Patents by Inventor Hiroya Kusaka
Hiroya Kusaka 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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Publication number: 20090174792Abstract: An inter-line CCD (IT-CCD) capable of reading signals in two read modes, a field read mode and a frame read mode, is used to control, by a system control means, a CCD exposure and a signal read mode, a short-time exposure signal (Short signal) acquires an image by a field read and a long-time exposure signal (Long signal) acquires an image by a frame read, and these two images are synthesized by a signal synthesizing means to expand a dynamic range.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroya KUSAKA, Shigeo Sakaue, Tomoaki Tsutsumi, Yasutoshi Yamamoto, Masaaki Nakayama
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Patent number: 7466358Abstract: An inter-line CCD(IT-CCD) capable of reading signals in two read modes, a field read mode and a frame read mode, is used to control, by a system control means, a CCD exposure and a signal read mode, a short-time exposure signal(Short signal) acquires an image by a field read and a long-time exposure signal(Long signal) acquires an image by a frame read, and these two images are synthesized by a signal synthesizing means to expand a dynamic range.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2000Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroya Kusaka, Shigeo Sakaue, Tomoaki Tsutsumi, Yasutoshi Yamamoto, Masaaki Nakayama
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Patent number: 7349112Abstract: A user, upon specifying a print control file as a file to be transmitted, an image file to be printed listed in the control file is also specified as a file to be transmitted, and the image file is listed into a transmission control file. This enables the user to transmit the image file without transmitting it separately. A file specifying apparatus employs a memory storing the image file and image file information that specifies the image file. The apparatus is used together with a transmitter that transmits the image file to a destination device for printing the image file. The apparatus includes a reading unit for reading the image file information from the memory and a controller for adding print control file information into the transmission control file. The print control file information specifies the print control file including the image file information read out.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2001Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroya Kusaka
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Publication number: 20080037347Abstract: [Problems] To provide an electronic device for checking the logical format specifications of a recording medium by a nonvolatile semiconductor memory such as a flash EEPROM, and for warning a device user that the format specifications of a memory card do not consider the block constitution of the flash memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2005Publication date: February 14, 2008Inventor: Hiroya Kusaka
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Publication number: 20070162707Abstract: The data processing apparatus (200) holds information about free area which enables writing at specific or more speed in a recording area of an information recording medium (100) including the recording area composed of plural blocks, in a valid free area manager (240) A free area which enables writing at specific or more speed is a block including more than a specified number of unused clusters. The data processing apparatus (200), when necessary to record data to a new free area in the information recording medium (100), refers to the information held in the valid free area manager (240), searches for a free area, and writes data into the searched area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2004Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirokazu So, Takuji Maeda, Hiroya Kusaka, Shoichi Tsujita, Shinji Inoue
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Patent number: 7231134Abstract: At least one of a recorded image signal data, recorded audio signal data, and recorded image signal multiplex data, and reproduction information data describing the information about reproduction of at least one of the recorded image signal data, the recorded audio signal data, and the recorded image signal multiplex data or an arbitrary combination thereof, are stored. In this reproduction information data, the user can describe and edit by freely and easily combining the image data, audio data, and image/audio multiplex data. The CPU reads out image data and audio data from the storage means according to the reproduction information data, and decodes them, and converts the data format if necessary, and reproduces the image and audio in synchronism by using synchronization control means.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2001Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroya Kusaka, Shigeo Sakaue, Michiharu Uematsu
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Publication number: 20070041714Abstract: At least one of a recorded image signal data, recorded audio signal data, and recorded image signal multiplex data, and reproduction information data describing the information about reproduction of at least one of the recorded image signal data, the recorded audio signal data, and the recorded image signal multiplex data or an arbitrary combination thereof, are stored. In this reproduction information data, the user can describe and edit by freely and easily combining the image data, audio data, and image/audio multiplex data. The CPU reads out image data and audio data from the storage means according to the reproduction information data, and decodes them, and converts the data format if necessary, and reproduces the image and audio in synchronism by using synchronization control means.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2006Publication date: February 22, 2007Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroya KUSAKA, Shigeo SAKAUE, Michiharu UEMATSU
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Publication number: 20060051062Abstract: Directory file structure information in units of recording media before consolidation is converted into reproduction control information in a data format of a management information file after consolidation and is recorded in the management information file after consolidation, enabling view and edit of the video materials, and further enabling to rewrite them to other media according to the management information before consolidation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2003Publication date: March 9, 2006Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroya Kusaka, Toshihiko Date
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Publication number: 20030090710Abstract: A user, upon specifying a print control file as a file to be transmitted, an image file to be printed listed in the control file is also specified as a file to be transmitted, and the image file is listed into a transmission control file. This enables the user to transmit the image file without transmitting it separately. A file specifying apparatus employs a memory storing the image file and image file information that specifies the image file. The apparatus is used together with a transmitter that transmits the image file to a destination device for printing the image file. The apparatus includes a reading unit for reading the image file information from the memory and a controller for adding print control file information into the transmission control file. The print control file information specifies the print control file including the image file information read out.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Inventor: Hiroya Kusaka
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Publication number: 20030012559Abstract: The invention presents a method and apparatus for reproducing image data and audio data taken by digital still camera, digital video camera, or the like, automatically and continuously in synchronized manner by easily and freely combining by the user. At least one of recorded image signal data, recorded audio signal data, and recorded image signal multiplex data, and reproduction information data describing the information about reproduction of at least one of the recorded image signal data, the recorded audio signal data, and the recorded image signal multiplex data or an arbitrary combination thereof, are stored in storage means. In this reproduction information data, the user can describe and edit by freely and easily combining the image data, audio data, and image/audio multiplex data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2002Publication date: January 16, 2003Inventors: Hiroya Kusaka, Shigeo Sakaue, Michiharu Uematsu
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Publication number: 20030007189Abstract: For automatically transmitting an image file, a system transmits the file automatically through specifically specifying information for file transmission such as an address of a destination. The system includes a memory for storing a data file and an automatic transmission control file for briefly describing information of a file name of the file to be transmitted and a destination address, and a communication unit for transmitting the data file according to the automatic transmission control file. Therefore, the system can transmit the data file automatically only by having a memory storing the data file and automatic transmission control file connected to the communication unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2002Publication date: January 9, 2003Inventors: Hiroya Kusaka, Shigeo Sakaue, Michiharu Uematsu
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Patent number: 5798792Abstract: In an image pickup apparatus with a horizontal line interpolation function having a plurality of solid state image pickup elements, three chrominance signals obtained from the plurality of solid state image pickup elements are shifted in vertical phase from one another, whereby when a horizontal interpolation line is synthesized, in the case where the interpolated video signal is viewed as a whole of three chrominance signals (e.g. when a luminance signal synthesized from G, R, and B signals by matrix operation is considered), deterioration in vertical frequency response characteristic can be reduced, and besides deterioration in vertical sharpness of an image can be reduced. Further, by combining a frame signal in a pseudo fashion, a high-quality frame still image can be formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1996Date of Patent: August 25, 1998Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroya Kusaka, Takashi Sakaguchi, Masaaki Nakayama
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Patent number: 5602588Abstract: In an image pickup apparatus with a horizontal line interpolation function having a plurality of solid state image pickup elements, three chrominance signals obtained from the plurality of solid state image pickup elements are shifted in vertical phase from one another, whereby when a horizontal interpolation line is synthesized, in the case where the interpolated video signal is viewed as a whole of three chrominance signals (e.g. when a luminance signal synthesized from G, R, and B signals by matrix operation is considered), deterioration in vertical frequency response characteristic can be reduced, and besides deterioration in vertical sharpness of an image can be reduced. Further, by combining a frame signal in a pseudo fashion, a high-quality frame still image can be formed.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: February 11, 1997Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroya Kusaka, Takashi Sakaguchi, Masaaki Nakayama
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Patent number: 5532742Abstract: In an image pickup apparatus with a horizontal line interpolation function having a plurality of solid state image pickup elements, three chrominance signals obtained from the plurality of solid state image pickup elements are shifted in vertical phase from one another, whereby when a horizontal interpolation line is synthesized, in the case where the interpolated video signal is viewed as a whole of three chrominance signals (e.g. when a luminance signal synthesized from G, R, and B signals by matrix operation is considered), deterioration in vertical frequency response characteristic can be reduced, and deterioration in vertical sharpness of an image can be reduced. Further, by combining a frame signal in a pseudo fashion, a high-quality frame still image can be formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1994Date of Patent: July 2, 1996Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroya Kusaka, Takashi Sakaguchi, Masaaki Nakayama
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Patent number: 5452021Abstract: When an image motion vector is to be detected, correlation calculations are performed by a correlation calculation circuit (12) and the motion vector is detected from the result. At this time, the video signal undergoing correlation calculations has a half-line deviation between the fields in the vertical direction caused by interlace. Then, the detected motion vector contains an error of half a line derived from the above deviation. Therefore, a motion vector correction circuit (14) corrects the error by adding to or subtracting from the motion vector derived by the motion vector detection circuit (13) a predetermined number corresponding to half a line. Further, a vertical-direction interpolation circuit (31) is provided to produce a vertical-direction interpolation signal for a video signal. One of video signals performed with correlation calculations in a correlation calculation circuit (33) is always the video signals interpolated in the vertical direction. Thereby the above described error is corrected.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1994Date of Patent: September 19, 1995Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroya Kusaka, Takashi Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 5389918Abstract: When an image motion vector is to be detected, correlation calculations are performed by a correlation calculation circuit (12) and the motion vector is detected from the result. At this time, the video signal undergoing correlation calculations has a half-line deviation between the fields in the vertical direction caused by interlace. Then, the detected motion vector contains an error of half a line derived from the above deviation. Therefore, a motion vector correction circuit (14) corrects the error by adding to or subtracting from the motion vector derived by the motion vector detection circuit (13) a predetermined number corresponding to half a line. Further, a vertical-direction interpolation circuit (31) is provided to produce a vertical-direction interpolation signal for a video signal. One of video signals performed with correlation calculations in a correlation calculation circuit (33) is always the video signals interpolated in the vertical direction. Thereby the above described error is corrected.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1992Date of Patent: February 14, 1995Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroya Kusaka, Takashi Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 5321515Abstract: An image fluctuation correcting apparatus for correcting image fluctuations without using a field memory by providing an image fluctuation predicting circuit for predicting image fluctuation in a succeeding field from the image fluctuation determined in a preceding field and moving signal read addresses of a solid state image pickup device in accordance with the predicted value. In another image fluctuation correcting apparatus, movements of an image pickup apparatus are detected by using an acceleration detecting circuit to thereby predict image fluctuation in a succeeding field by a predicting apparatus on the basis of the detected movement of the image pickup apparatus for correcting the image fluctuation.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1992Date of Patent: June 14, 1994Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroya Kusaka, Takashi Sakaguchi, Masaaki Nakayama