Patents by Inventor Caoyi Lu

Caoyi Lu 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).

  • Picture processing apparatus, picture processing method, picture taking apparatus, and program
    Patent number: 7907184
    Abstract: A picture processing apparatus is disclosed which includes: an acquiring device which, apart from a first picture sequence picked up for reproduction purposes, acquires a second picture sequence picked up in synchronism with the first picture sequence, the second picture sequence being made up of pictures wider in angle than those constituting the first picture sequence; a calculating device operable to calculate degrees of similarity between scenes each made up of a predetermined number of consecutive pictures included in the second picture sequence; and a linking device which, after appropriating the degrees of similarity calculated by the calculating device for the degrees of similarity between the corresponding scenes in the first picture sequence, links together those of the corresponding scenes which have high degrees of similarity in the first picture sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Murata, Machiko Segawa, Keigo Ihara, Nobuyuki Matsushita, Eiji Takahashi, Ryu Aoyama, Caoyi Lu, Hiroyuki Maruyama, Brian Clarkson
  • Picture processing apparatus, picture processing method, picture pickup apparatus, and program
    Patent number: 7474764
    Abstract: A picture processing apparatus is disclosed which processes pictures showing subjects wearing devices each assigned identification information. The picture processing apparatus includes: an acquiring mechanism acquiring a first picture sequence formed by the pictures showing the subjects wearing the devices, and a time series of the identification information assigned to the devices; and a clustering mechanism which, based on how the time series acquired by the acquiring mechanism is linked according to the identification information, links together scenes constituting the first picture sequence, the scenes having been picked up at corresponding points in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Machiko Segawa, Keigo Ihara, Nobuyuki Matsushita, Makoto Murata, Eiji Takahashi, Ryu Aoyama, Caoyi Lu, Hiroyuki Maruyama
  • Picture processing apparatus, picture processing method, picture taking apparatus, and program
    Publication number: 20060078312
    Abstract: A picture processing apparatus is disclosed which includes: an acquiring device which, apart from a first picture sequence picked up for reproduction purposes, acquires a second picture sequence picked up in synchronism with the first picture sequence, the second picture sequence being made up of pictures wider in angle than those constituting the first picture sequence; a calculating device operable to calculate degrees of similarity between scenes each made up of a predetermined number of consecutive pictures included in the second picture sequence; and a linking device which, after appropriating the degrees of similarity calculated by the calculating device for the degrees of similarity between the corresponding scenes in the first picture sequence, links together those of the corresponding scenes which have high degrees of similarity in the first picture sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Murata, Machiko Segawa, Keigo Ihara, Nobuyuki Matsushita, Eiji Takahashi, Ryu Aoyama, Caoyi Lu, Hiroyuki Maruyama, Brian Clarkson
  • Picture processing apparatus, picture processing method, picture pickup apparatus, and program
    Publication number: 20060044402
    Abstract: A picture processing apparatus is disclosed which processes pictures showing subjects wearing devices each assigned identification information. The picture processing apparatus includes: an acquiring mechanism acquiring a first picture sequence formed by the pictures showing the subjects wearing the devices, and a time series of the identification information assigned to the devices; and a clustering mechanism which, based on how the time series acquired by the acquiring mechanism is linked according to the identification information, links together scenes constituting the first picture sequence, the scenes having been picked up at corresponding points in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Machiko Segawa, Keigo Ihara, Nobuyuki Matsushita, Makoto Murata, Eiji Takahashi, Ryu Aoyama, Caoyi Lu, Hiroyuki Maruyama