Patents by Inventor Satoshi Tsubaki

Satoshi Tsubaki 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: 11805314
    Abstract: Imaging-related information such as information regarding the position or orientation of a camera is output in an appropriate manner. A control device according to the present technology includes: a determination unit that determines a usage mode of an imaging device; and a control unit that performs output control of imaging-related information related to the imaging device on the basis of the usage mode determined by the determination unit. Performing the output control of the imaging-related information on the basis of the usage mode of the imaging device makes it possible to perform control so as not to output unnecessary information according to the usage mode of the camera. For example, in a case of a fixed camera that does not move, the imaging-related information as position information of the camera is not output, and in a case of a handy camera that is assumed to move, the imaging-related information as the position information of the camera is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naohide Yamada, Koji Kamiya, Satoshi Tsubaki, Kei Kakidani
  • Publication number: 20220417431
    Abstract: Imaging-related information such as information regarding the position or orientation of a camera is output in an appropriate manner. A control device according to the present technology includes: a determination unit that determines a usage mode of an imaging device; and a control unit that performs output control of imaging-related information related to the imaging device on the basis of the usage mode determined by the determination unit. Performing the output control of the imaging-related information on the basis of the usage mode of the imaging device makes it possible to perform control so as not to output unnecessary information according to the usage mode of the camera. For example, in a case of a fixed camera that does not move, the imaging-related information as position information of the camera is not output, and in a case of a handy camera that is assumed to move, the imaging-related information as the position information of the camera is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: NAOHIDE YAMADA, KOJI KAMIYA, SATOSHI TSUBAKI, KEI KAKIDANI
  • Publication number: 20220051432
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including: an imaging position information calculation unit that calculates a position and an orientation of an imaging device as imaging device position information on the basis of camera data received from the imaging device in association with video data; and an information display control unit that controls a display of the imaging device position information. Provided is an information processing method performed by a processor, the method including: calculating a position and an orientation of an imaging device as imaging device position information on the basis of camera data received from the imaging device in association with video data; and controlling a display of the imaging device position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Naohide YAMADA, Hironori HATTORI, Koji KAMIYA, Satoshi TSUBAKI
  • Patent number: 11172116
    Abstract: Implemented is a configuration in which camera identification information is displayed on an electric paper display unit such that the identification information can be confirmed during a power-off time. An electric paper display unit on which camera identification information is displayed, and a control unit that executes displaying upon receiving an input of identification information to be displayed or information for designating the identification information, are included. The control unit receives an input of the identification information or information for designating the identification from an external apparatus, an external memory, or an inner memory of the camera, and displays, on the electric paper display unit, the identification information or synthesized information including the identification information and additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Awaji, Akihiro Nakamura, Shingo Nakano, Satoshi Tsubaki, Tatsuya Ogiwara
  • Publication number: 20200304701
    Abstract: Implemented is a configuration in which camera identification information is displayed on an electric paper display unit such that the identification information can be confirmed during a power-off time. An electric paper display unit on which camera identification information is displayed, and a control unit that executes displaying upon receiving an input of identification information to be displayed or information for designating the identification information, are included. The control unit receives an input of the identification information or information for designating the identification from an external apparatus, an external memory, or an inner memory of the camera, and displays, on the electric paper display unit, the identification information or synthesized information including the identification information and additional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: MASAKI AWAJI, AKIHIRO NAKAMURA, SHINGO NAKANO, SATOSHI TSUBAKI, TATSUYA OGIWARA
  • Patent number: 9485054
    Abstract: A video image data encoder comprises an input to receive stereoscopic image data. The stereoscopic image data includes first and second image data having chronological correspondence. An error correction encoding unit combines portions of the first image data and corresponding portions of the second image data from the input unit into a common encoding matrix. An error correcting code derived from the combined portions is added to the encoding matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eisaburo Itakura, Hideki Iwami, Satoshi Tsubaki, Hiroaki Takahashi, Kei Kakitani
  • Patent number: 9344645
    Abstract: A camera system includes: a camera device which outputs a picked-up image signal in synchronization with an input synchronization signal; a camera controller which is input with the image signal of the camera device; and a relay device which is connected between the camera device and the camera controller and relays the image signal to be transmitted from the camera device to the camera controller, wherein the relay device transmits at least an externally input synchronization signal to the camera device and outputs the image signal to the camera device in synchronization with the externally input synchronization signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Murayama, Satoshi Tsubaki, Tamotsu Munakata, Eisaburo Itakura
  • Patent number: 9032459
    Abstract: A system and method for adjusting one or more signal delays. The signal delays are adjusted by obtaining delay amounts of video signals associated with respective camera units and respective camera control units, the camera units being coupled to respective ones of the camera control units via an asynchronous network, and adjusting one or more of the delay amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takahashi, Tamotsu Munakata, Hideaki Murayama, Satoshi Tsubaki, Eisaburo Itakura
  • Patent number: 8982219
    Abstract: A transmitting device in accordance with the present invention includes an encoding unit that converts an input video signal into encoded data and sends out the encoded data to a transmission line, and a synchronization signal generation unit that generates a synchronization signal SYNC for adjusting the phase of an input video signal on the basis of phase information transmitted through the transmission line, wherein the phase information PHS includes information indicating that a timing of a synchronization signal generated by the synchronization signal generation unit is to be advanced by the time necessary for transmission, and the synchronization signal generation unit generates the synchronization signal SYNC so that an input video signal is advanced by the time necessary for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Tsubaki, Tamotsu Munakata, Hideaki Murayama, George Fujita, Kei Kakitani
  • Patent number: 8817117
    Abstract: A camera system having a plurality of camera pairs is provided. Each pair may have a camera control unit and a camera head unit respectively connected together by way of an asynchronous transmission network. The camera system may also have a central processing unit configured to obtain a video signal delay amount, representative of a time delay between a respective camera control unit and its respective camera head unit, for each of the plurality of camera pairs, and to adjust the video signal delay amount between at least one said camera control unit and its respective camera head unit to be equal to a selected video signal delay amount of another said camera control unit and its respective camera head unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takahashi, Satoshi Tsubaki, Tamotsu Munakata, Eisaburo Itakura, Hideaki Murayama
  • Patent number: 8745432
    Abstract: A delay controller includes an acquiring section that acquires synchronization timings indicating timings when a plurality of controllers, which control via a line a plurality of transmitters that transmit data, synchronously control the transmitters, a determining section that determines a reference synchronization timing serving as a reference for synchronization between the controllers, on the basis of the synchronization timings acquired by the acquiring section, and a synchronization information transmitting section that transmits synchronization information to the controllers, the synchronization information being used when the controllers receive data from each of the transmitters at the reference synchronization timing determined by the determining section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Iwami, Eisaburo Itakura, Satoshi Tsubaki, Hiroaki Takahashi, Kei Kakitani, Tamotsu Munakata, Hideaki Murayama
  • Patent number: 8655141
    Abstract: There is provided a video transmission apparatus including a signal conversion unit for converting a packet of a local area network for transferring data into data suitable for a non-compressed video signal based on a given standard, and a video synthesis unit for recording the data converted from the packet by the signal conversion unit in an available region of the non-compressed video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Tsubaki
  • Publication number: 20130093853
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that can reproduce high-quality stereoscopic images with low delay. An interpolation data storing unit (112) stores received L image data and R image data as interpolation data. A line-based multiple data link managing unit (105) manages a management table in which the numbers of packet errors in the L image data and the R image data of each line block and the like are registered. Based on the management table, an image data input switching unit (106) outputs the reception data when both of the numbers of packet errors in the L image data and the R image data contained in the reception data are smaller than a threshold value, and outputs interpolation data that corresponds to the reception data, is stored in the interpolation data storing unit (112), and has a smaller number of errors than a threshold value when both of the numbers of errors are not smaller than the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Hideki Iwami, Eisaburo Itakura, Satoshi Tsubaki, Kei Kakitani, Hiroaki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20120257867
    Abstract: There is provided a video transmission apparatus including a signal conversion unit for converting a packet of a local area network for transferring data into data suitable for a non-compressed video signal based on a given standard, and a video synthesis unit for recording the data converted from the packet by the signal conversion unit in an available region of the non-compressed video signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventor: Satoshi TSUBAKI
  • Publication number: 20120147140
    Abstract: A video image data encoder comprises an input to receive stereoscopic image data. The stereoscopic image data includes first and second image data having chronological correspondence. An error correction encoding unit combines portions of the first image data and corresponding portions of the second image data from the input unit into a common encoding matrix. An error correcting code derived from the combined portions is added to the encoding matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Eisaburo Itakura, Hideki Iwami, Satoshi Tsubaki, Hiroaki Takahashi, Kei Kakitani
  • Publication number: 20120098980
    Abstract: A camera system having a plurality of camera pairs is provided. Each pair may have a camera control unit and a camera head unit respectively connected together by way of an asynchronous transmission network. The camera system may also have a central processing unit configured to obtain a video signal delay amount, representative of a time delay between a respective camera control unit and its respective camera head unit, for each of the plurality of camera pairs, and to adjust the video signal delay amount between at least one said camera control unit and its respective camera head unit to be equal to a selected video signal delay amount of another said camera control unit and its respective camera head unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takahashi, Satoshi Tsubaki, Tamotsu Munakata, Eisaburo Itakura, Hideaki Murayama
  • Publication number: 20120086814
    Abstract: A transmitting device in accordance with the present invention includes an encoding unit that converts an input video signal into encoded data and sends out the encoded data to a transmission line, and a synchronization signal generation unit that generates a synchronization signal SYNC for adjusting the phase of an input video signal on the basis of phase information transmitted through the transmission line, wherein the phase information PHS includes information indicating that a timing of a synchronization signal generated by the synchronization signal generation unit is to be advanced by the time necessary for transmission, and the synchronization signal generation unit generates the synchronization signal SYNC so that an input video signal is advanced by the time necessary for transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Satoshi Tsubaki, Tamotsu Munakata, Hideaka Murayama, George Fujita, Kei Kakitani
  • Publication number: 20120062755
    Abstract: A system and method for adjusting one or more signal delays. The signal delays are adjusted by obtaining delay amounts of video signals associated with respective camera units and respective camera control units, the camera units being coupled to respective ones of the camera control units via an asynchronous network, and adjusting one or more of the delay amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takahashi, Tamotsu Munakata, Hideaki Murayama, Satoshi Tsubaki, Eisaburo Itakura
  • Publication number: 20110252265
    Abstract: A delay controller includes an acquiring section that acquires synchronization timings indicating timings when a plurality of controllers, which control via a line a plurality of transmitters that transmit data, synchronously control the transmitters, a determining section that determines a reference synchronization timing serving as a reference for synchronization between the controllers, on the basis of the synchronization timings acquired by the acquiring section, and a synchronization information transmitting section that transmits synchronization information to the controllers, the synchronization information being used when the controllers receive data from each of the transmitters at the reference synchronization timing determined by the determining section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: HIDEKI IWAMI, EISABURO ITAKURA, SATOSHI TSUBAKI, HIROAKI TAKAHASHI, KEI KAKITANI, TAMOTSU MUNAKATA, HIDEAKI MURAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20110249181
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a transmitting device, including: a reproduction time information adding portion configured to add reproduction time information specifying timing of reproduction of data as an object of transmission to the data; a control time information adding portion configured to add control time information specifying control timing when circuit control is performed on a circuit, the data being to be transmitted through the circuit, to data transfer control information; and a transmitting portion configured to transmit data to which the reproduction time information and the control time information are added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: HIDEKI IWAMI, OSAMU YOSHIMURA, CHIHIRO FUJITA, SATOSHI TSUBAKI, YOSHINOBU KURE