Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Hirano

Tsuyoshi Hirano 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: 7042517
    Abstract: An apparatus to proceed data received from a broadcast signal, where the data includes a plurality of formats. The apparatus comprises: means for separating the data from the broadcast signal into a plurality of formats; layer image signal generating means for generating layer image signals of predetermined sizes, wherein each layer image signal is separately positioned; display section signal generating means for generating display section signal for each layer image signal; and adaptive image processing means for superimposing the layer image signals and for subjecting each superimposed layer image signal corresponding to the display section signal to adaptive image processing according to a preset parameter of each layer image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Hirano
  • Patent number: 6975365
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing method and an image processing apparatus that improve quality of display images in different formats of a multi-format data broadcast image. The image processing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: separating menu data, character data, still image data, and moving image data in a plurality of formats from a broadcast video signal; generating a layer image signal such that the image signal of data in each of the formats is superimposable on the data in the plurality of formats; and subjecting the superimposed layer image signal to adaptive image processing according to a preset parameter by means of an adaptive image processing unit. Therefore, by subjecting each layer to different image processing irrespective of the type and the format of the signal, it is possible to perform image processing adapted to each format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Hirano
  • Patent number: 6972804
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing method and an image processing apparatus that improve quality of display images in different formats of a multi-format data broadcast image. The image processing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: separating menu data, character data, still image data, and moving image data in a plurality of formats from a broadcast video signal; generating a layer image signal such that the image signal of data in each of the formats is superimposable on the data in the plurality of formats; and subjecting the superimposed layer image signal to adaptive image processing according to a preset parameter by means of an adaptive image processing unit. Therefore, by subjecting each layer to different image processing irrespective of the type and the format of the signal, it is possible to perform image processing adapted to each format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Hirano
  • Publication number: 20050162701
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing method and an image processing apparatus that improve quality of display images in different formats of a multi-format data broadcast image. The image processing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: separating menu data, character data, still image data, and moving image data in a plurality of formats from a broadcast video signal; generating a layer image signal such that the image signal of data in each of the formats is superimposable on the data in the plurality of formats; and subjecting the superimposed layer image signal to adaptive image processing according to a preset parameter by means of an adaptive image processing unit. Therefore, by subjecting each layer to different image processing irrespective of the type and the format of the signal, it is possible to perform image processing adapted to each format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Hirano
  • Publication number: 20050162700
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing method and an image processing apparatus that improve quality of display images in different formats of a multi-format data broadcast image. The image processing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: separating menu data, character data, still image data, and moving image data in a plurality of formats from a broadcast video signal; generating a layer image signal such that the image signal of data in each of the formats is superimposable on the data in the plurality of formats; and subjecting the superimposed layer image signal to adaptive image processing according to a preset parameter by means of an adaptive image processing unit. Therefore, by subjecting each layer to different image processing irrespective of the type and the format of the signal, it is possible to perform image processing adapted to each format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Hirano
  • Publication number: 20050128354
    Abstract: An apparatus to proceed data received from a broadcast signal, where the data includes a plurality of formats. The apparatus comprises: means for separating the data from the broadcast signal into a plurality of formats; layer image signal generating means for generating layer image signals of predetermined sizes, wherein each layer image signal is separately positioned; display section signal generating means for generating display section signal for each layer image signal; and adaptive image processing means for superimposing the layer image signals and for subjecting each superimposed layer image signal corresponding to the display section signal to adaptive image processing according to a preset parameter of each layer image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Hirano
  • Patent number: 6885408
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing method and an image processing apparatus that improve quality of display images in different formats of a multi-format data broadcast image. The image processing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: separating menu data, character data, still image data, and moving image data in a plurality of formats from a broadcast video signal; generating a layer image signal such that the image signal of data in each of the formats is superimposable on the data in the plurality of formats; and subjecting the superimposed layer image signal to adaptive image processing according to a preset parameter by means of an adaptive image processing unit. Therefore, by subjecting each layer to different image processing irrespective of the type and the format of the signal, it is possible to perform image processing adapted to each format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Hirano
  • Publication number: 20020047917
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing method and an image processing apparatus that improve quality of display images in different formats of a multi-format data broadcast image. The image processing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: separating menu data, character data, still image data, and moving image data in a plurality of formats from a broadcast video signal; generating a layer image signal such that the image signal of data in each of the formats is superimposable on the data in the plurality of formats; and subjecting the superimposed layer image signal to adaptive image processing according to a preset parameter by means of an adaptive image processing unit. Therefore, by subjecting each layer to different image processing irrespective of the type and the format of the signal, it is possible to perform image processing adapted to each format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Hirano
  • Patent number: 6121959
    Abstract: A monitor device capable of setting and adjusting various function items with an operation system having fewer number of keys and fitting an operation sense of a user. The movement of the cursor, and the change of the sound volume display and all kinds of adjustment values in a submenu can be performed with a tablet key which can be pressed and slide-operated with the result that almost all of the setting and adjustment on all kinds of functions of the monitor device can be performed with fewer required than keys of the conventional operation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masaharu Fukumoto, Hiroyuki Segawa, Takayuki Shiomi, Osamu Oda, Kenichi Konuma, Etsuko Morota, Miwako Yoritate, Tsuyoshi Hirano, Kayo Kono
  • Patent number: 5367380
    Abstract: In the velocity modulation apparatus for a three-tube projection television, an effective velocity modulation can be implemented under due consideration of humans eye's relative visibility characteristics with respect to the three primary colors of R, G and B, and the velocity modulation apparatus includes a VM signal extracting circuit 1 for extracting a velocity modulation (VM) signal from the luminance signal; a plurality of driving circuits 3 to 5 having three different gains at ratios of 0. 3:0. 59:0. 11; and a red color VM coil 7, a green color VM coil 8 and a blue color VM coil 9 provided for three corresponding Braun tubes, respectively and driven by the driving circuits 3 to 5, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Hirano