Patents by Inventor Takeo Tsumura

Takeo Tsumura 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: 8341351
    Abstract: A data reception system includes a data acquisition unit acquiring data from a predetermined transmission path, an access control unit storing the data acquired by the data acquisition unit in a predetermined storage area, and a plurality of storage areas. The plurality of storage areas includes a first storage area and a second storage area having a greater storable capacity and a lower storing speed compared to the first storage area. The access control unit further includes a transfer unit. The access control unit determines whether the total amount of data stored in the first storage area is in the excess of a predetermined threshold or not and causes a transfer unit to transfer the data acquired by the data acquisition unit to the second storage area to store the data in the second storage area when the total amount is in the excess of the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takeo Tsumura
  • Patent number: 8081255
    Abstract: An image converting apparatus includes a memory which can store frame information of an image to be played, and an image processing section which can read frame information from the memory and convert the frame rate to a predetermined frame rate in response to a predetermined state and in accordance with the play state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Koshimizu, Yasushi Sato, Takeo Tsumura, Yosihiro Minami
  • Patent number: 8031958
    Abstract: An image signal processing apparatus, the method and a camera system are provided, by which highly efficient processing close to 1-path processing can be performed without deteriorating a picture quality or taking too much time for the processing, a capacity required for a compression rate, band and memory in the worst case can be assured and a random accessing property is not impaired when compressing image data: wherein the apparatus has at least a first signal processing unit, a second signal processing unit, and a storage unit accessed by the first signal processing unit and the second signal processing unit; wherein the first signal processing unit includes at its interface part with the storage unit a band compression expansion unit having functions of compressing input image data based on a predetermined band compression method, writing the same in the storage unit, and expands compressed data read from the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masatake Saito, Takeo Tsumura
  • Publication number: 20100134411
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which includes an image send unit for displaying a 3D image of a remote operation device as a virtual remote controller, at least one imaging unit for taking an image of a user, a 3D image detection unit for detecting a user's motion based on a video taken by the imaging unit, an instruction detection unit for determining whether the user has pressed a predetermined operation button arranged on the virtual remote controller, based on a detection result by the 3D image detection unit and a position of the predetermined operation button arranged on the virtual remote controller displayed by the image send unit, and an instruction execution unit for performing a predetermined processing corresponding to the user-pressed operation button on the virtual remote controller based on a determination result by the instruction detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Tsumura, Jun Maruo
  • Patent number: 7702163
    Abstract: An image signal processing apparatus, the method and a camera system are provided, by which highly efficient processing close to 1-path processing can be performed without deteriorating a picture quality or taking too much time for the processing, a capacity required for a compression rate, band and memory in the worst case can be assured and a random accessing property is not impaired when compressing image data: wherein a data signal processing unit performs a compression processing by dividing input image data to a plurality of bit resolution parts and applying a predetermined compression method to each divided part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masatake Saito, Takeo Tsumura
  • Publication number: 20090031092
    Abstract: A data reception system includes a data acquisition unit acquiring data from a predetermined transmission path, an access control unit storing the data acquired by the data acquisition unit in a predetermined storage area, and a plurality of storage areas. The plurality of storage areas includes a first storage area and a second storage area having a greater storable capacity and a lower storing speed compared to the first storage area. The access control unit further includes a transfer unit. The access control unit determines whether the total amount of data stored in the first storage area is in the excess of a predetermined threshold or not and causes a transfer unit to transfer the data acquired by the data acquisition unit to the second storage area to store the data in the second storage area when the total amount is in the excess of the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takeo Tsumura
  • Publication number: 20070091204
    Abstract: An image converting apparatus includes a memory which can store frame information of an image to be played, and an image processing section which can read frame information from the memory and convert the frame rate to a predetermined frame rate in response to a predetermined state and in accordance with the play state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Koshimizu, Yasushi Sato, Takeo Tsumura, Yoshihiro Minami
  • Publication number: 20060233446
    Abstract: An image signal processing apparatus, the method and a camera system are provided, by which highly efficient processing close to 1-path processing can be performed without deteriorating a picture quality or taking too much time for the processing, a capacity required for a compression rate, band and memory in the worst case can be assured and a random accessing property is not impaired when compressing image data: wherein a data signal processing unit performs a compression processing by dividing input image data to a plurality of bit resolution parts and applying a predetermined compression method to each divided part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masatake Saito, Takeo Tsumura
  • Publication number: 20060232451
    Abstract: An image signal processing apparatus, the method and a camera system are provided, by which highly efficient processing close to 1-path processing can be performed without deteriorating a picture quality or taking too much time for the processing, a capacity required for a compression rate, band and memory in the worst case can be assured and a random accessing property is not impaired when compressing image data: wherein the apparatus has at least a first signal processing unit, a second signal processing unit, and a storage unit accessed by the first signal processing unit and the second signal processing unit; wherein the first signal processing unit includes at its interface part with the storage unit a band compression expansion unit having functions of compressing input image data based on a predetermined band-compression method, writing the same in the storage unit, and expands compressed data read from the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masatake Saito, Takeo Tsumura
  • Patent number: 4708505
    Abstract: A typewriter misprint correction method in which misprint is completely erased when ink is lifted from the paper by erasing impressions through correction tape, erasing impression being conducted two or more times for each character and a prescribed length of correction tape being fed after at least one erasing impressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeo Tsumura, Hiroji Iwai, Atsushi Kadoya
  • Patent number: 4687356
    Abstract: An impact-type electronic printer uses a rotary printing wheel and a ROM to store printing-type position data for dealing with respective printing types borne by the rotary printing wheel, hammer pressure data, and the spacing data respectively matching the designated printing types together with printing-type position data. The main CPU then draws out the printing-type position data, hammer pressure data, and the spacing data in response to the input data to allow the printer to execute the printing operation using the designated printing types in accordance with these data drawn out of the ROM, thus realizing distinctly clean printed characters. The unique system embodied by the present invention makes it possible for the controller to easily read important data from the ROM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1987
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Matsui, Takeo Tsumura, Eiichi Sakanaka
  • Patent number: 4432020
    Abstract: A facsimile device includes an administration data storage system for memorizing the administration data related to each transmission operation. The data may comprise time data at which the transmission operation is initiated, time period data during which the transmission operation is conducted, document size data representing the size of the document sheet, sheet number data representing the number of document sheets, machine number data representing the machine number of the connected office, and operator code data representing the operator who conducted the transmission operation. The thus stored administration data is printed out at the end of each one day of work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1984
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuichi Onose, Takashi Nakajiri, Takeo Tsumura
  • Patent number: 4337472
    Abstract: A recording head is disclosed which comprises an array of pin electrodes of copper wires and a plurality of pairs of auxiliary electrodes. Two lead frames are mounted to sandwich the array of pin electrodes, with one end of each lead frame serving as auxiliary electrode regions and the other end serving as lead terminals. Standing studs are planted on a printed circuit board for common connection of electrically conductive wires which connect to the pin electrodes at their tip portions and pass through the spacing between the two adjacent lead terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1982
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Youiti Shimizu, Takeo Tsumura, Tadashi Matsumoto, Syunzi Nakai