Patents Assigned to Sony (China) Limited
  • Patent number: 8922492
    Abstract: A method of inputting characters includes: generating a character display area, displaying characters in a first direction sub-region or a second direction sub-region of the character browsing region according to a direction indicating action in a first direction or a second direction, upon detecting a change in directions indicated by two successive direction indicating actions, displaying, in an input character display region, the character currently displayed in the character browsing region, switching between the first direction sub-region and the second direction sub-region of the character browsing region according to the direction indicated by the latter direction indicating action, and performing an action of selecting a next character corresponding to the latter direction indicating action in the switched direction sub-region. The invention also provides a device of inputting characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sony (China) Limited
    Inventors: Chengjia Lu, Leiping Zhu
  • Patent number: 8614651
    Abstract: A thin apparatus for displaying image, comprising: a first input terminal (6a) for inputting image signal, the first input terminal (6a) is located on back side of the thin apparatus; a panel (2) for displaying images, the panel (2) is located on front side of the thin apparatus; and a control circuit (3) for controlling the image signal, wherein the axis of the first input terminal (6a) is substantively parallel to the back of the panel (2), the control circuit (3) is located under the panel (2), and shapes that the width is longer than the height. Compared with the prior art, the thickness and height of the thin apparatus of this invention are greatly reduced, and the whole structure of it becomes more compact and proper because this invention considers the combination of the position and shape of the control circuit (3), and the arrangement of the first input terminal (6a) for the first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sony (China) Limited
    Inventors: Xiong Chen, Katsumi Yamatogi, Osamu Kihara
  • Patent number: 8351650
    Abstract: The present invention provides a foreground action estimating apparatus and a foreground action estimating method, wherein the foreground action estimating apparatus includes: a training image inputting means for inputting a foreground image, a background image and an image having the foreground and background images as training images; a basis matrix calculating means for calculating a foreground basis matrix and a background basis matrix by respectively extracting a foreground feature and a background feature from the foreground image and the background image, respectively, and combining the foreground basis matrix and the background basis matrix to obtain a combined basis matrix; a feature suppressing means for calculating the feature coefficients of the training images in accordance with the combined basis matrix obtained by the basis matrix calculating means so as to obtain image features of the background-feature-suppressed training images; and a foreground action information acquiring means for estimat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sony (China) Limited
    Inventors: Li Liang, Weiguo Wu
  • Patent number: 8326042
    Abstract: The present invention provides a moving image analyzing apparatus, method and system. The moving image analyzing apparatus comprises a moving image reading means for reading a moving image, a region-of-interest extracting means for extracting a region-of-interest from each frame in the moving image, an object feature extracting means for extracting an object feature in the region-of-interest or a region adjacent to the region-of-interest, and a shot change detecting means for detecting a shot change on the basis of the color feature of image, the object feature of the region-of-interest, and the differences of the motion information among the images of each frame. By estimating the reliability of the motion information within an image, the present invention can eliminate the shot change which is incorrectly detected according to the color distribution feature and the dimensional feature of the region-of-interest, thereby improving the detection accuracy of shot change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sony (China) Limited
    Inventors: Weiguo Wu, Takayuki Yoshigahara, Bo Han, Yichuan Hu
  • Patent number: 8249289
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic apparatus of splittable type comprising at least two speaker portions, the two speaker portions are connected by electro-wires, wherein in one speaker portion is provided a winding mechanism for pulling-out and retracting-in the electro-wires; each of the speaker portions has a voice chamber, and the voice chambers in the two speaker portions have the different shapes from but substantially the same volumes as each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Sony (China) Limited
    Inventors: Hajime Mizuno, Zhixiong Yao, Shen Cheng
  • Patent number: 8120580
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic apparatus including a display screen having a first menu display area and a second menu display area, and a direction key provided on a side; first menu items arranged in a right-left direction are displayed in the first menu display area, and second menu items arranged in an up-down direction are displayed in the second menu display area, the direction key and the first menu display area are positioned substantially on a straight line extending in the right-left direction, the first menu items can be selected when a front portion/back portion of the direction key is pressed, the second menu items corresponding to the selected first menu items can be selected when an upper portion/lower portion of the direction key is pressed, and the selected menu items can be confirmed when a center portion of the direction key is pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Sony (China) Limited
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yamaji, Katsuji Miyazawa, Zhongsheng Hong
  • Publication number: 20100092074
    Abstract: The present invention provides a foreground action estimating apparatus and a foreground action estimating method, wherein the foreground action estimating apparatus includes: a training image inputting means for inputting a foreground image, a background image and an image having the foreground and background images as training images; a basis matrix calculating means for calculating a foreground basis matrix and a background basis matrix by respectively extracting a foreground feature and a background feature from the foreground image and the background image, respectively, and combining the foreground basis matrix and the background basis matrix to obtain a combined basis matrix; a feature suppressing means for calculating the feature coefficients of the training images in accordance with the combined basis matrix obtained by the basis matrix calculating means so as to obtain image features of the background-feature-suppressed training images; and a foreground action information acquiring means for estimat
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Sony (China) Limited
    Inventors: Li LIANG, Weiguo WU
  • Publication number: 20090228450
    Abstract: A DRM client system and a method thereof as well as a DRM system applying the DRM client system are provided. The DRM client system comprises at least one application plug-in module, for generating a DRM client processing request according to a user's request or an external application system's request; and a DRM information processing module for receiving digital data and decrypting the received digital data, in response to the DRM client processing request from the application plug-in module, wherein the DRM information processing module determines and selects a DRM rule to be adopted according to the contents of the DRM client processing request and the digital data and executes a corresponding decryption operation on the digital data according to the selected DRM rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Sony (China) Limited
    Inventor: Zhihui ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20090092268
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic apparatus of splittable type comprising at least two speaker portions, the two speaker portions are connected by electro-wires, wherein in one speaker portion is provided a winding mechanism for pulling-out and retracting-in the electro-wires; each of the speaker portions has a voice chamber, and the voice chambers in the two speaker portions have the different shapes from but substantially the same volumes as each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Sony (China) Limited
    Inventors: Hajime MIZUNO, Zhixiong Yao, Shen Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090073118
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic apparatus with display screen, wherein a direction key is provided on a side of the electronic apparatus, the display screen and a second menu display area, a plurality of first menu items arranged in right-left direction are displayed in the first menu display area, and a plurality of second menu items arranged in upper-down direction are displayed in the second menu display area, wherein the direction key and the first menu display area are positioned substantially on the same straight line extending in the right-left direction; the first menu items in the first menu display area can be selected when front portion/back portion of the direction key is pressed; the second menu items corresponding to the selected first menu items can be selected in the second menu display area when upper portion/lower portion of the direction key is pressed; and the selected menu items can be confirmed when center portion of the direction key is pressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Sony (China) Limited
    Inventors: Yasufumi YAMAJI, Katsuji Miyazawa, Zhongsheng Hong
  • Publication number: 20080310727
    Abstract: The present invention provides a moving image analyzing apparatus, method and system. The moving image analyzing apparatus comprises a moving image reading means for reading a moving image, a region-of-interest extracting means for extracting a region-of-interest from each frame in the moving image, an object feature extracting means for extracting an object feature in the region-of-interest or a region adjacent to the region-of-interest, and a shot change detecting means for detecting a shot change on the basis of the color feature of image, the object feature of the region-of-interest, and the differences of the motion information among the images of each frame. By estimating the reliability of the motion information within an image, the present invention can eliminate the shot change which is incorrectly detected according to the color distribution feature and the dimensional feature of the region-of-interest, thereby improving the detection accuracy of shot change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Sony (China) Limited
    Inventors: Weiguo Wu, Takayuki Yoshigahara, Bo Han, Yichuan Hu
  • Publication number: 20080117121
    Abstract: A thin apparatus for displaying image, comprising: a first input terminal (6a) for inputting image signal, the first input terminal (6a) is located on back side of the thin apparatus; a panel (2) for displaying images, the panel (2) is located on front side of the thin apparatus; and a control circuit (3) for controlling the image signal, wherein the axis of the first input terminal (6a) is substantively parallel to the back of the panel (2), the control circuit (3) is located under the panel (2), and shapes that the width is longer than the height. Compared with the prior art, the thickness and height of the thin apparatus of this invention are greatly reduced, and the whole structure of it becomes more compact and proper because this invention considers the combination of the position and shape of the control circuit (3), and the arrangement of the first input terminal (6a) for the first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Sony (China) Limited
    Inventors: Xiong CHEN, Katsumi YAMATOGI, Osamu KIHARA