Patents Assigned to Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Publication number: 20160057112Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including: a data processing unit that performs a content playback process; and a communication unit that communicates with a server, wherein the content is content that has a segment region configured with a plurality of pieces of variation data which can be respectively decrypted by different keys, and for which a plurality of playback paths can be configured according to variation data which is selected as a playback object, wherein each piece of variation data is data for which a variation data identifier can be analyzed from decrypted data, and wherein the data processing unit receives playback path information which is allowed to be played from the server through the communication unit, and selects variation data from the segment region so as to perform content playback, according to the playback path information received from the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicants: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kenjiro UEDA, Tateo OISHI, Yoshikazu TAKASHIMA
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Patent number: 9196304Abstract: A method for use in providing video to a user includes establishing digital video data that includes images shot in relation to a making of content, uploading the digital video data to a server, and sending the digital video data from the server through a network to a client device for viewing by the user. A system for use in providing video to a user and a storage medium storing a computer program executable by a processor based system are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Theodore M. Shikuma
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Patent number: 9118895Abstract: A reproduction apparatus reproduces image data of a left eye image and a right eye image of a 3D content recorded in a recording medium. The recording medium stores information about black border widths according to each parallax amount in periphery of right and left image frames between the left eye image and the right eye image. A post processing unit generates and outputs a border-attached left eye image and a border-attached right eye image by inserting an image having the obtained black border width according to the parallax amount in the periphery of the right image frame and an image having the obtained black border width according to the parallax amount in the periphery of the left image frame into the left eye image and the right eye image. The present invention can be applied to an image processing apparatus for processing image data of 3D images.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC.Inventors: Suguru Ushiki, Kuniaki Takahashi, Takafumi Morifuji
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Patent number: 9106802Abstract: Using multimedia data for both continuous playback and streaming playback purposes, including: encoding an elementary stream of multimedia content into a fixed length of a group of pictures; multiplexing the encoded multimedia content into a transport stream; locating data offsets of each GOP header inside the transport stream; and uploading the data offsets along with the transport stream to a server. Continuous and streaming playback of multimedia content.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2009Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Yoshikazu Takashima, Saravana Prabhu Anbananthan
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Patent number: 9070228Abstract: A surface definition module of a hair/fur pipeline may be used to define a surface. An instancing module is used to instance hairs. An instanced hair database coupled to the instancing module is used to store hair data. The instancing module retrieves hair data from the instanced hair database to allow for a relatively large number of hairs to instanced. A display module is used to display the instanced hairs with respect to the surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2007Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Armin Walter Bruderlin, Francois Chardavoine, Clint Chua, Gustav Melich
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Patent number: 9047915Abstract: A method for managing a revision to a media asset in media production. The method includes identifying error or defect in the media asset; manually generating a path or arc of corrections and approvals needed to correct the identified error or defect in the media asset when manual generation of the path or arc of corrections is requested; generating the path or arc of corrections and approvals using a pre-defined set of steps or tasks when no request for manual generation is received; and performing the corrections and approvals according to the generated path or arc.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2005Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Sam Richards, Reid Hartenbower, Rob Bredow, Chris Juen
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Patent number: 9030533Abstract: Adjusting overlay positioning in stereoscopic video, including: receiving overlay data including a plurality of overlays, each overlay having a lateral axis value, a vertical axis value, and a depth value; receiving and displaying the stereoscopic video to a user as at least one of a video preview display and a stereoscopic display, each display including an overlay from the overlay data, wherein a position of the overlay in each display is based on the lateral axis value, the vertical axis value, and the depth value of the overlay, and wherein the video preview display includes interfaces for adjusting the position of the overlay in each display; receiving input from the user related to the depth value of the overlay; and adjusting the position of the overlay in the video preview display based on the input from the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2010Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Robert Aubey, Jr., Peter Avventi, Dennis Adams, Yoshikazu Takashima, John Ying, Tommy Choy, George Reis, Michael Thompson, Kiruthika Krishnadevarajan, Don C. Eklund, II
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Patent number: 9024949Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention includes a technique to represent three-dimensional (3-D) object using signed distance functions. A bounding box containing an object is constructed in a 3-D coordinate system. The bounding box has at least a bounding plane. A ray is projected from a grid point on the bounding plane to the object with a pre-defined direction. The ray intersects a surface of the object at an intersection point. A parameterization value of the intersection point associated with the grid point is computed. The parameterization value corresponds to a distance from the grid point to the intersection point.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2005Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Murilo Gondim Neto, Sebastian Mark Marino
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Patent number: 9025933Abstract: An information processing device includes first encoding means for encoding an image by placing strip-shaped areas in the upper and lower sides, second encoding means for encoding data of first subtitles displayed in a third area formed by joining at least a part of one area of a first area and a second area together with the other area, first generating means for generating information referred to form the third area, and second generating means for generating the contents including the video stream, a stream of the first subtitles, and the control information.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2010Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures EntertainmentInventors: Shinobu Hattori, Kuniaki Takahashi, Don Eklund
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Patent number: 8957907Abstract: A surface definition module of a hair/fur pipeline may be used to generate a shape defining a surface and an associated volume. A control hair module may be used to fill the volume with control hairs and an interpolation module may be used to interpolate final hair strands from the control hairs.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2007Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Armin Walter Bruderlin, Francois Chardavoine, Clint Chun, Gustav Melich
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Patent number: 8953795Abstract: Providing authorized copies of encrypted media content including: receiving application for authentication to make copies of the media content; providing forensic decryption tools to process the media content; transmitting a permission to make copies of the media content using the forensic decryption tools; performing authorized decryption of the media content; and making and forensically marking copies of the decrypted media content.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2008Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Mitch Singer
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Publication number: 20140348489Abstract: Recording images, including: receiving an optical effects selection, which indicates a selected optical effect to apply to raw image data capturing the images; receiving an optical effects parameter, which indicates how to apply the selected optical effects to the raw image data; storing the optical effects selection and the optical effects parameter as effects metadata; recording the raw image data using a sensor of the digital camera; marking the effects metadata with time information to associate the effects metadata with the recorded raw image data over time; applying the selected optical effect to the raw image data according to the optical effects parameter to create processed image data while preserving the recorded raw image data; and displaying the processed image data on a display of the digital camera. Key words include raw image data and effects metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INCInventors: Spencer Stephens, Chris Cookson, Scot Barbour
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Publication number: 20140341429Abstract: Animating digital characters based on motion captured performances, including: receiving sensory data collected using a variety of collection techniques including optical video, electro-oculography, and at least one of optical, infrared, and inertial motion capture; and managing and combining the collected sensory data to aid cleaning, tracking, labeling, and re-targeting processes. Keywords include Optical Video Data and Inertial Motion Capture.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicants: Sony Corporation, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Parag Havaldar, Josh Wills, Demian Gordon, Josh Ochoa, Jianxia Xue
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Patent number: 8887130Abstract: The system and method provide for software design and development that result in applications that are service-oriented. The systems provide for architecture development, integration, and maintenance using an SOA approach, and in particular an approach that provides for service-oriented development of applications (SODA). Such systems include numerous beneficial and advantageous features, including ways to define requirements and ways to design and develop applications.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2007Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Arun Seetharaman, Douglas Saucier, Gary Lamperillo
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Patent number: 8878908Abstract: Automatically converging a plurality of images for use in a stereoscopic camera system including a plurality of 2-D cameras, the method including: receiving a focal distance from each 2-D camera of the plurality of 2-D cameras, wherein each 2-D camera includes at least one image sensor; calculating a system focal distance of the stereoscopic camera system by using focal distances received from the plurality of 2-D cameras; determining a center of interest using the calculated system focal distance of the stereoscopic camera system; and moving the at least one image sensor in each 2-D camera to adjust directions of view of the plurality of 2-D cameras to converge at the center of interest.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2010Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment IncInventors: Chris Cookson, George H. Joblove, David L. Hays
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Patent number: 8832760Abstract: A system and method are provided that allow the presentation of content to multiple users while some or all of the users communicate with one another through a network. In some embodiments, a content item such as a movie is viewed synchronously by multiple users while the users interact through, e.g., instant messaging. A viewing event may be arranged with users receiving invitations, responding to the invitations, and receiving reminders about the viewing event. The viewing event allows for contests to be conducted between the users. The users may be charged fees to participate in the viewing event. Items for sale may be offered to the users, such as a copy of the content item.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment IncInventors: Don Charles Eklund, II, Ben Feingold
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Patent number: 8811793Abstract: A camera event logger device coupled to a motion picture camera, including: a data port configured to receive control signals to manage the logger device including a particular receive frequency; a radio-frequency receiver configured to receive time signal of the particular receive frequency to enable fine adjustment of a timecode; a timecode manager including a plurality of timecode readers and at least one timecode generator, a first timecode reader of the plurality of timecode readers configured to receive the time signal from the radio-frequency receiver and make the time signal available to the at least one timecode generator, wherein the at least one timecode generator is configured to generate the timecode by conditioning the time signal, the timecode manager configured to receive camera timecode from the motion picture camera, and to send back adjusted camera timecode adjusted in accordance with the conditioned timecode; a processor configured to receive camera status information from the motion pictuType: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment IncInventors: Phil Squyres, James Ketcham, Ian Wayne
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Patent number: 8812618Abstract: Routing of content, including: receiving a request to access a content item from a device; determining at least one of status, location, and format of the content item; and planning a procedure to fulfill the request to access the content item, wherein the procedure includes a method and a route.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment IncInventor: Richard Berger
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Patent number: 8810582Abstract: A lighting module of a hair/fur pipeline may be used to produce lighting effects in a lighting phase for a shot and an optimization module may be used to: determine if a cache hair state file including hair parameters exists; and determine if the cache hair state file includes matching hair parameters to be used in the shot, and if so, the hair parameter values from the cache hair state file are used in the lighting phase.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2007Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment IncInventors: Armin Walter Bruderlin, Francois Chardavoine, Clint Chua, Gustav Melich
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Publication number: 20140214907Abstract: A system and method for managing a plurality content items employs an ingest station which may digitize the content items, generate metadata corresponding to each of the content items, and store the metadata and the content items in a storage medium or mediums. The content items may be audio content, video content, or audio/video content. The system and method may provide an association between the metadata and a corresponding content item to facilitate retrieval of the content item. The content items may be retrieved, at least in part, by searching the metadata and employing the association between the metadata and a corresponding content item to locate the desired content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicants: Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc, Sony CorporationInventors: Michael Kohut, Larry Goodman, Mark Koffman, Jim Mercs