Patents by Inventor Jun Onuki

Jun Onuki 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: 11553138
    Abstract: To enable HDR video signals of a plurality of signal interfaces to be satisfactorily handled. [Solution] A processing unit processes a linear high dynamic range video signal and obtains a high dynamic range video signal that has undergone a grayscale compression process. The processing unit is able to perform grayscale compression processes of a plurality of signal interfaces. For example, when a grayscale compression process of another signal interface other than a reference signal interface is performed, the processing unit further performs a process of adding characteristics of system gamma of the reference signal interface and a process of cancelling out characteristics of system gamma of the other signal interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Kamiya, Hiroaki Kikuchi, Jun Onuki, Tomoyuki Endo, Masaki Hirose
  • Patent number: 11403741
    Abstract: There is provided a video signal processing apparatus, including: a first interface configured to obtain a first video signal imaged within a first dynamic range; a second interface configured to obtain information for specifying a partial area of the obtained first video signal; and an arithmetic processing circuit configured to calculate a representative value of brightness of the first video signal of the partial area, to compress a dynamic range of the first video signal depending on the calculated representative value, and to generate a second video signal, a dynamic range of the second video signal being restricted to a second dynamic range narrower than the first dynamic range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kikuchi, Jun Onuki, Masaki Hirose
  • Publication number: 20220109787
    Abstract: To enable HDR video signals of a plurality of signal interfaces to be satisfactorily handled. [Solution] A processing unit processes a linear high dynamic range video signal and obtains a high dynamic range video signal that has undergone a grayscale compression process. The processing unit is able to perform grayscale compression processes of a plurality of signal interfaces. For example, when a grayscale compression process of another signal interface other than a reference signal interface is performed, the processing unit further performs a process of adding characteristics of system gamma of the reference signal interface and a process of cancelling out characteristics of system gamma of the other signal interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji KAMIYA, Hiroaki KIKUCHI, Jun ONUKI, Tomoyuki ENDO, Masaki HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20220094837
    Abstract: To enable HDR video signals of a plurality of signal interfaces to be satisfactorily handled. [Solution] A processing unit processes a linear high dynamic range video signal and obtains a high dynamic range video signal that has undergone a grayscale compression process. The processing unit is able to perform grayscale compression processes of a plurality of signal interfaces. For example, when a grayscale compression process of another signal interface other than a reference signal interface is performed, the processing unit further performs a process of adding characteristics of system gamma of the reference signal interface and a process of cancelling out characteristics of system gamma of the other signal interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji KAMIYA, Hiroaki KIKUCHI, Jun ONUKI, Tomoyuki ENDO, Masaki HIROSE
  • Patent number: 11223778
    Abstract: To enable HDR video signals of a plurality of signal interfaces to be satisfactorily handled. A processing unit processes a linear high dynamic range video signal and obtains a high dynamic range video signal that has undergone a grayscale compression process. The processing unit is able to perform grayscale compression processes of a plurality of signal interfaces. For example, when a grayscale compression process of another signal interface other than a reference signal interface is performed, the processing unit further performs a process of adding characteristics of system gamma of the reference signal interface and a process of cancelling out characteristics of system gamma of the other signal interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Kamiya, Hiroaki Kikuchi, Jun Onuki, Tomoyuki Endo, Masaki Hirose
  • Publication number: 20200126197
    Abstract: There is provided a video signal processing apparatus, including: a first interface configured to obtain a first video signal imaged within a first dynamic range; a second interface configured to obtain information for specifying a partial area of the obtained first video signal; and an arithmetic processing circuit configured to calculate a representative value of brightness of the first video signal of the partial area, to compress a dynamic range of the first video signal depending on the calculated representative value, and to generate a second video signal, a dynamic range of the second video signal being restricted to a second dynamic range narrower than the first dynamic range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki KIKUCHI, Jun ONUKI, Masaki HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20190141229
    Abstract: To enable HDR video signals of a plurality of signal interfaces to be satisfactorily handled. [Solution] A processing unit processes a linear high dynamic range video signal and obtains a high dynamic range video signal that has undergone a grayscale compression process. The processing unit is able to perform grayscale compression processes of a plurality of signal interfaces. For example, when a grayscale compression process of another signal interface other than a reference signal interface is performed, the processing unit further performs a process of adding characteristics of system gamma of the reference signal interface and a process of cancelling out characteristics of system gamma of the other signal interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji KAMIYA, Hiroaki KIKUCHI, Jun ONUKI, Tomoyuki ENDO, Masaki HIROSE
  • Patent number: 8755410
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes the following elements. A generation unit generates a multiplexed video frame having a predetermined screen size. A dividing unit divides input audio data into audio data items each having samples for one frame period of the multiplexed video frame. A multiplexing unit multiplexes audio data items obtained by dividing each stream of input audio data and number-of-samples information representing the number of samples thereof. A processing unit processes audio data items multiplexed in a multiplexed video frame input from an input video port, and outputs from an output video port thereof a multiplexed video frame in which the resulting audio data items and the number-of-samples information thereof are multiplexed. An extraction unit extracts the audio data items multiplexed in the multiplexed video frame output from the processing unit in accordance with the number-of-samples information. A transmission unit outputs the extracted audio data items to outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Todo, Motomu Ueta, Jun Onuki, Masaki Nishikawa, Masafumi Kurashige, Junichi Ogikubo
  • Patent number: 8558846
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a clipping unit configured to subject a plurality of images to clipping processing for clipping a part of an image as a partial image to clip a partial image from each of the plurality of images; a size correcting unit configured to correct an image size regarding each of a plurality of the partial images clipped by the clipping unit; and a synthesizing unit configured to connect the partial images of which the image sizes have been corrected by the size correcting unit to generate a synthetic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Ogikubo, Norimasa Ozaki, Jun Onuki, Keita Shirane
  • Patent number: 8503490
    Abstract: A communication device includes a transmission amplifier supplied with a binary transmission signal is capable of choosing between amplifying the transmission signal and entering a high-impedance state at an output. An antenna is supplied with a transmission signal output from the transmission amplifier. A comparator compares a signal received by the antenna with threshold values to obtain a reception signal, which is supplied to a processing unit. A capacitor is connected between the transmission amplifier and the antenna or between the antenna and the comparator. A control unit allows the transmission amplifier to be in the high-impedance state for a period during which the processing unit receives a reception signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Todo, Motomu Ueta, Jun Onuki, Masaki Nishikawa, Masafumi Kurashige, Junichi Ogikubo
  • Publication number: 20110170003
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes the following elements. A generation unit generates a multiplexed video frame having a predetermined screen size. A dividing unit divides input audio data into audio data items each having samples for one frame period of the multiplexed video frame. A multiplexing unit multiplexes audio data items obtained by dividing each stream of input audio data and number-of-samples information representing the number of samples thereof. A processing unit processes audio data items multiplexed in a multiplexed video frame input from an input video port, and outputs from an output video port thereof a multiplexed video frame in which the resulting audio data items and the number-of-samples information thereof are multiplexed. An extraction unit extracts the audio data items multiplexed in the multiplexed video frame output from the processing unit in accordance with the number-of-samples information. A transmission unit outputs the extracted audio data items to outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: SHIN TODO, MOTOMU UETA, JUN ONUKI, MASAKI NISHIKAWA, MASAFUMI KURASHIGE, JUNICHI OGIKUBO
  • Publication number: 20110173654
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes the following elements. A generation unit generates a multiplexed video frame having a predetermined screen size, and inserts first information regarding a configuration of the multiplexed video frame into the multiplexed video frame. A first multiplexing unit arranges one frame of input video data in the multiplexed video frame, multiplexes data of the frame so as to be transmitted as data of the multiplexed video frame corresponding to an arrangement position, and inserts second information regarding the arrangement position and third information regarding a format of the video data into a multiplexed video frame obtained after multiplexing. A processing unit extracts the data of the frame multiplexed in the multiplexed video frame obtained after multiplexing, which is input from an input video port, in accordance with the first information, the second information, and the third information, and performs processing on the extracted data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Shin TODO, Motomu Ueta, Jun Onuki, Masaki Nishikawa, Masafumi Kurashige, Junichi Ogikubo
  • Publication number: 20090256858
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a clipping unit configured to subject a plurality of images to clipping processing for clipping a part of an image as a partial image to clip a partial image from each of the plurality of images; a size correcting unit configured to correct an image size regarding each of a plurality of the partial images clipped by the clipping unit; and a synthesizing unit configured to connect the partial images of which the image sizes have been corrected by the size correcting unit to generate a synthetic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Ogikubo, Norimasa Ozaki, Jun Onuki, Keita Shirane