Patents by Inventor Kazuo Sugimoto

Kazuo Sugimoto 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).

  • Publication number: 20080219348
    Abstract: A data embedding apparatus including: a selecting unit for selecting, based upon the second data, a prediction system of calculating a prediction value with respect to data to be processed within the first data; a predicting unit for calculating the prediction value of the data to be processed by the prediction system selected by the selecting unit; a difference calculating unit for calculating a prediction error of the data to be processed by employing the prediction value; and a prediction error calculating unit for outputting the coded data, in which the predicting unit includes: a 0-embedding time predicting unit for performing prediction when a bit value of the second data is “0”; a 1-embedding time predicting unit for performing prediction when the bit value of the second data is “1”; and an embedding end time predicting unit for performing prediction when embedding of the second data is accomplished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo SUGIMOTO, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yuichi Idehara, Yoshihisa Yamada, Yoshiaki Kato, Kohtaro Asai
  • Publication number: 20080181304
    Abstract: Encoding and decoding are uniformly carried out for a plurality of chroma formats. Based on a control signal for providing a chroma format type of an input moving image signal, in the case of a chroma format of 4:2:0 or 4:2:2, a first intra prediction mode deciding unit and a first intra prediction image generation unit are applied to a luminance component of the input moving image signal, and a second intra prediction mode deciding unit and a second intra prediction image generation unit are applied to a chrominance component. In the case of a chroma format of 4:4:4, the first intra prediction mode deciding unit and the first intra prediction image generation unit are applied to all color components to carry out encoding, and a variable length encoding unit multiplexes the control signal as encoding data to be applied to a moving image sequence unit on a bit stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshimi Moriya, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kohtaro Asai, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuichi Idehara
  • Publication number: 20080170793
    Abstract: There are provided an encoding device, a decoding device, an encoding method, and a decoding method that enhance optimality in a case of encoding moving image signals having no sample ratio distinction between color components such as a 4:4:4 format. In a case of conducting compression encoding by inputting digital moving image signals of the 4:4:4 format, there are prepared a first encoding process of encoding three color component signals of the input moving image signals in a common encoding mode, and a second encoding process of encoding the three color component signals of the input moving image signals in respective independent encoding modes. The encoding process is executed by selecting any one of the first encoding process and the second encoding process, and the compression data contains an identification signal for specifying which process is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa YAMADA, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshimi Moriya, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yuichi Idehara, Kohtaro Asai, Tokumichi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20080170615
    Abstract: Encoding and decoding are uniformly carried out for a plurality of chroma formats. Based on a control signal for providing a chroma format type of an input moving image signal, in the case of a chroma format of 4:2:0 or 4:2:2, a first intra prediction mode deciding unit and a first intra prediction image generation unit are applied to a luminance component of the input moving image signal, and a second intra prediction mode deciding unit and a second intra prediction image generation unit are applied to a chrominance component. In the case of a chroma format of 4:4:4, the first intra prediction mode deciding unit and the first intra prediction image generation unit are applied to all color components to carry out encoding, and a variable length encoding unit multiplexes the control signal as encoding data to be applied to a moving image sequence unit on a bit stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshimi Moriya, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kohtaro Asai, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuichi Idehara
  • Publication number: 20080170624
    Abstract: There are provided an encoding device, a decoding device, an encoding method, and a decoding method that enhance optimality in a case of encoding moving image signals having no sample ratio distinction between color components such as a 4:4:4 format. In a case of conducting compression encoding by inputting digital moving image signals of the 4:4:4 format, there are prepared a first encoding process of encoding three color component signals of the input moving image signals in a common encoding mode, and a second encoding process of encoding the three color component signals of the input moving image signals in respective independent encoding modes. The encoding process is executed by selecting any one of the first encoding process and the second encoding process, and the compression data contains an identification signal for specifying which process is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa YAMADA, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshimi Moriya, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yuichi Idehara, Kohtaro Asai, Tokumichi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20080170627
    Abstract: There are provided an encoding device, a decoding device, an encoding method, and a decoding method that enhance optimality in a case of encoding moving image signals having no sample ratio distinction between color components such as a 4:4:4 format. In a case of conducting compression encoding by inputting digital moving image signals of the 4:4:4 format, there are prepared a first encoding process of encoding three color component signals of the input moving image signals in a common encoding mode, and a second encoding process of encoding the three color component signals of the input moving image signals in respective independent encoding modes. The encoding process is executed by selecting any one of the first encoding process and the second encoding process, and the compression data contains an identification signal for specifying which process is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Yamada, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshimi Moriya, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yuichi Idehara, Kohtaro Asai, Tokumichi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20080165849
    Abstract: An image encoder including: a predicted-image generating unit that generates a predicted image in accordance with a plurality of prediction modes indicating predicted-image generating methods; a prediction-mode judging unit that evaluates prediction efficiency of a predicted image outputted from the predicted-image generating unit to judge a predetermined prediction mode; and an encoding unit that subjects an output of the prediction-mode judging unit to variable-length encoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Koutarou Asai, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuichi Idehara
  • Publication number: 20080159641
    Abstract: An image encoder including: a predicted-image generating unit that generates a predicted image in accordance with a plurality of prediction modes indicating predicted-image generating methods; a prediction-mode judging unit that evaluates prediction efficiency of a predicted image outputted from the predicted-image generating unit to judge a predetermined prediction mode; and an encoding unit that subjects an output of the prediction-mode judging unit to variable-length encoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Koutarou Asai, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuichi Idehara
  • Publication number: 20080137732
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to include, when encoding processing is applied to three color components using a 4:0:0 format, data for one picture in one access unit and makes it possible to set the same time information or the same set encoding modes among the respective color components. In an image encoding system for applying compression processing to an input image signal including a plurality of color components, encoded data obtained by independently subjecting an input image signal of each of the color components to encoding processing and a parameter indicating which color component the encoded data corresponds to are multiplexed with a bit stream. In an image decoding system for inputting a bit stream in which an image signal including a plurality of color components is compressed to perform decoding processing, decoding processing of the encoded data of each of the color components is performed using a parameter indicating which color component the encoded data corresponds to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshimi Moriya, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kohtaro Asai, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuichi Idehara
  • Publication number: 20080137731
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to include, when encoding processing is applied to three color components using a 4:0:0 format, data for one picture in one access unit and makes it possible to set the same time information or the same set encoding modes among the respective color components. In an image encoding system for applying compression processing to an input image signal including a plurality of color components, encoded data obtained by independently subjecting an input image signal of each of the color components to encoding processing and a parameter indicating which color component the encoded data corresponds to are multiplexed with a bit stream. In an image decoding system for inputting a bit stream in which an image signal including a plurality of color components is compressed to perform decoding processing, decoding processing of the encoded data of each of the color components is performed using a parameter indicating which color component the encoded data corresponds to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshimi Moriya, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kohtaro Asai, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuichi Idehara
  • Publication number: 20080137744
    Abstract: An image encoder including: a predicted-image generating unit that generates a predicted image in accordance with a plurality of prediction modes indicating predicted-image generating methods; a prediction-mode judging unit that evaluates prediction efficiency of a predicted image outputted from the predicted-image generating unit to judge a predetermined prediction mode; and an encoding unit that subjects an output of the prediction-mode judging unit to variable-length encoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimi MORIYA, Shunichi SEKIGUCHI, Kazuo SUGIMOTO, Yoshihisa YAMADA, Koutarou ASAI, Tokumichi MURAKAMI, Yuichi IDEHARA
  • Publication number: 20080130747
    Abstract: An image encoder including: a predicted-image generating unit that generates a predicted image in accordance with a plurality of prediction modes indicating predicted-image generating methods; a prediction-mode judging unit that evaluates prediction efficiency of a predicted image outputted from the predicted-image generating unit to judge a predetermined prediction mode; and an encoding unit that subjects an output of the prediction-mode judging unit to variable-length encoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimi MORIYA, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Koutarou Asai, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuichi Idehara
  • Publication number: 20080130988
    Abstract: An image encoder including: a predicted-image generating unit that generates a predicted image in accordance with a plurality of prediction modes indicating predicted-image generating methods; a prediction-mode judging unit that evaluates prediction efficiency of a predicted image outputted from the predicted-image generating unit to judge a predetermined prediction mode; and an encoding unit that subjects an output of the prediction-mode judging unit to variable-length encoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimi MORIYA, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Koutarou Asai, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuichi Idehara
  • Publication number: 20080130990
    Abstract: An image encoder including: a predicted-image generating unit that generates a predicted image in accordance with a plurality of prediction modes indicating predicted-image generating methods; a prediction-mode judging unit that evaluates prediction efficiency of a predicted image outputted from the predicted-image generating unit to judge a predetermined prediction mode; and an encoding unit that subjects an output of the prediction-mode judging unit to variable-length encoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimi MORIYA, Shunichi SEKIGUCHI, Kazuo SUGIMOTO, Yoshihisa YAMADA, Koutarou ASAI, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuuichi Idehara
  • Publication number: 20080130740
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to include, when encoding processing is applied to three color components using a 4:0:0 format, data for one picture in one access unit and makes it possible to set the same time information or the same set encoding modes among the respective color components. In an image encoding system for applying compression processing to an input image signal including a plurality of color components, encoded data obtained by independently subjecting an input image signal of each of the color components to encoding processing and a parameter indicating which color component the encoded data corresponds to are multiplexed with a bit stream. In an image decoding system for inputting a bit stream in which an image signal including a plurality of color components is compressed to perform decoding processing, decoding processing of the encoded data of each of the color components is performed using a parameter indicating which color component the encoded data corresponds to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshimi Moriya, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kohtaro Asai, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuuichi Idehara
  • Publication number: 20080130989
    Abstract: An image encoder including: a predicted-image generating unit that generates a predicted image in accordance with a plurality of prediction modes indicating predicted-image generating methods; a prediction-mode judging unit that evaluates prediction efficiency of a predicted image outputted from the predicted-image generating unit to judge a predetermined prediction mode; and an encoding unit that subjects an output of the prediction-mode judging unit to variable-length encoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Koutarou Asai, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuichi Idehara
  • Publication number: 20080130756
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to include, when encoding processing is applied to three color components using a 4:0:0 format, data for one picture in one access unit and makes it possible to set the same time information or the same set encoding modes among the respective color components. In an image encoding system for applying compression processing to an input image signal including a plurality of color components, encoded data obtained by independently subjecting an input image signal of each of the color components to encoding processing and a parameter indicating which color component the encoded data corresponds to are multiplexed with a bit stream. In an image decoding system for inputting a bit stream in which an image signal including a plurality of color components is compressed to perform decoding processing, decoding processing of the encoded data of each of the color components is performed using a parameter indicating which color component the encoded data corresponds to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshimi Moriya, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kohtaro Asai, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuichi Idehara
  • Publication number: 20080123947
    Abstract: An image encoder including: a predicted-image generating unit that generates a predicted image in accordance with a plurality of prediction modes indicating predicted-image generating methods; a prediction-mode judging unit that evaluates prediction efficiency of a predicted image outputted from the predicted-image generating unit to judge a predetermined prediction mode; and an encoding unit that subjects an output of the prediction-mode judging unit to variable-length encoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Koutarou Asai, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuuichi Idehara
  • Publication number: 20080123737
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to include, when encoding processing is applied to three color components using a 4:0:0 format, data for one picture in one access unit and makes it possible to set the same time information or the same set encoding modes among the respective color components. In an image encoding system for applying compression processing to an input image signal including a plurality of color components, encoded data obtained by independently subjecting an input image signal of each of the color components to encoding processing and a parameter indicating which color component the encoded data corresponds to are multiplexed with a bit stream. In an image decoding system for inputting a bit stream in which an image signal including a plurality of color components is compressed to perform decoding processing, decoding processing of the encoded data of each of the color components is performed using a parameter indicating which color component the encoded data corresponds to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshimi Moriya, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kohtaro Asai, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuichi Idehara
  • Publication number: 20080123736
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to include, when encoding processing is applied to three color components using a 4:0:0 format, data for one picture in one access unit and makes it possible to set the same time information or the same set encoding modes among the respective color components. In an image encoding system for applying compression processing to an input image signal including a plurality of color components, encoded data obtained by independently subjecting an input image signal of each of the color components to encoding processing and a parameter indicating which color component the encoded data corresponds to are multiplexed with a bit stream. In an image decoding system for inputting a bit stream in which an image signal including a plurality of color components is compressed to perform decoding processing, decoding processing of the encoded data of each of the color components is performed using a parameter indicating which color component the encoded data corresponds to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshimi Moriya, Kazuo Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kohtaro Asai, Tokumichi Murakami, Yuichi Idehara