Patents by Inventor Toshio Ohkouchi

Toshio Ohkouchi 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: 8400434
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a display control unit and an output unit. The display control unit displays image data of an operation unit including a rotary operation dial, and displays while rotating, according to a designated target volume value, the operation dial from a rotation angle position corresponding to a current volume value to a rotation angle position corresponding to the target volume value based on at least one of a predetermined speed and a predetermined acceleration speed. The output unit outputs a volume value corresponding to the rotation angle position of the operation dial displayed by the display control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Oka, Toshio Ohkouchi
  • Patent number: 7684883
    Abstract: An information processing method is disclosed for use with an information processing apparatus for acquiring data and executing signal processing on the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ono, Osamu Shimoyoshi, Kiyoshi Aida, Yoshinori Utsumi, Toshio Ohkouchi, Toshihiro Morita, Rie Usukura
  • Publication number: 20090033639
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a display control unit and an output unit. The display control unit displays image data of an operation unit including a rotary operation dial, and displays while rotating, according to a designated target volume value, the operation dial from a rotation angle position corresponding to a current volume value to a rotation angle position corresponding to the target volume value based on at least one of a predetermined speed and a predetermined acceleration speed. The output unit outputs a volume value corresponding to the rotation angle position of the operation dial displayed by the display control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromitsu OKA, Toshio Ohkouchi
  • Patent number: 7461175
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is disclosed which includes: a signal processing executing device for executing signal processing on data that has been acquired; a recording device for temporarily recording the data and information so that either the data or the information may be transmitted and received by the signal processing executing device, the information being necessary for the signal processing executing device to execute the signal processing on the data; and a data controlling device for controlling a destination to which to output the data after acquiring the data and the information and determining whether to execute signal processing. When determining that the signal processing is to be executed, the data controlling device writes the data and the information to the recording device. The signal processing executing device acquires either the data or the information from the recording device in order to execute the signal processing on the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ono, Osamu Shimoyoshi, Kiyoshi Aida, Yoshinori Utsumi, Toshio Ohkouchi, Toshihiro Morita, Rie Usukura
  • Publication number: 20060058901
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is disclosed which stores externally captured direct stream digital data into a file for management purposes. The apparatus includes: a file generating section generating the file in such a manner as to hold the direct stream digital data read and written in increments of a data volume higher than one sample of data according to a direct stream digital method, the file being further arranged to have a storage area for accommodating audio data encoded by an encoding method different from the direct stream digital method; and an audio data generating section generating the audio data encoded by the encoding method different from the direct stream digital method in accordance with the direct stream digital data, the audio data generating section further storing the generated audio data into the storage area of the file generated by the file generating section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Aida, Osamu Shimoyoshi, Hideyuki Ono, Yoshinori Utsumi, Toshio Ohkouchi, Rie Usukura
  • Publication number: 20050257228
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is disclosed which includes: a signal processing executing device for executing signal processing on data that has been acquired; a recording device for temporarily recording the data and information so that either the data or the information may be transmitted and received by the signal processing executing device, the information being necessary for the signal processing executing device to execute the signal processing on the data; and a data controlling device for controlling a destination to which to output the data after acquiring the data and the information and determining whether to execute signal processing. When determining that the signal processing is to be executed, the data controlling device writes the data and the information to the recording device. The signal processing executing device acquires either the data or the information from the recording device in order to execute the signal processing on the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ono, Osamu Shimoyoshi, Kiyoshi Aida, Yoshinori Utsumi, Toshio Ohkouchi, Toshihiro Morita, Rie Usukura
  • Publication number: 20050246163
    Abstract: An information processing method is disclosed for use with an information processing apparatus for acquiring data and executing signal processing on the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ono, Osamu Shimoyoshi, Kiyoshi Aida, Yoshinori Utsumi, Toshio Ohkouchi, Toshihiro Morita, Rie Usukura