Patents by Inventor Takuro Shoji

Takuro Shoji 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: 8738809
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an HDMI output terminal connectable to one of a first HDMI input terminal and a second HDMI input terminal of an external device, the first and second HDMI input terminals having a first physical address and a second physical address assigned thereto, respectively, a detection means for detecting a connection of the HDMI output terminal to one of the first and second HDMI input terminals, a read means for reading the first physical address from the external device when the connection of the HDMI output terminal to the first HDMI input terminal is detected and reading the second physical address from the external device when the connection of the HDMI output terminal to the second HDMI input terminal is detected, and a transmission means for transmitting one of the read first and second physical addresses to the external device via the HDMI output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takuro Shoji
  • Patent number: 8451383
    Abstract: An image display device includes: an image projecting unit for externally performing enlargement projection of a main-image signal; a basic-property selecting unit for selecting a predetermined basic-gamma property from multiple basic-gamma properties of the main-image signal; a correction-property selecting unit for selecting a predetermined correction-gamma property from multiple correction-gamma properties of the main-image signal; a gamma-property calculating unit for calculating a gamma property for each signal level of the main-image signal based on the selected basic-gamma and correction-gamma properties; a gamma correcting unit for subjecting the main-image signal to gamma correction based on the calculated gamma property; an operating unit for outputting a first signal corresponding to a user's basic-gamma-property selection operation, and a second signal corresponding to a user's correction-gamma-property selection operation; and a control unit for controlling each of the selection operations of the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takuro Shoji
  • Patent number: 8401359
    Abstract: A video receiving apparatus having an input terminal to receive pixel-based video data transmitted with pixel clock synchronized with the video data is provided. The video receiving apparatus may include a separation unit, an information acquisition unit, and a determination unit. The separation unit may be configured to separate auxiliary data added to the video data from the video data obtained at the input terminal. The information acquisition unit may be configured to acquire information on the number of horizontal pixels and the number of vertical pixels for the input video data from the auxiliary data separated at the separation unit. The determination unit may be configured to determine a type of the input video data based on the information on the number of horizontal pixels and the number of vertical pixels that is obtained at the information acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuro Shoji, Akira Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 8279339
    Abstract: A projection display may include a frame rate conversion section selectively performing a first frame rate conversion process or a second frame rate conversion process, an image process section selectively performing a black insertion process or a pair-frames gamma process, and outputting a result as a pair of consecutive image frames, a projection display section projecting and displaying an image on the basis of the video signal processed by the frame rate conversion section or the image process section, and a control section controlling the frame rate conversion section or the image process section according to a selected operation on a menu screen, where the control section performs the user interface function so that the black insertion process or the pair-frames gamma process by the image process section is selected with priority over the first frame rate conversion process by the frame rate conversion section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takuro Shoji
  • Publication number: 20110043704
    Abstract: An image display device includes: an image projecting unit for externally performing enlargement projection of a main-image signal; a basic-property selecting unit for selecting a predetermined basic-gamma property from multiple basic-gamma properties of the main-image signal; a correction-property selecting unit for selecting a predetermined correction-gamma property from multiple correction-gamma properties of the main-image signal; a gamma-property calculating unit for calculating a gamma property for each signal level of the main-image signal based on the selected basic-gamma and correction-gamma properties; a gamma correcting unit for subjecting the main-image signal to gamma correction based on the calculated gamma property; an operating unit for outputting a first signal corresponding to a user's basic-gamma-property selection operation, and a second signal corresponding to a user's correction-gamma-property selection operation; and a control unit for controlling each of the selection operations of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takuro SHOJI
  • Publication number: 20090207308
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an HDMI output terminal connectable to one of a first HDMI input terminal and a second HDMI input terminal of an external device, the first and second HDMI input terminals having a first physical address and a second physical address assigned thereto, respectively, a detection means for detecting a connection of the HDMI output terminal to one of the first and second HDMI input terminals, a read means for reading the first physical address from the external device when the connection of the HDMI output terminal to the first HDMI input terminal is detected and reading the second physical address from the external device when the connection of the HDMI output terminal to the second HDMI input terminal is detected, and a transmission means for transmitting one of the read first and second physical addresses to the external device via the HDMI output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takuro Shoji
  • Publication number: 20090080789
    Abstract: A projection display may include a frame rate conversion section selectively performing a first frame rate conversion process or a second frame rate conversion process, an image process section selectively performing a black insertion process or a pair-frames gamma process, and outputting a result as a pair of consecutive image frames, a projection display section projecting and displaying an image on the basis of the video signal processed by the frame rate conversion section or the image process section, and a control section controlling the frame rate conversion section or the image process section according to a selected operation on a menu screen, where the control section performs the user interface function so that the black insertion process or the pair-frames gamma process by the image process section is selected with priority over the first frame rate conversion process by the frame rate conversion section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takuro Shoji
  • Publication number: 20080317440
    Abstract: A video receiving apparatus having an input terminal to receive pixel-based video data transmitted with pixel clock synchronized with the video data is provided. The video receiving apparatus may include a separation unit, an information acquisition unit, and a determination unit. The separation unit may be configured to separate auxiliary data added to the video data from the video data obtained at the input terminal. The information acquisition unit may be configured to acquire information on the number of horizontal pixels and the number of vertical pixels for the input video data from the auxiliary data separated at the separation unit. The determination unit may be configured to determine a type of the input video data based on the information on the number of horizontal pixels and the number of vertical pixels that is obtained at the information acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuro Shoji, Akira Nishiyama