Patents by Inventor Hiroki SUNAGAWA

Hiroki SUNAGAWA 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: 10146999
    Abstract: A video management apparatus includes a video database for holding a plurality of pieces of video information each associated with an image position, a geographic information database for holding a plurality of pieces of geographic information each indicating a position of a different one of spots on a map, and a controller. The controller extracts spots located within a first range from a current position as a first spot group, based on the current position and the plurality of pieces of geographic information. Further, the controller extracts spots located within a second range from the image position as a second spot group, based on the image position and the plurality of pieces of geographic information. Then, the controller selects video information from the plurality of pieces of video information, based on a similarity degree of the second spot group with respect to the first spot group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keijiroh Nagano, Hiroki Sunagawa, Yoshifumi Asao, Masaharu Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20170116480
    Abstract: A video management apparatus includes a video database for holding a plurality of pieces of video information each associated with an image position, a geographic information database for holding a plurality of pieces of geographic information each indicating a position of a different one of spots on a map, and a controller. The controller extracts spots located within a first range from a current position as a first spot group, based on the current position and the plurality of pieces of geographic information. Further, the controller extracts spots located within a second range from the image position as a second spot group, based on the image position and the plurality of pieces of geographic information. Then, the controller selects video information from the plurality of pieces of video information, based on a similarity degree of the second spot group with respect to the first spot group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: KEIJIROH NAGANO, HIROKI SUNAGAWA, YOSHIFUMI ASAO, MASAHARU MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160227595
    Abstract: A wireless communication control method of the present disclosure is a wireless communication control method controlling communication between a first wireless communication apparatus, and a first external device and controlling communication between a second wireless communication apparatus and a second external device, by a server apparatus, the method including receiving a connection request to the first external device from the first wireless communication apparatus, and causing the first external device to connect with the second wireless communication apparatus if the second wireless communication apparatus has been connected with the second external device upon receiving the connection request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroki SUNAGAWA, Toru OIZUMI, Takeshi HATAKEYAMA, Yoshifumi ASAO