Patents by Inventor Kazumi Yoshimoto

Kazumi Yoshimoto 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).

  • Information processing apparatus and method, and program for handling images
    Patent number: 8392850
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus which may include list acquire means, thumbnail image acquire means, display means, selection means, and image acquire means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noriaki Nakagawa, Hidenori Yamaji, Michitomo Koda, Kazumi Yoshimoto, Katsuhiro Takematsu
  • Information processing apparatus and method, and program
    Patent number: 8036520
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus configured to make a transition to one of a plurality of modes each defining processing to be executed and execute the one of a plurality of modes to which a transition has been made, which may include first selection means; second selection means; communication controlling means; determination means; and mode transition control means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Narukawa, Hidenori Yamaji, Noriaki Nakagawa, Michitomo Koda, Kazumi Yoshimoto
  • Image taking apparatus and method with display and image storage communication with other image taking apparatus
    Patent number: 8006276
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image-taking apparatus for taking an image of a subject, which may include: image taking means for taking an image of the subject; communication means for communicating, via a network, with a mate of communication that is another image-taking apparatus; image acquire means for acquiring, via the network, an image taken by a mate of communication; and display means for displaying an image taken by the image taking means and an image taken by a mate of communication onto one screen in a sequence of image taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noriaki Nakagawa, Hidenori Yamaji, Yoshitaka Narukawa, Michitomo Koda, Kazumi Yoshimoto
  • Imaging apparatus, picture managing method, and program
    Publication number: 20090182775
    Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging apparatus includes: a first storage section configured to store picture files; a second storage section configured to store a database for storing registration information and picture files, the second storage section being removably attached to the imaging apparatus; and a control section configured to create the registration information about the picture files to be copied from the first storage section to the second storage section at a suitable time, the control section further adding the created registration information to the database so as to maintain consistency between the picture files and the registration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kazumi Yoshimoto
  • Information processing apparatus and method, and program
    Publication number: 20070209023
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus which may include list acquire means, thumbnail image acquire means, display means, selection means, and image acquire means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noriaki Nakagawa, Hidenori Yamaji, Michitomo Koda, Kazumi Yoshimoto, Katsuhiro Takematsu
  • Information processing apparatus and method, and program
    Publication number: 20070201363
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus configured to make a transition to one of a plurality of modes each defining processing to be executed and execute the one of a plurality of modes to which a transition has been made, which may include first selection means; second selection means; communication controlling means; determination means; and mode transition control means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Narukawa, Hidenori Yamaji, Noriaki Nakagawa, Michitomo Koda, Kazumi Yoshimoto
  • Image-taking apparatus and method, and program
    Publication number: 20070199033
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image-taking apparatus for taking an image of a subject, which may include: image taking means for taking an image of the subject; communication means for communicating, via a network, with a mate of communication that is another image-taking apparatus; image acquire means for acquiring, via the network, an image taken by a mate of communication; and display means for displaying an image taken by the image taking means and an image taken by a mate of communication onto one screen in a sequence of image taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noriaki Nakagawa, Hidenori Yamaji, Yoshitaka Narukawa, Michitomo Koda, Kazumi Yoshimoto