Patents by Inventor Atsushi Mae

Atsushi Mae 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: 11004474
    Abstract: A recording apparatus is disclosed. The recording apparatus includes a data input portion configured to input data, a first moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute, a condition detector configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal, and a second moving image signal recorder configured to record, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaharu Yamada, Atsushi Mae
  • Publication number: 20180025754
    Abstract: A recording apparatus is disclosed. The recording apparatus includes a data input portion configured to input data, a first moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute, a condition detector configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal, and a second moving image signal recorder configured to record, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaharu YAMADA, Atsushi MAE
  • Patent number: 9805765
    Abstract: A recording apparatus is disclosed. The recording apparatus includes a data input portion configured to input data, a first moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute, a condition detector configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal, and a second moving image signal recorder configured to record, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaharu Yamada, Atsushi Mae
  • Patent number: 9071830
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a depth-information detecting section, a comparison/detection section, and a control unit. The depth-information detecting section is provided for detecting a peak position of an object in a depth direction, at which the object is displayed at the front in an additional information display area. The comparison/detection section is provided for making a comparison between depth information of the additional information and the peak value of the stereoscopic video data to detect a positional relationship between the stereoscopic data and the display position of the additional information in the depth direction. The control unit is provided for controlling the stereoscopic video data and the display position of the additional information in response to the positional relationship between the stereoscopic video data and the display position of the additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunji Okada, Takashi Kuwabara, Kazuya Yokoyama, Kenichiro Aridome, Atsushi Mae, Kenichiro Nagao, Shinya Kano
  • Patent number: 8995816
    Abstract: To improve user-friendliness in recording AV data created after recording is started until it is stopped as a file. AV data that are created after recording is started until it is stopped are recorded as a file. Information that represents a reproduction region and mark information that represents a jump position are additionally written to a reproduction list file. At this point, it is determined whether or not restrictions that have been set to the reproduction list file and an attribute file for additional writing are satisfied on the basis of the reproduction list file as an additionally writable candidate and the attribute file that correlates reproduction time and address of the AV data. When having been determined that they be satisfied, the reproduction region information and the mark information are additionally written to the reproduction list file as the additionally writable candidate. When having been determined that they be not satisfied, a new reproduction list file is created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Mae, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Naoki Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8886012
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a detecting section that detects feature information of at least one AV stream; a recording section that records the AV streams, clip information defining attributes including the detected feature information, and playback-segment data specifying at least one playback segment to a storage medium in accordance with a predetermined data-recording format, the playback-segment data being obtained by setting a playback start point and a playback end point with respect to the AV streams; a playback-segment setting section that sets the playback segments with respect to the AV streams on the basis of detection time point of the feature information; and a data generating section that generates the playback-segment data specifying the playback segments set by the playback-segment setting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Morimoto, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Atsushi Mae
  • Patent number: 8818165
    Abstract: Non-destructive editing of a movie stream recorded with management information attached thereto according to a predetermined standard format is performed. First, an entry for desired content from among real play lists is added to a virtual play list. In the virtual play list, a playback content editing operation is performed. The process of editing a virtual play list that does not contain content of an entity involves non-destructive editing that does not accompany editing of the content of an entity. In addition, non-destructive editing of a virtual play list only requires the updating of a management information file, and only involves an increase in the used amount of the recording medium by the additional amount of the management information even if a playback section is copied, thus improving user convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Morimoto, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Atsushi Mae
  • Publication number: 20140219632
    Abstract: A recording apparatus is disclosed. The recording apparatus includes a data input portion configured to input data, a first moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute, a condition detector configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal, and a second moving image signal recorder configured to record, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takaharu YAMADA, Atsushi MAE
  • Patent number: 8761570
    Abstract: A recording apparatus is disclosed. The recording apparatus includes a data input portion configured to input data, a first moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute, a condition detector configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal, and a second moving image signal recorder configured to record, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takaharu Yamada, Atsushi Mae
  • Patent number: 8750690
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller for controlling data recording to an information recording medium. The controller executes a state determination process of determining whether the information recording medium is ready to record additionally data. Upon determining that the information recording medium is not ready to additionally record the data, the controller performs a notification process of notifying that the information recording medium is not ready to record additionally the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Mae, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Naoki Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8705945
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a priority content setting unit setting at least one of a plurality of contents managed in accordance with at least one of a plurality of recording formats as a priority content based on selection of a user or a predetermined rule; and a control unit performing control to change the recording format for managing the priority content so that the priority content is managed in accordance with a specific recording format among the plurality of recording formats, when an operation input of the user is receivable and the operation input is an operation input associated with a specific operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Mae
  • Patent number: 8706781
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a storage unit that stores content data, a movement instruction unit that provides instructions to move the content data stored in the storage unit in accordance with a user operation, a detection unit that detects characteristic information of the content data in accordance with movement instructions of the content data by the movement instruction unit, a basic interval setting unit that sets one or two or more basic intervals to the content data based on detection points of the characteristic information, and a data generation unit that generates content data for movement made of a plurality of the one or two or more basic intervals set by the basic interval setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Morimoto, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Atsushi Mae
  • Patent number: 8687942
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus which divides stream data into portions is disclosed. An evaluation value calculating section calculates an evaluation value at a dividing candidate position of the stream data based on an evaluation function. A comparing section compares the evaluation value calculated by the evaluation value calculating section with a predetermined threshold value. A dividing candidate position obtaining section obtains the dividing candidate position of the stream data in each predetermined unit. A controlling section decides a dividing position of the stream data based on a compared result of the comparing section. A controlling section causes the dividing candidate position obtaining section to obtain a second dividing candidate position when the compared result of the comparing section denotes that the evaluation value at the first dividing candidate position does not exceed the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Mae, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe
  • Publication number: 20140078255
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a reproduction device, a reproduction method, and a program, which are able to control the processing of H.264/MPEG-4 MVC encoded data in accordance with the value of a flag. A reproduction device of one aspect of the present technology is provided with: a setting unit which sets a value to a flag that indicates whether or not the reproduction device itself is a device that is capable of decoding H.264/MPEG-4 MVC encoded data; and a reproduction control unit which controls reproduction of H.264/MPEG-4 MVC encoded data in accordance with the value of the flag, and outputs, to a display device, images obtained by reproduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiya Hamada, Kenichiro Aridome, Atsushi Mae
  • Publication number: 20140072271
    Abstract: The present technique relates to a recording apparatus, a recording method, a reproduction apparatus, a reproduction method, a program, and a recording reproduction apparatus capable of providing an apparatus at a reproduction side with information about multiple cameras used for image capturing. A recording apparatus according to an aspect of the present technique, including an encoding unit that encodes an image captured by a first camera and an image captured by a second camera according to H.264/MPEG-4 MVC, and records, as SEI of each picture constituting Non-base view video stream, the SEI including at least one of information about an optical axis interval of the first camera and the second camera, information about a convergence angle, and information about a focal length, and a recording control unit that records, to a recording medium, Base view video stream and the Non-base view video stream recorded with the SEI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiya Hamada, Kenichiro Aridome, Atsushi Mae
  • Patent number: 8655155
    Abstract: Management information for video data and audio data that are created after their recording is started until it is stopped and that are recorded as a stream file on a record medium is more securely stored. When their recording is started, EP entry information contained in management information of the stream file is created. Whenever EP entry information is created, it is written to a nonvolatile memory. After their recording is stopped, fixed value information and so forth that are contained in the management information are created and written to the nonvolatile memory. According to a disc eject operation, the management information written to the nonvolatile memory is written to the disc and the contents stored in the nonvolatile memory are cleared. Likewise, when power is turned off without the eject operation, information stored in the nonvolatile memory is written to the disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Isobe, Kenichiro Aridome, Naoki Morimoto, Atsushi Mae, Tetsuhiro Maeda
  • Patent number: 8639098
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller for controlling data recording to an information recording medium. The controller updates a command storage file storing a command set in response to AV stream data to be recorded on the information recording medium and an index file storing index information and then records the updated command storage file and the updated index file on the information recording medium, the command storage file and the index file being updated and recorded in response to a determination that a predetermined update timing different from the timings of the recording of the AV stream data onto the information recording medium and the editing of the recorded AV stream data is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Mae, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Naoki Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8599243
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an imaging unit configured to generate an imaged image by imaging a subject; a depth information generating unit configured to generate depth information relating to the imaged image; an image processing unit configured to extract, from the imaged image, an image of an object region including a particular subject out of subjects included in the imaged image and a surrounding region of the subject, based on the depth information, and generate a difference image to display a stereoscopic image in which the subjects included in the imaged image are viewed stereoscopically based on the extracted image; and a recording control unit configured to generate a data stream in which data corresponding to the imaged image and data corresponding to the difference image are correlated, and record the data stream as a moving image file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunji Okada, Yukio Isobe, Naoki Morimoto, Atsushi Mae, Eiji Tadokoro, Hideo Obata
  • Patent number: 8582951
    Abstract: A data recording structure supporting an AVCHD format is provided. The data recording structure allows a playing process, an editing process and a write-once recording process to be quickly performed. When data recording is performed in a data recording format having a layered management structure such as an AVCHD format, identification information is stored in an index file containing index information for record data. The identification information is needed to perform one of the playing process on the record data, the editing process on the record data and the write-once recording process on data. This arrangement eliminates the need for reading a variety of files and retrieving information when one of the record data playing process, the record data editing process and the write-once recording process is performed. Each process is thus quickly performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Mae, Kenichiro Aridome, Yukio Isobe, Naoki Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8554055
    Abstract: An editing device dubs stream data stored in a second recording medium. A recording unit records the specified range of stream data in a stream file in the first recording medium, based on management information recorded in the second recording medium. A stream information file in which a stream file and stream information are stored, and a playback list file in which playback section data and mark information indicating the playback point-in-time information can be stored, are recorded as management information. A management information is generated based on the relation between the specified range and the playback section data and stream information corresponding to the specified range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Isobe, Atsushi Mae, Naoki Morimoto, Kenichiro Nagao