progressive image, an interpolator interpolating the first progressive image to generate a second progressive image including a second number of pixels, a classification unit classifying, in accordance with a feature of the second progressive image, into classes, subject pixels forming a third progressive image, which serves as a target image, including the second number of pixels and having a quality higher than the second progressive image, a storage unit storing a prediction coefficient for each of the classes obtained by conducting learning using a plurality of progressive images, each including the second number of pixels, and a computation unit performing computation using the second progressive image and the prediction coefficient for each of the classes to determine the third progressive image from the second progressive image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Masashi Uchida, Takuo Morimura, Daisuke Kikuchi, Takeshi Miyai, Hideo Kasama, Takeshi Kunihiro, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Hideki Mori, Yasuhiko Suga, Kenichiro Hosokawa, Shizuo Chikaoka
  • Publication number: 20070216801
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an interlace-progressive converter converting an interlace input image into a progressive intermediate image, a motion-vector detector detecting motion vectors of the input image by using a distance shorter than the pixel interval of the intermediate image, a cyclic-coefficient setting unit setting, on the basis of a vertical motion, a first cyclic coefficient for a first type of pixel and a second cyclic coefficient for a second type of pixel, a motion compensator motion-compensating, on the basis of the motion vectors, a past progressive output image to generate a motion-compensated image, and an output image generator generating a progressive output image by adding pixel values of the first type of pixels and the second type of pixels of the progressive intermediate image and the motion-compensated image by using the first cyclic coefficient and the second cyclic coefficient as weights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsujiro KONDO, Takeshi MIYAI, Masashi UCHIDA, Takuo MORIMURA, Shizuo CHIKAOKA, Daisuke KIKUCHI, Takeshi KUNIHIRO, Hideki MORI
  • Publication number: 20070197372
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antimicrobial zeolite which comprises zeolite wherein a hardly soluble zinc salt is formed within fine pores present therein and an antimicrobial composition which comprises the foregoing antimicrobial zeolite in an amount ranging from 0.05 to 80% by mass. The antimicrobial zeolite according to the present invention can widely be applied, without causing any color change, even to the goods which undergo color changes with the elapse of time when the conventional antimicrobial zeolite is added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: SINANEN ZEOMIC CO., LTD.,
    Inventors: Yasuo Kurihara, Kumiko Miyake, Masashi Uchida
  • Patent number: 7206452
    Abstract: JPEG encoded data are entropy-decoded to quantized DCT coefficients which are sent to a prediction tap extraction circuit (41) and to a class tap extraction circuit (42). The prediction tap extraction circuit (41) and the class tap extraction circuit (42) extract what is needed from the quantized DCT coefficients to form prediction taps and class taps. A classification circuit (43) effects classification based on the class taps. A coefficient table storage unit (44) sends tap coefficients corresponding to the classes resulting from the classification to a sum of products circuit (45), which sum of products circuit (45) then effects linear predictive calculations, using the tap coefficients and the class taps, to generate decoded picture data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Toshihiko Hamamatsu, Hideo Nakaya, Takeharu Nishikata, Hideki Ohtsuka, Takeshi Kunihiro, Takafumi Morifuji, Masashi Uchida
  • Publication number: 20070058873
    Abstract: JPEG encoded data are entropy-decoded to quantized DCT coefficients which are sent to a prediction tap extraction circuit (41) and to a class tap extraction circuit (42). The prediction tap extraction circuit (41) and the class tap extraction circuit (42) extract what is needed from the quantized DCT coefficients to form prediction taps and class taps. A classification circuit (43) effects classification based on the class taps. A coefficient table storage unit (44) sends tap coefficients corresponding to the classes resulting from the classification to a sum of products circuit (45), which sum of products circuit (45) then effects linear predictive calculations, using the tap coefficients and the class taps, to generate decoded picture data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Toshihiko Hamamatsu, Hideo Nakaya, Takeharu Nishikata, Hideki Ohtsuka, Takeshi Kunihiro, Takafumi Morifuji, Masashi Uchida