Patents by Inventor Baiping Liao
Baiping Liao 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).
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Patent number: 9268790Abstract: A search apparatus includes the following elements. A provisional search condition inputting unit inputs character string information as a provisional search condition. A character string/position correspondence information holding unit holds character string/position correspondence information including a correspondence between character string information and position information. A position information obtaining unit obtains position information corresponding to the character string information input as the provisional search condition from the character string/position correspondence information. A search object information storage unit stores search object information with additional information including at least position information.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ichiro Ueno, Baiping Liao, Hiroyuki Tominaga
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Publication number: 20140156701Abstract: A search apparatus includes the following elements. A provisional search condition inputting unit inputs character string information as a provisional search condition. A character string/position correspondence information holding unit holds character string/position correspondence information including a correspondence between character string information and position information. A position information obtaining unit obtains position information corresponding to the character string information input as the provisional search condition from the character string/position correspondence information. A search object information storage unit stores search object information with additional information including at least position information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ichiro Ueno, Baiping Liao, Hiroyuki Tominaga
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Patent number: 8688672Abstract: A search apparatus may include the following elements. A provisional search condition inputting unit inputs character string information as a provisional search condition. A character string/position correspondence information holding unit holds character string/position correspondence information including a correspondence between character string information and position information. A position information obtaining unit obtains position information corresponding to the character string information input as the provisional search condition from the character string/position correspondence information. A search object information storage unit stores search object information with additional information including at least position information.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2007Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ichiro Ueno, Baiping Liao, Hiroyuki Tominaga
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Patent number: 8625956Abstract: Position information of image pickup positions included in a designated moving image file is read out from position of point of change information, and map information covering all the positions of the position information is obtained from a map information database by a map information obtaining portion. A map is drawn by a map drawing portion based on the position information and the map information. The drawn map is overlapped with a moving image, which is replayed by a moving image replay portion, by an overlapping portion and displayed on a display portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2006Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Baiping Liao, Ichiro Ueno
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Patent number: 8295650Abstract: An information processing apparatus may include the following elements: an image information obtaining unit which obtains image information having at least position information added thereto as additional information, a map information storage unit which stores map information, a template information storage unit which stores template information including a template of content information, a map information obtaining unit which obtains map information corresponding to the position information added to the image information obtained by the image information obtaining unit from the map information stored in the map information storage unit, and a content information creating unit which creates content information using at least the map information obtained by the map information obtaining unit on the basis of the template information.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2007Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ichiro Ueno, Baiping Liao, Hiroyuki Tominaga
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Patent number: 8279320Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to execute processing to capture an image; a GPS (Global Positioning System) device configured to execute position calculation processing based on data received from a satellite; a power-supply control unit configured to control power supply to the GPS device; an apparatus control unit configured to monitor a state of photographing by a user to calculate a frequency of use of the imaging unit per unit time, and to cause the power-supply control unit to intermittently supply power to the GPS device when the calculated use frequency is lower than a predetermined threshold; and a data-recording control unit configured to generate photographed data attribute information in which positional information acquired in the GPS device is set as attribute information of an acquired image in the imaging unit, and to execute processing to store the photographed data attribute information in a storing unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ichiro Ueno, Baiping Liao
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Patent number: 8098324Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging unit configured to execute processing to capture image data, a global positioning system (GPS) device configured to execute position calculation processing based on data received from a satellite, and a main controller configured to measure an imaging frequency of the imaging unit, to determine or update a control parameter as a condition for a transition of an operation state of the GPS device based on the measured imaging frequency, and to cause a transition of the operation state of the GPS device based on the determined or updated control parameter.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ichiro Ueno, Hitoshi Mitani, Baiping Liao
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Patent number: 8073265Abstract: An image managing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes image information storage means that stores image information corresponding to captured image data, and cluster managing means that manages the image information by hierarchical clusters that include a plurality of layers of clusters and whose structure is fixed from an uppermost layer to a predetermined layer on the way to a lowermost layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2006Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Baiping Liao, Ichiro Ueno, Chao Xu, Tamaki Kojima, Tomohiko Gotoh
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Patent number: 7961221Abstract: An image pickup position information acquisition unit acquires, from a position fixing unit, position information of an image pickup location of a moving image being picked up. A preceding image pickup position information storage unit stores position information of a preceding image pickup location as preceding image pickup position information. A change point detector compares the image pickup position information and the preceding image pickup position information. If the position indicated by the image pickup position information is spaced apart from the position indicated by the preceding image pickup position information by a predetermined distance, the change point detector detects the current position as a change point. The change point is recorded onto a change point position information. Thumbnail data generated by a thumbnail generator is recorded as a change point thumbnail.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Baiping Liao, Ichiro Ueno
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Publication number: 20110050891Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging unit configured to execute processing to capture image data, a global positioning system (GPS) device configured to execute position calculation processing based on data received from a satellite, and a main controller configured to measure an imaging frequency of the imaging unit, to determine or update a control parameter as a condition for a transition of an operation state of the GPS device based on the measured imaging frequency, and to cause a transition of the operation state of the GPS device based on the determined or updated control parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ichiro Ueno, Hitoshi Mitani, Baiping Liao
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Patent number: 7843506Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging unit configured to execute processing to capture image data, a global positioning system (GPS) device configured to execute position calculation processing based on data received from a satellite, and a main controller configured to measure an imaging frequency of the imaging unit, to determine or update a control parameter as a condition for a transition of an operation state of the GPS device based on the measured imaging frequency, and to cause a transition of the operation state of the GPS device based on the determined or updated control parameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ichiro Ueno, Hitoshi Mitani, Baiping Liao
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Publication number: 20100220213Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to execute processing to capture an image; a GPS (Global Positioning System) device configured to execute position calculation processing based on data received from a satellite; a power-supply control unit configured to control power supply to the GPS device; an apparatus control unit configured to monitor a state of photographing by a user to calculate a frequency of use of the imaging unit per unit time, and to cause the power-supply control unit to intermittently supply power to the GPS device when the calculated use frequency is lower than a predetermined threshold; and a data-recording control unit configured to generate photographed data attribute information in which positional information acquired in the GPS device is set as attribute information of an acquired image in the imaging unit, and to execute processing to store the photographed data attribute information in a storing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ichiro Ueno, Baiping Liao
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Patent number: 7742099Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to execute processing to capture an image; a GPS (Global Positioning System) device configured to execute position calculation processing based on data received from a satellite; a power-supply control unit configured to control power supply to the GPS device; an apparatus control unit configured to monitor a state of photographing by a user to calculate a frequency of use of the imaging unit per unit time, and to cause the power-supply control unit to intermittently supply power to the GPS device when the calculated use frequency is lower than a predetermined threshold; and a data-recording control unit configured to generate photographed data attribute information in which positional information acquired in the GPS device is set as attribute information of an acquired image in the imaging unit, and to execute processing to store the photographed data attribute information in a storing unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ichiro Ueno, Baiping Liao
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Publication number: 20100111495Abstract: An image pickup position information acquisition unit acquires, from a position fixing unit, position information of an image pickup location of a moving image being picked up. A preceding image pickup position information storage unit stores position information of a preceding image pickup location as preceding image pickup position information. A change point detector compares the image pickup position information and the preceding image pickup position information. If the position indicated by the image pickup position information is spaced apart from the position indicated by the preceding image pickup position information by a predetermined distance, the change point detector detects the current position as a change point. The change point is recorded onto a change point position information. Thumbnail data generated by a thumbnail generator is recorded as a change point thumbnail.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2010Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Baiping Liao, Ichiro Ueno
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Patent number: 7667742Abstract: An image pickup position information acquisition unit acquires, from a position fixing unit, position information of an image pickup location of a moving image being picked up. A preceding image pickup position information storage unit stores position information of a preceding image pickup location as preceding image pickup position information. A change point detector compares the image pickup position information and the preceding image pickup position information. If the position indicated by the image pickup position information is spaced apart from the position indicated by the preceding image pickup position information by a predetermined distance, the change point detector detects the current position as a change point. The change point is recorded onto a change point position information. Thumbnail data generated by a thumbnail generator is recorded as a change point thumbnail.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Baiping Liao, Ichiro Ueno
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Publication number: 20090279842Abstract: Position information of image pickup positions included in a designated moving image file is read out from position of point of change information, and map information covering all the positions of the position information is obtained from a map information database by a map information obtaining portion. A map is drawn by a map drawing portion based on the position information and the map information. The drawn map is overlapped with a moving image, which is replayed by a moving image replay portion, by an overlapping portion and displayed on a display portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2006Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Baiping Liao, Ichiro Ueno
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Patent number: 7495606Abstract: A positioning information processing apparatus includes positioning information acquiring means for acquiring positioning information at predetermined standard time intervals; and positioning information transmitting means for transmitting outside the positioning information acquired by the positioning information acquiring means through a predetermined data communication path only if the positioning information is effective.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2006Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ichiro Ueno, Baiping Liao
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Publication number: 20080094499Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to execute processing to capture an image; a GPS (Global Positioning System) device configured to execute position calculation processing based on data received from a satellite; a power-supply control unit configured to control power supply to the GPS device; an apparatus control unit configured to monitor a state of photographing by a user to calculate a frequency of use of the imaging unit per unit time, and to cause the power-supply control unit to intermittently supply power to the GPS device when the calculated use frequency is lower than a predetermined threshold; and a data-recording control unit configured to generate photographed data attribute information in which positional information acquired in the GPS device is set as attribute information of an acquired image in the imaging unit, and to execute processing to store the photographed data attribute information in a storing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Ichiro Ueno, Baiping Liao
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Patent number: 7333054Abstract: An information processing device includes a global positioning system (GPS) device configured to execute position calculation processing based on data received from a satellite; a power supply controller configured to control power supply to the GPS device; and a device controller configured to monitor a state of use of the information processing device by a user, to calculate a use frequency of the information processing device per unit time, and to cause the power supply controller to intermittently supply power to the GPS device if the calculated use frequency is lower than a predefined threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ichiro Ueno, Baiping Liao
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Publication number: 20070263981Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging unit configured to execute processing to capture image data, a global positioning system (GPS) device configured to execute position calculation processing based on data received from a satellite, and a main controller configured to measure an imaging frequency of the imaging unit, to determine or update a control parameter as a condition for a transition of an operation state of the GPS device based on the measured imaging frequency, and to cause a transition of the operation state of the GPS device based on the determined or updated control parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2006Publication date: November 15, 2007Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Ichiro Ueno, Hitoshi Mitani, Baiping Liao