Patents by Inventor Fujio Nobori
Fujio Nobori 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: 10026438Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a reproduction section which acquires reproduction data corresponding to a reproduction position of content data by reproducing the content data, an output section which causes the reproduction data acquired by the reproduction section to be output from a region of an output device, the region corresponding to the information processing apparatus, a control signal acquisition section which acquires a control signal generated and output by a control device based on a predetermined input recognized by a recognition device, and an output control section which controls output of the reproduction data to the output device performed by the output section in accordance with the control signal acquired by the control signal acquisition section.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Michinari Kohno, Fujio Nobori, Satoshi Miyazaki, Yoshiki Tanaka, Mitsuhiro Hosoki, Tomohiko Okazaki
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Patent number: 9805390Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment, a display control method is provided. The method includes defining at least one clipping region, within an image to be displayed, according to detected object information, and defining clipping region content for displaying in the clipping region.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Okazaki, Michinari Kohno, Yoichi Kobori, Yoshiki Tanaka, Fujio Nobori, Mitsuhiro Hosoki
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Patent number: 8977716Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program for easily acquiring information. A television receiver accesses an application server and acquires an application list therefrom. When an application is selected from the application list, the television receiver again accesses the application server and acquires the selected application therefrom. While executing a process based on the acquired application, the television receiver accesses a content server as needed and acquires content data therefrom. The acquired application and content data are deleted from a storage unit when an end of the process based on the application is designated. The present invention applies to television receivers which acquire data via a network.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2008Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoya Okamoto, Ken Onogi, Fujio Nobori, Seiichi Aoyagi
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Patent number: 8640051Abstract: An information processing unit according to the present invention includes: a content information acquiring portion which acquires meta data containing a thumbnail of a content corresponding to the content data and information indicating presence/absence of a preview of the content and the content data; a display control portion which displays a list of the content thumbnails on a display portion; and an operation detecting portion which detects the operation of a position specifying object for specifying the content to be reproduced from the displayed thumbnail, wherein if the position specifying object stays in the thumbnail corresponding to the content whose preview is present in a predetermined time interval, the content information acquiring portion acquires content data relating to the preview, and the display control portion automatically reproduces the acquired content data relating to the preview.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fujio Nobori, Nariaki Satoh, Mamoru Tokashiki
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Patent number: 8522280Abstract: A client device includes a display control unit for setting a current time line indicating a current time on the display screen to divide the display screen into a fixed region and a moving region across the current time line as boundary, for moving a program object set in the moving region toward the current time line at a predetermined speed to set, among program information contained in the EPG data obtained by the EPG data obtaining unit, a program object describing therein program identification information contained in the program information on certain program information whose program start time is earlier than a current time, which is contained in the program information, at a position reaching the current time line in the moving region when the program start time comes, and for, when the program object reaches the current time line, shifting the program object to the fixed region.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mamoru Tokashiki, Fujio Nobori
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Patent number: 8463777Abstract: Based on a content attribute serving as a coordinate axis of which the setting input is performed from an operation input unit, and the content identifier of a content of interest, a metadata storage unit is searched to select one or multiple other contents relating to the content of interest. The strength of relationship between each of the selected other contents and the content of interest is calculated based on the content attribute set as a coordinate axis, and information indicating correlation. The layout relations of other contents with the content of interest as the origin are calculated based on the content attribute serving as a coordinate axis, and the calculated strength of relationship. The display image of each of the other contents is disposed in accordance with the calculated layout relations.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mamoru Tokashiki, Fujio Nobori, Hideo Nagasaka
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Patent number: 8458260Abstract: An information processing unit which acquires content data from a content providing server and is capable of reproducing the acquired content data, including: a content information acquiring portion for acquiring content information including content data and meta data of the content data; a display control portion which carries out display control for reproducing the content data on a display portion; and a bidirectional communication portion which carries out bidirectional communication with other information processing unit connected to the content providing server, in which, when the content data is reproduced, the bidirectional communication portion selects a communication message to be received from communication messages sent from the other information processing unit corresponding to an execution state of the bidirectional communication.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fujio Nobori, Mamoru Tokashiki, Nariaki Satoh
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Publication number: 20120306911Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment, a display control method is provided. The method includes defining at least one clipping region, within an image to be displayed, according to detected object information, and defining clipping region content for displaying in the clipping region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Okazaki, Michinari Kohno, Yoichi Kobori, Yoshiki Tanaka, Fujio Nobori, Mitsuhiro Hosoki
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Patent number: 8276073Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable easy information acquisition. A television receiver accesses an application server to acquire an application list. The television receiver accesses the application server again to acquire an application selected from the application list. While a processing based on the acquired application is being executed, the television receiver accesses a contents server to acquire contents data as needed. The acquired application or contents data is deleted from a storage section when an instruction to end the processing based on the application is made. The invention can be applied to a television receiver that acquires data through a network.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2008Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoya Okamoto, Ken Onogi, Fujio Nobori, Seiichi Aoyagi
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Publication number: 20120166560Abstract: An information processing unit which acquires content data from a content providing server and is capable of reproducing the acquired content data, including: a content information acquiring portion for acquiring content information including content data and meta data of the content data; a display control portion which carries out display control for reproducing the content data on a display portion; and a bidirectional communication portion which carries out bidirectional communication with other information processing unit connected to the content providing server, in which, when the content data is reproduced, the bidirectional communication portion selects a communication message to be received from communication messages sent from the other information processing unit corresponding to an execution state of the bidirectional communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Inventors: Fujio Nobori, Mamoru Tokashiki, Nariaki Satoh
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Patent number: 8086679Abstract: An information processing unit which acquires content data from a content providing server and is capable of reproducing the acquired content data, including: a content information acquiring portion for acquiring content information including content data and meta data of the content data; a display control portion which carries out display control for reproducing the content data on a display portion; and a bidirectional communication portion which carries out bidirectional communication with other information processing unit connected to the content providing server, in which, when the content data is reproduced, the bidirectional communication portion selects a communication message to be received from communication messages sent from the other information processing unit corresponding to an execution state of the bidirectional communication.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fujio Nobori, Mamoru Tokashiki, Nariaki Satoh
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Publication number: 20110080478Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a reproduction section which acquires reproduction data corresponding to a reproduction position of content data by reproducing the content data, an output section which causes the reproduction data acquired by the reproduction section to be output from a region of an output device, the region corresponding to the information processing apparatus, a control signal acquisition section which acquires a control signal generated and output by a control device based on a predetermined input recognized by a recognition device, and an output control section which controls output of the reproduction data to the output device performed by the output section in accordance with the control signal acquired by the control signal acquisition section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventors: Michinari KOHNO, Fujio Nobori, Satoshi Miyazaki, Yoshiki Tanaka, Mitsuhiro Hosoki, Tomohiko Okazaki
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Publication number: 20100154020Abstract: Disclosed is a photo album that has a slide show function to allow viewing of photos on a television receiver through a network. In a screen where both of a reception screen of a television and multiple application programs are displayed, if a predetermined application is selected, photos with a tag matched with a tag input by a user are searched from among photos with tags for search, and a plurality of photos are displayed in list or in a slide show manner. The applications are loaded from an external network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Naoya Okamoto, Ken Onogi, Fujio Nobori, Seiichi Aoyagi
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Publication number: 20100107208Abstract: Disclosed is a photo album that allows viewing of photos on a television receiver through a network. In a screen where both of a reception screen of a television and multiple application programs are displayed, if a predetermined application is selected, an access is made to a photo album, and photos can be viewed in a slide show manner. If there is a favorite photo from among the photos being viewed, a point can be given to the favorite photo. The applications are loaded from an external network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoya Okamoto, Ken Onogi, Fujio Nobori, Seiichi Aoyagi
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Publication number: 20100058192Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable easy information acquisition. A television receiver accesses an application server to acquire an application list. The television receiver accesses the application server again to acquire an application selected from the application list. While a processing based on the acquired application is being executed, the television receiver accesses a contents server to acquire contents data as needed. The acquired application or contents data is deleted from a storage section when an instruction to end the processing based on the application is made. The invention can be applied to a television receiver that acquires data through a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Naoya Okamoto, Ken Onogi, Fujio Nobori, Seiichi Aoyagi
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Publication number: 20100058389Abstract: A client device includes a display control unit for setting a current time line indicating a current time on the display screen to divide the display screen into a fixed region and a moving region across the current time line as boundary, for moving a program object set in the moving region toward the current time line at a predetermined speed to set, among program information contained in the EPG data obtained by the EPG data obtaining unit, a program object describing therein program identification information contained in the program information on certain program information whose program start time is earlier than a current time, which is contained in the program information, at a position reaching the current time line in the moving region when the program start time comes, and for, when the program object reaches the current time line, shifting the program object to the fixed region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: MAMORU TOKASHIKI, FUJIO NOBORI
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Publication number: 20100030868Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program for easily acquiring information. A television receiver accesses an application server and acquires an application list therefrom. When an application is selected from the application list, the television receiver again accesses the application server and acquires the selected application therefrom. While executing a process based on the acquired application, the television receiver accesses a content server as needed and acquires content data therefrom. The acquired application and content data are deleted from a storage unit when an end of the process based on the application is designated. The present invention applies to television receivers which acquire data via a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoya Okamoto, Ken Onogi, Fujio Nobori, Seiichi Aoyagi
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Publication number: 20090295998Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a first content reproduction unit to acquire and reproduce first content data, a second content reproduction unit to acquire and reproduce second content data, a display control unit to generate a multiple image for displaying a first image reproduced by the first content reproduction unit and a second image reproduced by the second content reproduction unit on one screen, a display unit to display the multiple image generated by the display control unit, and an operation processing unit to cause the display control unit to change at least one of a position, a size and a transparency of the first image or the second image according to operation information input by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Fujio Nobori, Nariaki Sato, Mamoru Tokashiki, Michinari Kohno
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Publication number: 20090300004Abstract: Based on a content attribute serving as a coordinate axis of which the setting input is performed from an operation input unit, and the content identifier of a content of interest, a metadata storage unit is searched to select one or multiple other contents relating to the content of interest. The strength of relationship between each of the selected other contents and the content of interest is calculated based on the content attribute set as a coordinate axis, and information indicating correlation. The layout relations of other contents with the content of interest as the origin are calculated based on the content attribute serving as a coordinate axis, and the calculated strength of relationship. The display image of each of the other contents is disposed in accordance with the calculated layout relations.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Mamoru TOKASHIKI, Fujio NOBORI, Hideo NAGASAKA
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Publication number: 20090106700Abstract: An information processing unit according to the present invention includes: a content information acquiring portion which acquires meta data containing a thumbnail of a content corresponding to the content data and information indicating presence/absence of a preview of the content and the content data; a display control portion which displays a list of the content thumbnails on a display portion; and an operation detecting portion which detects the operation of a position specifying object for specifying the content to be reproduced from the displayed thumbnail, wherein if the position specifying object stays in the thumbnail corresponding to the content whose preview is present in a predetermined time interval, the content information acquiring portion acquires content data relating to the preview, and the display control portion automatically reproduces the acquired content data relating to the preview.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Fujio NOBORI, Nariaki Satoh, Mamoru Tokashiki