Patents by Inventor Masato Hirabayashi

Masato Hirabayashi 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: 20140320524
    Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus capable of allowing a user to easily recognize an image belonging to a group. A library view image classifying unit (134) classifies a plurality of images into groups which have a rank order associated therewith. A library view group image layout unit (136) places a group image corresponding to each of the groups according to the rank order of the groups, along a group image layout reference line provided in a display region. A library view representative image layout unit (140) places, on a representative image layout region in the display region, an image belonging to any one of the groups falling within a range on the group image layout reference line associated with the representative image layout region, as a representative image. A library view space displaying unit (130) displays at least part of the display region on a screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Munetaka TSUDA, Yoshinobu MATONO, Masato HIRABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8797348
    Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus capable of allowing a user to easily recognize an image belonging to a group. A library view image classifying unit classifies a plurality of images into groups which have a rank order associated therewith. A library view group image layout unit places a group image corresponding to each of the groups according to the rank order of the groups, along a group image layout reference line provided in a display region. A library view representative image layout unit places, on a representative image layout region in the display region, an image belonging to any one of the groups falling within a range on the group image layout reference line associated with the representative image layout region, as a representative image. A library view space displaying unit displays at least part of the display region on a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Munetaka Tsuda, Yoshinobu Matono, Masato Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20110181617
    Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus capable of allowing a user to easily recognize an image belonging to a group. A library view image classifying unit classifies a plurality of images into groups which have a rank order associated therewith. A library view group image layout unit places a group image corresponding to each of the groups according to the rank order of the groups, along a group image layout reference line provided in a display region. A library view representative image layout unit places, on a representative image layout region in the display region, an image belonging to any one of the groups falling within a range on the group image layout reference line associated with the representative image layout region, as a representative image. A library view space displaying unit displays at least part of the display region on a screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Munetaka Tsuda, Yoshinobu Matono, Masato Hirabayashi