Patents by Inventor Takeyoshi Kuroya

Takeyoshi Kuroya 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: 20170309144
    Abstract: A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horizontal directions and form a thumbnail as the coverage area picture. The coverage area picture display presents a display indicating a direction in which the camera is currently directed for picture photographing. In accordance with the display, a photographing direction is controlled. A plurality of frames are photographed with respect to a designated position, then stored, and displayed. A whole picture display presents a whole panorama picture. A selective picture display presents a frame at the position designated within the whole panorama picture as a selected picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hideki Hama, Hiroshi Nedu, Takeyoshi Kuroya, Masaaki Kurebayashi
  • Patent number: 9734680
    Abstract: A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horizontal directions and form a thumbnail as the coverage area picture. The coverage area picture display presents a display indicating a direction in which the camera is currently directed for picture photographing. In accordance with the display, a photographing direction is controlled. A plurality of frames are photographed with respect to a designated position, then stored, and displayed. A whole picture display presents a whole panorama picture. A selective picture display presents a frame at the position designated within the whole panorama picture as a selected picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hideki Hama, Hiroshi Nedu, Takeyoshi Kuroya, Masaaki Kurebayashi
  • Publication number: 20130242042
    Abstract: A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horizontal directions and form a thumbnail as the coverage area picture. The coverage area picture display presents a display indicating a direction in which the camera is currently directed for picture photographing. In accordance with the display, a photographing direction is controlled. A plurality of frames are photographed with respect to a designated position, then stored, and displayed. A whole picture display presents a whole panorama picture. A selective picture display presents a frame at the position designated within the whole panorama picture as a selected picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hideki Hama, Hiroshi Nedu, Takeyoshi Kuroya, Masaaki Kurebayashi
  • Patent number: 8462253
    Abstract: A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horizontal directions and form a thumbnail as the coverage area picture. The coverage area picture display presents a display indicating a direction in which the camera is currently directed for picture photographing. In accordance with the display, a photographing direction is controlled. A plurality of frames are photographed with respect to a designated position, then stored, and displayed. A whole picture display presents a whole panorama picture. A selective picture display presents a frame at the position designated within the whole panorama picture as a selected picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hideki Hama, Hiroshi Nedu, Takeyoshi Kuroya, Masaaki Kurebayashi
  • Patent number: 7924318
    Abstract: A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horizontal directions and form a thumbnail as the coverage area picture. The coverage area picture display presents a display indicating a direction in which the camera is currently directed for picture photographing. In accordance with the display, a photographing direction is controlled. A plurality of frames are photographed with respect to a designated position, then stored, and displayed. A whole picture display presents a whole panorama picture. A selective picture display presents a frame at the position designated within the whole panorama picture as a selected picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hideki Hama, Hiroshi Nedu, Takeyoshi Kuroya, Masaaki Kurebayashi
  • Patent number: 7697025
    Abstract: Positional and elevation data obtained from a camera unit is correlated with coordinates in an entire image display portion, used as a GUI having positional information to select a specified image with a mouse. Which frame this corresponds to in the entire image is calculated, and further, the position within the clicked frame is calculated. The calculated positional information is converted into positional information and elevation data of the frame. The camera unit is controlled with the positional information and elevation data from the camera unit, and an image of a range indicated by a specified image display frame superimposed on the display portion is taken, and stored and/or displayed. This allows confirmation an image of a range to be photographed beforehand, and the user can tell the relation between the range capable of acquiring images and the photography range at a glance, so desired portions can be continuously monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hideki Hama, Hiroshi Nedu, Takeyoshi Kuroya, Masaaki Kurebayashi
  • Publication number: 20090213209
    Abstract: A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horizontal directions and form a thumbnail as the coverage area picture. The coverage area picture display presents a display indicating a direction in which the camera is currently directed for picture photographing. In accordance with the display, a photographing direction is controlled. A plurality of frames are photographed with respect to a designated position, then stored, and displayed. A whole picture display presents a whole panorama picture. A selective picture display presents a frame at the position designated within the whole panorama picture as a selected picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HASEGAWA, Hideki HAMA, Hiroshi NEDU, Takeyoshi KUROYA, Masaaki KUREBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 7573492
    Abstract: A monitoring system includes a picture capturing unit, a storage unit for storing original images composed of still images captured by said picture capturing unit, or a compressed images composed of compressed still images generated by compressing the still images, an image display unit, a designating unit for designating a region in an image displayed on the image display unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls said image display unit to display a panoramic entire image composed of the stored original images or compressed images, and updates only an image in the designated region in the entire image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hideki Hama, Hiroshi Nedu, Takeyoshi Kuroya, Masaaki Kurebayashi
  • Publication number: 20070182828
    Abstract: A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horizontal directions and form a thumbnail as the coverage area picture. The coverage area picture display presents a display indicating a direction in which the camera is currently directed for picture photographing. In accordance with the display, a photographing direction is controlled. A plurality of frames are photographed with respect to a designated position, then stored, and displayed. A whole picture display presents a whole panorama picture. A selective picture display presents a frame at the position designated within the whole panorama picture as a selected picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hideki Hama, Hiroshi Nedu, Takeyoshi Kuroya, Masaaki Kurebayashi
  • Patent number: 7224374
    Abstract: A monitoring system includes a picture capturing unit, a storage unit for storing original images composed of still images captured by said picture capturing unit, or a compressed images composed of compressed still images generated by compressing the still images, an image display unit, a designating unit for designating a region in an image displayed on the image display unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls said image display unit to display a panoramic entire image composed of the stored original images or compressed images, and updates only an image in the designated region in the entire image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hideki Hama, Hiroshi Nedu, Takeyoshi Kuroya, Masaaki Kurebayashi
  • Patent number: 7218352
    Abstract: A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horizontal directions and form a thumbnail as the coverage area picture. The coverage area picture display presents a display indicating a direction in which the camera is currently directed for picture photographing. In accordance with the display, a photographing direction is controlled. A plurality of frames are photographed with respect to a designated position, then stored, and displayed. A whole picture display presents a whole panorama picture. A selective picture display presents a frame at the position designated within the whole panorama picture as a selected picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hideki Hama, Hiroshi Nedu, Takeyoshi Kuroya, Masaaki Kurebayashi
  • Publication number: 20070091124
    Abstract: A monitoring system includes a picture capturing unit, a storage unit for storing original images composed of still images captured by said picture capturing unit, or a compressed images composed of compressed still images generated by compressing the still images, an image display unit, a designating unit for designating a region in an image displayed on the image display unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls said image display unit to display a panoramic entire image composed of the stored original images or compressed images, and updates only an image in the designated region in the entire image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hideki Hama, Hiroshi Nedu, Takeyoshi Kuroya, Masaaki Kurebayashi
  • Publication number: 20050100087
    Abstract: Positional and elevation data obtained from a camera unit is correlated with coordinates in an entire image display portion, used as a GUI having positional information to select a specified image with a mouse. Which frame this corresponds to in the entire image is calculated, and further, the position within the clicked frame is calculated. The calculated positional information is converted into positional information and elevation data of the frame. The camera unit is controlled with the positional information and elevation data from the camera unit, and an image of a range indicated by a specified image display frame superimposed on the display portion is taken, and stored and/or displayed. This allows confirmation an image of a range to be photographed beforehand, and the user can tell the relation between the range capable of acquiring images and the photography range at a glance, so desired portions can be continuously monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hideki Hama, Hiroshi Nedu, Takeyoshi Kuroya, Masaaki Kurebayashi
  • Publication number: 20040027453
    Abstract: A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horizontal directions and form a thumbnail as the coverage area picture. The coverage area picture display presents a display indicating a direction in which the camera is currently directed for picture photographing. In accordance with the display, a photographing direction is controlled. A plurality of frames are photographed with respect to a designated position, then stored, and displayed. A whole picture display presents a whole panorama picture. A selective picture display presents a frame at the position designated within the whole panorama picture as a selected picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hideki Hama, Hiroshi Nedu, Takeyoshi Kuroya, Masaaki Kurebayashi
  • Publication number: 20040002984
    Abstract: A monitoring system includes a picture capturing unit, a storage unit for storing original images composed of still images captured by said picture capturing unit, or a compressed images composed of compressed still images generated by compressing the still images, an image display unit, a designating unit for designating a region in an image displayed on the image display unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls said image display unit to display a panoramic entire image composed of the stored original images or compressed images, and updates only an image in the designated region in the entire image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Hideki Hama, Hiroshi Nedu, Takeyoshi Kuroya, Masaaki Kurebayashi