Patents by Inventor Hanae Higuchi

Hanae Higuchi 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: 10955958
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display panel, a frame, a touch sensor, and a controller. The display panel includes a display surface of a predetermined display area. The frame includes a frame surface that surrounds the display panel and determines the display area. The touch sensor is configured to detect touches to the display surface and the frame surface. The controller is configured to execute predetermined processing when a touch to a first area on the display surface is detected, and to execute the predetermined processing when a touch to a second area on the frame surface is detected, the second area being adjacent to the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Yukawa, Daisuke Kurosaki, Souichi Tsukahara, Hanae Higuchi
  • Patent number: 9741152
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a 3D image converter and a 3D image generator. The 3D image converter performs conversion processing for converting a 2D image including a plurality of planes that are created with virtual distances into a 3D image on the basis of the virtual distances among the plurality of planes of the 2D images. The 3D image generator generates a 3D image from the two-dimensional image on the basis of the conversion processing performed by the 3D image converter and displays the generated 3D image. When a virtual distance between the corresponding planes of the 2D image is changed while the 3D image is being displayed by use of the 3D image generator, the 3D image converter performs the conversion processing in accordance with a change in the virtual distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Kurosaki, Yasumasa Oda, Hanae Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20140125661
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image processing apparatus to be newly improved that can easily generate contents having three-dimensional images. The image processing apparatus generates a plurality of plane images and sets the virtual distances of a depth direction to the plurality of generated plane images, respectively. The image processing apparatus converts the plurality of plane images into a three-dimensional image where the space positions of objects of the plurality of plane images are set, on the basis of the virtual distances set to the plurality of generated plane images, and obtains data of the three-dimensional image. In addition, the image processing apparatus displays an editing screen that generates the plurality of plane images. The editing screen displays the plurality of plane images individually or to be overlapped and displays the plane images by providing tabs to the plane images, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Kurosaki, Yasumasa Oda, Hanae Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20120154408
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display panel, a frame, a touch sensor, and a controller. The display panel includes a display surface of a predetermined display area. The frame includes a frame surface that surrounds the display panel and determines the display area. The touch sensor is configured to detect touches to the display surface and the frame surface. The controller is configured to execute predetermined processing when a touch to a first area on the display surface is detected, and to execute the predetermined processing when a touch to a second area on the frame surface is detected, the second area being adjacent to the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: SHUHEI YUKAWA, DAISUKE KUROSAKI, SOUICHI TSUKAHARA, HANAE HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20120075290
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a 3D image converter and a 3D image generator. The 3D image converter performs conversion processing for converting a 2D image including a plurality of planes that are created with virtual distances into a 3D image on the basis of the virtual distances among the plurality of planes of the 2D images. The 3D image generator generates a 3D image from the two-dimensional image on the basis of the conversion processing performed by the 3D image converter and displays the generated 3D image. When a virtual distance between the corresponding planes of the 2D image is changed while the 3D image is being displayed by use of the 3D image generator, the 3D image converter performs the conversion processing in accordance with a change in the virtual distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Kurosaki, Yasumasa Oda, Hanae Higuchi