Patents by Inventor Ken Masumitsu
Ken Masumitsu 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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Patent number: 7971217Abstract: Meta data about content is converted into characteristic values. Each characteristic value is associated with one or more content segments of content. The content can be audio, video, or other data or combinations of data. Importance levels for content segments are determined from content scores. Content scores are generally an indication of how one person would rate a particular characteristic value. The content scores may be estimated by using previously determined scores of similar content segments. The similarity is preferably determined by a particular metric. A user may also supply his or her own content scores for content segments. The user profile content scores can be combined with the determined content scores or completely supplant these scores. Based on the importance levels for content scores for content segments, content segments may be packaged into a content digest that a user may view.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2002Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ken Masumitsu, Tomio Echigo, Takaaki Murao, Masayoshi Teraguchi
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Patent number: 7796781Abstract: The present invention provides methods for extracting an image region segment from a video image, a system for extracting an image region segment, a program for extracting an image region segment, a method for distributing an extracted video image, and a method for generating content. Motion compensation data is calculated using sequential video images captured by a video camera, and the sequential video images are employed to prepare an estimation of the video camera operation. Based on the estimated camera operation, the center position (xc, yc) of an area that is aimed at in a video image is estimated under predetermined conditions (rules), an image feature is designated in the vicinity of the center position of the target area, and an image segment is specified that includes this image feature.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tomio Echigo, Ken Masumitsu, Masayoshi Teraguchi, Takaaki Murao
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Publication number: 20090157897Abstract: To implement more appropriate QoS control by compressing contents data distributed via a network taking into consideration meaning of contents and preferences of users. A network system comprises a content provider that provides content and client that acquires the content. The content provider attaches information on communication priorities to the content based on the content's importance which is determined from the meaning of the content's and sends the content to the client using a protocol which controls quality of service based on the priority and the client receives the content transmitted by the content provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tomio Echigo, Ken Masumitsu, Masayoshi Teraguchi
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Publication number: 20090103810Abstract: The present invention provides methods for extracting an image region segment from a video image, a system for extracting an image region segment, a program for extracting an image region segment, a method for distributing an extracted video image, and a method for generating content. Motion compensation data is calculated using sequential video images captured by a video camera, and the sequential video images are employed to prepare an estimation of the video camera operation. Based on the estimated camera operation, the center position (xc, yc) of an area that is aimed at in a video image is estimated under predetermined conditions (rules), an image feature is designated in the vicinity of the center position of the target area, and an image segment is specified that includes this image feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2007Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Tomio Echigo, Ken Masumitsu, Masayoshi Teraguchi, Takaaki Murao
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Patent number: 7502863Abstract: A method and system which improves reliability and availability of services for streaming distributions in general. A partition server and a plurality of distribution servers are provided in order to distribute stream data to one or more receivers connected together via a network. The partition server receives the stream data and the plurality of distribution servers receive respective elements of the stream data partitioned by the partition server to distribute the elements to the receivers. First, the partition server selects one of the distribution servers that can perform transmissions in order to transmit elements of the stream data received from a streaming source, to the selected distribution server. The distribution server distributes the elements of the stream data received from the partition server, to the receivers. Finally, each receiver reconstructs the original stream data from the elements of the stream data received from the plurality of distribution servers.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2005Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ryo Sugihara, Ken Masumitsu, Shuichi Shimizu
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Patent number: 7490342Abstract: To implement more appropriate QoS control by compressing contents data distributed via a network taking into consideration meaning of contents and preferences of users. A network system comprises a content provider that provides content and client that acquires the content. The content provider attaches information on communication priorities to the content based on the content's importance which is determined from the meaning of the content's and sends the content to the client using a protocol which controls quality of service based on the priority and the client receives the content transmitted by the content provider.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2003Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tomio Echigo, Ken Masumitsu, Masayoshi Teraguchi
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Patent number: 7313278Abstract: The present invention provides methods for extracting an image region segment from a video image, a system for extracting an image region segment, a program for extracting an image region segment, a method for distributing an extracted video image, and a method for generating content. Motion compensation data is calculated using sequential video images captured by a video camera, and the sequential video images are employed to prepare an estimation of the video camera operation. Based on the estimated camera operation, the center position (xc, yc) of an area that is aimed at in a video image is estimated under predetermined conditions (rules), an image feature is designated in the vicinity of the center position of the target area, and an image segment is specified that includes this image feature.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2002Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tomio Echigo, Ken Masumitsu, Masayoshi Teraguchi, Takaaki Murao
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Patent number: 7231088Abstract: The object of the invention is to extract from a moving picture and display at least a portion of team play, especially in a field sport, that is considered to be important for detailed analysis, so that the teamwork involved is easily discerned.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2002Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tomio Echigo, Ken Masumitsu, Takaaki Murao, Masayoshi Teraguchi
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Publication number: 20070106798Abstract: A present IT environment, in particular, a place such as a data center in which resources are concentrated at one place, requires a mechanism (provisioning) for allocating an excess resource (a server, a network apparatus, a storage, or the like) to the service in response to a load fluctuation of a service. In some cases, setting operations occurring in the process of the provisioning are time-demanding. In those cases, it is impossible to respond to abrupt load fluctuations. [Solving means] Procedures starting from an initial state of the resource and ending in a state where each of resources is deployed for each service are identified, and the procedures are expressed as a directed graph having a state of the resource in each phase as a node (stage), and having a setting operation as an edge. There are some cases, however, where even for deployments intended for different services, an initial state and some of intermediate states are common.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Ken Masumitsu, Takayuki Kushida
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Publication number: 20060168293Abstract: A method and system which improves reliability and availability of services for streaming distributions in general. To accomplish this objective, a distribution method takes the following procedure. A partition server and a plurality of distribution servers are provided in order to distribute stream data to one or more receivers connected together via a network. The partition server receives the stream data and the plurality of distribution servers receive respective elements of the stream data partitioned by the partition server to distribute the elements to the receivers. First, the partition server selects one of the distribution servers that can perform transmissions in order to transmit elements of the stream data received from a streaming source, to the selected distribution server. The distribution server distributes the elements of the stream data received from the partition server, to the receivers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2005Publication date: July 27, 2006Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ryo Sugihara, Ken Masumitsu, Shuichi Shimizu
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Patent number: 7072901Abstract: An index generator that generates an index, which is data description contents, such as video contents, comprises: an index description device, for defining in advance basic index information concerning an index; a video display device for the input, the display or the output of contents to which an index is to be added; a triggering action input device, for accepting a triggering action in the contents that is displayed or output; and an index determination device, for generating index data based on the basic index information, which is defined by the index description device, and triggering action input history information, which is entered by the triggering action input device.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2002Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Masayoshi Teraguchi, Tomio Echigo, Takaaki Murao, Ken Masumitsu
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Publication number: 20030217091Abstract: To implement more appropriate QoS control by compressing contents data distributed via a network taking into consideration meaning of contents and preferences of users.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2003Publication date: November 20, 2003Inventors: Tomio Echigo, Ken Masumitsu, Masayoshi Teraguchi
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Publication number: 20030048415Abstract: The object of the invention is to extract from a moving picture and display at least a portion of team play, especially in a field sport, that is considered to be important for detailed analysis, so that the teamwork involved is easily discerned.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2002Publication date: March 13, 2003Inventors: Tomio Echigo, Ken Masumitsu, Takaaki Murao, Masayoshi Teraguchi
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Publication number: 20020184220Abstract: An index generator that generates an index, which is data description contents, such as video contents, comprises: an index description device, for defining in advance basic index information concerning an index; a video display device for the input, the display or the output of contents to which an index is to be added; a triggering action input device, for accepting a triggering action in the contents that is displayed or output; and an index determination device, for generating index data based on the basic index information, which is defined by the index description device, and triggering action input history information, which is entered by the triggering action input device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2002Publication date: December 5, 2002Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Masayoshi Teraguchi, Tomio Echigo, Takaaki Murao, Ken Masumitsu
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Publication number: 20020159637Abstract: The present invention provides methods for extracting an image region segment from a video image, a system for extracting an image region segment, a program for extracting an image region segment, a method for distributing an extracted video image, and a method for generating content. Motion compensation data is calculated using sequential video images captured by a video camera, and the sequential video images are employed to prepare an estimation of the video camera operation. Based on the estimated camera operation, the center position (xc, yc) of an area that is aimed at in a video image is estimated under predetermined conditions (rules), an image feature is designated in the vicinity of the center position of the target area, and an image segment is specified that includes this image feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2002Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventors: Tomio Echigo, Ken Masumitsu, Masayoshi Teraguchi, Takaaki Murao
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Publication number: 20020157095Abstract: Meta data about content is converted into characteristic values. Each characteristic value is associated with one or more content segments of content. The content can be audio, video, or other data or combinations of data. Importance levels for content segments are determined from content scores. Content scores are generally an indication of how one person would rate a particular characteristic value. The content scores may be estimated by using previously determined scores of similar content segments. The similarity is preferably determined by a particular metric. A user may also supply his or her own content scores for content segments. The user profile content scores can be combined with the determined content scores or completely supplant these scores. Based on the importance levels for content scores for content segments, content segments may be packaged into a content digest that a user may view.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2002Publication date: October 24, 2002Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ken Masumitsu, Tomio Echigo, Takaaki Murao, Masayoshi Teraguchi