Patents by Inventor Nariyasu Hamahata

Nariyasu Hamahata 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).

  • Program additional data creating device, video program editing device, and video program data creating device
    Patent number: 8046388
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing program ancillary data pertinent to each scene of a picture program to be recorded includes a display control unit for demonstrating, on a display picture, an input form having, as an input item, the information pertinent to a scene as an object of preparation, and a program ancillary data generating unit for correlating the information specifying an associated scene with the information as input through the input form, and for outputting the resulting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Yanagita, Takumi Yoshida, Keiko Abe, Nariyasu Hamahata, Norifumi Zushi
  • Program ancillary data producing device, picture program editing device and picture program producing device
    Patent number: 7949680
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing program ancillary data pertinent to each scene of a picture program to be recorded includes a display control unit for demonstrating, on a display picture, an input form having, as an input item, the information pertinent to a scene as an object of preparation, and a program ancillary data generating unit for correlating the information specifying an associated scene with the information as input through the input form, and for outputting the resulting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Yanagita, Takumi Yoshida, Keiko Abe, Nariyasu Hamahata, Norifumi Zushi
  • Program ancillary data producing device, pictrure program editing device and picture program producing device
    Publication number: 20080259208
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing program ancillary data pertinent to each scene of a picture program to be recorded includes a display control unit for demonstrating, on a display picture, an input form having, as an input item, the information pertinent to a scene as an object of preparation, and a program ancillary data generating unit for correlating the information specifying an associated scene with the information as input through the input form, and for outputting the resulting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Noboru Yanagita, Takumi Yoshida, Keiko Abe, Nariyasu Hamahata, Norifumi Zushi
  • Program ancillary data producing device, picture program editing device and picture program producing device
    Publication number: 20080205847
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing program ancillary data pertinent to each scene of a picture program to be recorded includes a display control unit for demonstrating, on a display picture, an input form having, as an input item, the information pertinent to a scene as an object of preparation, and a program ancillary data generating unit for correlating the information specifying an associated scene with the information as input through the input form, and for outputting the resulting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Noboru Yanagita, Takumi Yoshida, Keiko Abe, Nariyasu Hamahata, Norifumi Zushi
  • Editing system, editing method, clip management device, and clip management method
    Patent number: 7207007
    Abstract: The relation between the edit resultant clip and the clip to be edited is managed with the hierarchical structure by managing means, so that the complicate editing works can be easily performed if the editing works are performed based on the information stored in the managing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuakira Moriwake, Hidehiro Hirase, Nariyasu Hamahata
  • Editing system, editing method, clip management apparatus, and clip management method
    Patent number: 7055100
    Abstract: An editing system for producing a resultant clip from a plurality of clips. Information indicating relations between the clips is stored and managed in a database according to a hierarchical structure. The content of a first resultant clip can be updated at any time, and the system automatically updates all other resultant clips that are produced from the first resultant clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuakira Moriwake, Hidehiro Hirase, Nariyasu Hamahata
  • Editing system, editing method, clip management device, and clip management method
    Publication number: 20030117431
    Abstract: The relation between the edit resultant clip and the clip to be edited is managed with the hierarchical structure by managing means, so that the complicate editing works can be easily performed if the editing works are performed based on the information stored in the managing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuakira Moriwake, Hidehiro Hirase, Nariyasu Hamahata
  • Program additional data creating device, video program editing device, and video program data creating device
    Publication number: 20030099459
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing program ancillary data pertinent to each scene of a picture program to be recorded includes a display control unit for demonstrating, on a display picture, an input form having, as an input item, the information pertinent to a scene as an object of preparation, and a program ancillary data generating unit for correlating the information specifying an associated scene with the information as input through the input form, and for outputting the resulting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Noboru Yanagita, Takumi Yoshida, Keiko Abe, Nariyasu Hamahata, Norifumi Zushi
  • EDITING SYSTEM, EDITING METHOD, CLIP MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND CLIP MANAGEMENT METHOD
    Publication number: 20020154156
    Abstract: The relation between the edit resultant clip and the clip to be edited is managed with the hierarchical structure by managing means, so that the complicate editing works can be easily performed if the editing works are performed based on the information stored in the managing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: KATSUAKIRA MORIWAKE, HIDEHIRO HIRASE, NARIYASU HAMAHATA
  • Editing system, editing method, clip management device, and clip management method
    Publication number: 20010020953
    Abstract: The relation between the edit resultant clip and the clip to be edited is managed with the hierarchical structure by managing means, so that the complicate editing works can be easily performed if the editing works are performed based on the information stored in the managing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuakira Moriwake, Hidehiro Hirase, Nariyasu Hamahata
  • Stereoscopic image generation method and apparatus thereof
    Patent number: 6160574
    Abstract: The transform arithmetic operations by spatial image transform matrixes and perspective transform matrixes to a screen surface thereon are executed on source video signal representing two-dimensional image so as to generate left-eye and right-eye video signals. It is possible to realize the stereoscopic image generation apparatus capable of setting the visual difference between a left eye and a right eye easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seisuke Oba, Takao Kumagai, Hitoshi Fukudome, Nobuyuki Minami, Nariyasu Hamahata
  • Stereoscopic image generation method and apparatus thereof
    Patent number: 5959663
    Abstract: The transform arithmetic operations by spatial image transform matrixes and perspective transform matrixes to a screen surface thereon are executed on source video signal representing two-dimensional image so as to generate left-eye and right-eye video signals. It is possible to realize the stereoscopic image generation apparatus capable of setting the visual difference between a left eye and a right eye easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seisuke Oba, Takao Kumagai, Hitoshi Fukudome, Nobuyuki Minami, Nariyasu Hamahata