Patents by Inventor Kohei Sakura
Kohei Sakura 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: 9516177Abstract: An image display apparatus connected to a printer, for displaying an image to be printed by the printer, includes display section for displaying taken image data as a thumbnail, control section for generating edited image data by editing the taken image data selected by a user and generating an additional thumbnail of the edited image data, and select section for selecting a taken image displayed on the display means to be edited, an editing operation for the taken image, and a print image. As the taken image is edited, the control means displays the additional thumbnail of the edited image data in addition to a thumbnail of the taken image data on the display means to allow each of the thumbnail and the additional thumbnail to be selected as the print image.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotaka Kano, Kohei Sakura, Kyoko Sugizaki
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Publication number: 20160014282Abstract: An image display apparatus connected to a printer, for displaying an image to be printed by the printer, includes display section for displaying taken image data as a thumbnail, control section for generating edited image data by editing the taken image data selected by a user and generating an additional thumbnail of the edited image data, and select section for selecting a taken image displayed on the display means to be edited, an editing operation for the taken image, and a print image. As the taken image is edited, the control means displays the additional thumbnail of the edited image data in addition to a thumbnail of the taken image data on the display means to allow each of the thumbnail and the additional thumbnail to be selected as the print image.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Hirotaka Kano, Kohei Sakura, Kyoko Sugizaki
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Patent number: 9172828Abstract: An image display apparatus connected to a printer, for displaying an image to be printed by the printer, includes display section for displaying taken image data as a thumbnail, control section for generating edited image data by editing the taken image data selected by a user and generating an additional thumbnail of the edited image data, and select section for selecting a taken image displayed on the display means to be edited, an editing operation for the taken image, and a print image. As the taken image is edited, the control means displays the additional thumbnail of the edited image data in addition to a thumbnail of the taken image data on the display means to allow each of the thumbnail and the additional thumbnail to be selected as the print image.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2008Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotaka Kano, Kohei Sakura, Kyoko Sugizaki
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Patent number: 8549427Abstract: An article producing terminal apparatus communicatable with an external apparatus holding article-producing job data including image data, production information for producing an article using the image data and terminal designation information is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a communication unit communicating with the external apparatus; an article producing unit producing an article using the image data; a job acquiring unit acquiring that article-producing job data in the article-producing job data held in the external apparatus which designates the local article producing terminal apparatus with the terminal designation information by causing the communication unit to communicate with the external apparatus; and a job execution control unit causing the article producing unit to execute article production based on the image data and the production information in the article-producing job data acquired by the job acquiring unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2007Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kohei Sakura, Toshiyuki Nagasawa
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Patent number: 8269988Abstract: A print terminal includes a memory reader for reading image data recorded in a recording medium, an image-capturing unit for capturing the image data read by the memory reader, and an image-processing unit for processing the image data captured by the image-capturing unit. The image-processing unit has a first rotation-processing function for rotating a print image to be used in printing the image data, a second rotation-processing function for rotating a print-medium image to change the orientation of a print medium to be used in printing the image data, and a third rotation function for simultaneously rotating both the print image and the print-medium image.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Kuroda, Kohei Sakura
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Patent number: 8233186Abstract: A print data processing apparatus includes a reception processing unit receiving an instruction for execution of a multi-size printing function to output a piece of print data in a plurality of print sizes.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2005Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kohei Sakura, Toshiyuki Nagasawa
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Patent number: 7840910Abstract: In a method of managing an information processing apparatus displaying a menu screen in which plural menus are arranged and receiving selection of the menus, the information processing apparatus includes a display unit displaying the menu screen, an image data storage unit storing image data of the menus which can be displayed on the menu screen, an information recording unit recording menus displayed on the menu screens and menu display information in which the order of arranging the menus in the menu screen is recorded, and a control unit displaying the menu screen on the display unit based on the menu display information recorded in the information recording unit and the image data recorded in the image data storage unit, and the method of managing the information processing apparatus includes a step of creating menu display information and a step of recording menu display information created in the step of creating menu display information in the information recording unit to change the order of arrangemeType: GrantFiled: June 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kohei Sakura, Masato Matoba, Kyoko Sugizaki
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Publication number: 20100172631Abstract: Image data group dividing means is provided for comparing a writing capacity of a writing medium to a data volume of a read image data group that is an aggregation of image data that is read by a user image reading device (image data reading means), and for dividing the read image data group into a plurality of written image data groups that will fit within the writing capacity in case that the data volume is greater, a printer device (image forming means) forms an index of images for each of the written image data groups that are divided by the image data group dividing means, and an image data writing device (image data writing means) writes to the writing medium each of the written image data groups that are divided by the image data group dividing means.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2008Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki Nagasawa, Kohei Sakura
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Publication number: 20090091772Abstract: A print system for printing one printing image data in a plurality of printing sizes, includes an image display apparatus for displaying the printing image data, and a printer apparatus for printing the one printing image data which is displayed and selected with the image display apparatus in a plurality of printing sizes. The image display apparatus includes record means in which the printing image data is stored, display means for displaying the printing image data stored in the record means, and control means for causing the display means to simultaneously display frame data in the plurality of printing sizes on the selected printing image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ichiro Ujiie, Kohei Sakura, Kyoko Sugizaki
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Publication number: 20090091770Abstract: An image display apparatus connected to a printer, for displaying an image to be printed by the printer, includes display section for displaying taken image data as a thumbnail, control section for generating edited image data by editing the taken image data selected by a user and generating an additional thumbnail of the edited image data, and select section for selecting a taken image displayed on the display means to be edited, an editing operation for the taken image, and a print image. As the taken image is edited, the control means displays the additional thumbnail of the edited image data in addition to a thumbnail of the taken image data on the display means to allow each of the thumbnail and the additional thumbnail to be selected as the print image.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hirotaka Kano, Kohei Sakura, Kyoko Sugizaki
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Publication number: 20080266582Abstract: The present invention is applied to a medical image output apparatus, for example, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, an endoscopic apparatus, etc., and the printer driver lays out the images related to a plurality of jobs, which are input in sequence, on a piece of paper, and outputs the images to the printer 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2005Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventors: Kohei Sakura, Hiroshi Amano
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Publication number: 20080141169Abstract: An article producing terminal apparatus communicatable with an external apparatus holding article-producing job data including image data, production information for producing an article using the image data and terminal designation information is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a communication unit communicating with the external apparatus; an article producing unit producing an article using the image data; a job acquiring unit acquiring that article-producing job data in the article-producing job data held in the external apparatus which designates the local article producing terminal apparatus with the terminal designation information by causing the communication unit to communicate with the external apparatus; and a job execution control unit causing the article producing unit to execute article production based on the image data and the production information in the article-producing job data acquired by the job acquiring unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventors: Kohei Sakura, Toshiyuki Nagasawa
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Publication number: 20080141173Abstract: In a method of managing an information processing apparatus displaying a menu screen in which plural menus are arranged and receiving selection of the menus, the information processing apparatus includes a display unit displaying the menu screen, an image data storage unit storing image data of the menus which can be displayed on the menu screen, an information recording unit recording menus displayed on the menu screens and menu display information in which the order of arranging the menus in the menu screen is recorded, and a control unit displaying the menu screen on the display unit based on the menu display information recorded in the information recording unit and the image data recorded in the image data storage unit, and the method of managing the information processing apparatus includes a step of creating menu display information and a step of recording menu display information created in the step of creating menu display information in the information recording unit to change the order of arrangemeType: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kohei Sakura, Masato Matoba, Kyoko Sugizaki
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Publication number: 20050280840Abstract: A print data processing apparatus includes a reception processing unit receiving an instruction for execution of a multi-size printing function to output a piece of print data in a plurality of print sizes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2005Publication date: December 22, 2005Inventors: Kohei Sakura, Toshiyuki Nagasawa
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Publication number: 20040260572Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for processing at least one digital image to provide a photofinishing product to a user. The method begins by receiving at least one digital image located on a physical medium provided by the user. Responsive to a user request, at least one operator-definable package of photofinishing products is offered to the user. An input is received, which specifies at least one package selected by the user. A photofinishing product is then provided to the user in accordance with the specified package.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2004Publication date: December 23, 2004Inventors: Kevin George, Brian Ilchert, Kohei Sakura
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Publication number: 20040252318Abstract: A print terminal includes a memory reader for reading image data recorded in a recording medium, an image-capturing unit for capturing the image data read by the memory reader, and an image-processing unit for processing the image data captured by the image-capturing unit. The image-processing unit has a first rotation-processing function for rotating a print image to be used in printing the image data, a second rotation-processing function for rotating a print-medium image to change the orientation of a print medium to be used in printing the image data, and a third rotation function for simultaneously rotating both the print image and the print-medium image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2004Publication date: December 16, 2004Inventors: Tatsuya Kuroda, Kohei Sakura
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Patent number: 5453853Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of processing a color video signal in which printing color separation data is formed from a color video signal and a printing original plate is made by using the printing color separation data.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1992Date of Patent: September 26, 1995Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yorihiko Sakai, Kohei Sakura
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Patent number: 5414537Abstract: A color image of an object is processed so that the processed image accurately portrays the colors of the object regardless of varying exposure conditions. An object and a color chart that is comprised of a plurality of color chips having known colorimetric parameters are imaged under the same predetermined exposure conditions. Then, colorimetric parameters are determined for each imaged color chip of the imaged color chart. A correlation, between the known and the determined colorimetric parameters, is computed and, on the basis of the computed correlation, the color of the imaged object is corrected.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1993Date of Patent: May 9, 1995Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideaki Omuro, Kohei Sakura, Hidehiko Okada, Tadashi Tokuyama, Akira Oryo
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Patent number: 5107347Abstract: An image processing apparatus receives an input image signal and an input value defining a characteristic of an image to be printed in a dimensional system selected from a plurality of dimensional systems, whereupon, the input value is converted to corresponding numerical values in the other dimensional systems and the received input image signal is processed for conversion to a desired image signal in accordance with the converted numbered values. Such desired image signal is then supplied to a printer for printing the respective image. Further, a display monitors the input value defining a characteristic of the image to be printed and also the converted numerical values in the other dimensional systems.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 1990Date of Patent: April 21, 1992Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Kohei Sakura
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Patent number: 5083215Abstract: An image processing apparatus receives an input image signal and an input value defining a characteristic of an image to be printed in a dimensional system selected from a plurality of dimensional systems, whereupon, the input value is converted to corresponding numerical values in the other dimensional systems and the received input image signal is processed for conversion to a desired image signal in accordance with the converted numbered values. Such desired image signal is then supplied to a printer for printing the respective image. Further, a display monitors the input value defining a characteristic of the image to be printed and also the converted numerical values in the other dimensional systems.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 1990Date of Patent: January 21, 1992Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Kohei Sakura