Patents by Inventor Akihiro Sugimura

Akihiro Sugimura 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: 9172941
    Abstract: A moving image processing device is configured such that a frame data acquisition unit configured to acquire frame data in which a parallax image for the left eye and a parallax image for the right eye are arranged across an active space. An image processing unit configured to subject the frame data to image processing. An active space setting unit configured to identify the position of the active space processed by the image processing unit and to set the pixel values of the active space to be fixed values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Akihiro Sugimura
  • Patent number: 8174420
    Abstract: A video encoding apparatus receives a digital video data signal, converts the digital video data signal into an analog video signal and outputs the analog video signal to an externally connected image device. An encoding processor converts the digital video data signal into the analog video signal. A resolution determination unit compares the resolution of an image represented by the digital video data signal with an externally defined resolution. An output controller refers to a result of comparison by the resolution determination unit and, if the externally defined resolution matches the resolution of the image represented by the digital video data signal, outputs the analog video signal. If the resolutions do not match, the output controller restricts the output of the analog video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Akihiro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20120069145
    Abstract: A moving image processing device is configured such that a frame data acquisition unit configured to acquire frame data in which a parallax image for the left eye and a parallax image for the right eye are arranged across an active space. An image processing unit configured to subject the frame data to image processing. An active space setting unit configured to identify the position of the active space processed by the image processing unit and to set the pixel values of the active space to be fixed values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Akihiro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20070140332
    Abstract: A video encoding apparatus receives a digital video data signal, converts the digital video data signal into an analog video signal and outputs the analog video signal to an externally connected image device. An encoding processor converts the digital video data signal into the analog video signal. A resolution determination unit compares the resolution of an image represented by the digital video data signal with an externally defined resolution. An output controller refers to a result of comparison by the resolution determination unit and, if the externally defined resolution matches the resolution of the image represented by the digital video data signal, outputs the analog video signal. If the resolutions do not match, the output controller restricts the output of the analog video signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventor: Akihiro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20050110803
    Abstract: To mix first and second digital image data at a ratio defined by pixel-unit mixing-ratio information, mixing-ratio information is embedded, in each of pixel data formed from a plurality of bits in the first digital image data, as information of more than one bit in the pixel data. The mixing-ratio information is extracted from the first digital image data. The first and second digital image data are mixed at the ratio defined by the extracted mixing-ratio information. Thus, images can be mixed together with the ? blending technique without having to use any special memory such as the ? memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventor: Akihiro Sugimura
  • Patent number: 6743103
    Abstract: As disclosed herein, a video game apparatus has a base unit and an auxiliary memory unit connectable thereto. The base unit executes an application program to provide a video game and downloads a first application program and attribute data for executing the first application program to the auxiliary memory unit. The auxiliary memory unit executes the first application program downloaded from the base unit to provide a video game independently of the base unit. The auxiliary memory can also change attribute data, and the changed attribute data can then be received therefrom by the base unit and used to execute a second application program for providing a video game at the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Akihiro Sugimura
  • Patent number: 6582311
    Abstract: A memory card device comprises an input unit such as button, etc., for operating stored program, a display unit for displaying information in accordance with the program, a control unit such as a microcomputer, having a program memory section for storing the program, a connector connecting to an equipment body such as a video game apparatus, and a non-volatile memory as a data storage. Data such as program or game result, etc. transferred from the video game apparatus body to the memory card device may be written into the non-volatile memory through the control unit. The memory card device is capable of executing a down-loaded program from the equipment body. Game result in the memory card device can be loaded into the equipment body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Akihiro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20020032058
    Abstract: A memory card device is configured to include an input unit such as button, etc. for operating a stored program, a display unit for displaying information in accordance with the program, a control unit such as microcomputer, etc. having a program memory section for storing the program, a connector for connecting the memory card device to an equipment body, such as a video game apparatus, etc., and a non-volatile memory for data storage. Data such as a program or game result, etc. transferred from the video game apparatus body to the memory card device may be written once into the nonvolatile memory through the control unit. Thus, there can be provided a memory card device capable of executing a program downloaded from information equipment connected thereto even by itself and a video game apparatus adapted for downloading an application program from the body into the memory card to take therein a game result independently executed on the memory card to execute the game at times subsequent thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventor: Akihiro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20020032059
    Abstract: A memory card device is configured to include an input unit such as button, etc. for operating a stored program, a display unit for displaying information in accordance with the program, a control unit such as microcomputer, etc. having a program memory section for storing the program, a connector for connecting the memory card device to an equipment body, such as a video game apparatus, etc., and a non-volatile memory for data storage. Data such as a program or game result, etc. transferred from the video game apparatus body to the memory card device may be written once into the nonvolatile memory through the control unit. Thus, there can be provided a memory card device capable of executing a program downloaded from information equipment connected thereto even by itself and a video game apparatus adapted for downloading an application program from the body into the memory card to take therein a game result independently executed on the memory card to execute the game at times subsequent thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventor: Akihiro Sugimura
  • Patent number: 6124431
    Abstract: A peptide derivative represented by the following formula or a salt thereof ##STR1## wherein A represents a hydrogen atom, and B represents a phenyl group substituted with a hydroxyl group;said derivative has an antitumor activity stronger than that of dolastatin 10, and is useful as an anticancer or antitumor agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Teikoku Hormone Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoichi Sakakibara, Masaaki Gondo, Koichi Miyazaki, Takeshi Ito, Akihiro Sugimura, Motohiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 5840699
    Abstract: This invention relates to peptide derivatives of the formula ##STR1## or salts thereof, wherein: (a) Q.sub.1 represents a 1-dimethylamino-2-methylpropyl group and Q.sub.2 represents an (R)- or (S)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylethylamino group, a 2-phenylcyclopropylamino group or a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-2-yl group, or(b) Q.sub.1 represents a 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl group and Q.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Teikoku Hormone Mfg. Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoichi Sakakibara, Masaaki Gondo, Koichi Miyazaki, Takeshi Ito, Akihiro Sugimura, Motohiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 5767237
    Abstract: A peptide derivative represented by the following formula or a salt thereof ##STR1## wherein A and B each represent either of the following (a) and (b), (a) A represents a hydrogen atom, and B represents a phenyl group substituted with a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, lower alkyl group or lower alkoxy group, or a heteroaryl group,(b) A represents --CONH--R.sup.1, --CSNH--R.sup.1, a hydroxymethyl group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl group or a carboxyl group, wherein, R.sup.1 represents a lower alkyl group or a heteroaryl group, and B represents a phenyl group optionally substituted with a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, lower alkyl group or lower alkoxy group,has an antitumor activity stronger than that of dolastatin 10, and is useful as an anticancer or antitumor agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Teikoku Hormone Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoichi Sakakibara, Masaaki Gondo, Koichi Miyazaki, Takeshi Ito, Akihiro Sugimura, Motohiro Kobayashi