Patents by Inventor Kouichi Uchimura

Kouichi Uchimura 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: 10547821
    Abstract: Provided is a reproduction apparatus and an information processing method which enable graphics to be superimposed on a video to be converted appropriately. In a format of contents to be reproduced by a reproduction apparatus according to an aspect of the present technology, each of a configuration of a video plane which is a storage area of data before a video that constitutes an output image is synthesized and a configuration of a graphics plane which is a storage area of data before a graphics that constitutes the output image is synthesized is represented by attributes of a resolution, a color gamut, a color depth, and a dynamic range conversion function. Moreover, a plurality of combinations of attributes representing the configuration of the video plane and attributes representing the configuration of the graphics plane are determined in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Kouichi Uchimura
  • Patent number: 10535369
    Abstract: It is possible to accurately and securely execute conversion from an MPEG-2TS format to an MP4 format. A data converting unit that executes format conversion from an MPEG-2TS format to an MP4 format sorts out TS packets storing video data from MPEG-2TS format data, selects a TS packet having a start code (SC) at the top of a payload on the basis of header information of the sorted out TS packets, and extracts payload configuration data other than the start code (SC) and sets the payload configuration data as configuration data of MP4 format data. The data converting unit determines, on the basis of, for example, a value of a transport priority set in a header of the TS packet, whether or not the TS packet is a TS packet in which a start code (SC) is set in a top region of a payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Takahashi, Kouichi Uchimura
  • Publication number: 20200013431
    Abstract: A configuration is realized in which block encryption MMT format data is reproduced by applying a time stamp. An MMT format stream file and a reproduction control information file are generated and recorded in a medium. The stream file includes encryption block data to which an encryption key generated by using an additional header in which copy control information of a block unit is stored, as a seed, is applied, and the additional header. Position identification information capable of determining a position of reproduction data, a position of the seed to be applied to decoding of the reproduction data, a position of the time stamp, and a position of the seed to be applied to decoding of the time stamp is recorded in the reproduction control information file. Data decoding, and reproduction to which the time stamp is applied are performed by using recording information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: KENJIRO UEDA, KOUICHI UCHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10469817
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a reproduction device, a reproduction method, and a recording medium capable of displaying graphics with a broader dynamic range of luminance and appropriate brightness. An optical disc records STN_table associating HDR graphics, which are graphics having a second luminance range different from and broader than a first luminance range, with tone_mapping_info including HDR information indicating a luminance characteristic of the HDR graphics and tone_mapping_info, which is tone mapping definition information used when luminance conversion from the HDR graphics to STD graphics which are graphics having the first luminance range is performed, the HDR graphics, and the tone_mapping_info. The present technology is applicable to a recording medium recording graphics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Uchimura, Ryohei Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20190246086
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a reproduction device, a reproduction method, and a recording medium capable of displaying graphics with a broader dynamic range of luminance and appropriate brightness. An optical disc records STN_table associating HDR graphics, which are graphics having a second luminance range different from and broader than a first luminance range, with tone_mapping_info including HDR information indicating a luminance characteristic of the HDR graphics and tone_mapping_info, which is tone mapping definition information used when luminance conversion from the HDR graphics to STD graphics which are graphics having the first luminance range is performed, the HDR graphics, and the tone_mapping_info. The present technology is applicable to a recording medium recording graphics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: KOUICHI UCHIMURA, RYOHEI TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10362287
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a program, and a recording medium that can generate graphics in colors in a predetermined dynamic range from the data of graphics of colors in a plurality of dynamic ranges. A processor identifies an SDR PDS that is an information item of a color in the SDR available for the graphics, an HDR PDS that is an information item of a color in the HDR available for the graphics from a graphics stream including the SDR PDS, and the HDR PDS, and a segment_type used to identify the SDR PDS and the HDR PDS on the basis of the segment_type. A CLUT management unit generates the SDR graphics on the basis of the SDR PDS identified by the processor. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to a reproducing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Uchimura, Ryohei Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20190222888
    Abstract: A transmitting apparatus including circuitry configured to generate caption data corresponding to content data and having elements defined in Extensible Markup Language (XML), and output the content data and the generated caption data to a reproducing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kouichi UCHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20190191192
    Abstract: To enable MMT format data to be recorded as BDAV format data in a medium, and a list of video-recorded contents to be displayed and reproduced by an application for BDAV. Data to be recorded in a playlist or clip information file defined in a BDAV format is extracted from MMT format data input on a broadcast wave or the like thereby to generate a data file thereof. For example, data applied to display a list of video-recorded contents is extracted from MMT-SI or TLV-SI in the MMT format data and recorded in the playlist or clip information file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kouichi UCHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10321111
    Abstract: Image reproduction according to a display apparatus is realized by acquiring image information of an ultra-high definition (UHD) image from a playlist file or a clip information file. A data processing unit that performs a reproduction process of a disc recording data acquires a playlist file or a clip information file as a reproduction control information file corresponding to reproduction data recorded in a disc, determines whether or not an ultra-high definition (UHD) image is recorded in the disc based on recording data of such a file, and, in a case where the ultra-high definition (UHD) image is recorded in the disc, acquires image information of the ultra-high definition (UHD) image from the reproduction control information and controls output data for a display apparatus based on the acquired image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Uchimura, Ryohei Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10313741
    Abstract: A transmitting apparatus including circuitry configured to generate caption data corresponding to content data and having elements defined in Extensible Markup Language (XML), and output the content data and the generated caption data to a reproducing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kouichi Uchimura
  • Publication number: 20190058855
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus that reproduces data recorded onto a recording medium, the apparatus including: circuitry configured to convert a color space of an image recorded onto the recording medium, and superimpose a main content image and a sub-content image recorded onto the recording medium, wherein, when a color space of the main content image corresponds to BT.709 format, the circuitry determines to convert color spaces of the sub-content image and the main content image into the same color space, and wherein, when the color space of the main content image corresponds to BT.2020 format, the circuitry determines to not convert the color space of the sub-content image into BT.2020 format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi UCHIMURA, Yoshiyuki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190043535
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program, capable of specifying attributes of all content recorded in a recording medium, together with attributes of individual content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: KOUICHI UCHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20190014306
    Abstract: Depending on the type of an image stored in an information recording medium and display function information about a display device, an image to be displayed is acquired from a recording medium and output to the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kouichi UCHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20190007664
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and a recording medium that make it possible to set a dynamic range of an image to be reproduced. A Java setting unit sets a dynamic range of an image to be reproduced. A generation unit generates the image to be reproduced in the dynamic range set by the Java setting unit. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to a reproducing device or the like that reproduces an optical disk that records an AV stream of a main video in a standard dynamic range (SDR) and an AV stream of a main video in a high dynamic range (HDR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi UCHIMURA, Ryohei TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180358048
    Abstract: According to the type of an image stored in an information recording medium and display function information of a display device, an displayable image is acquired from the recording medium and output to the display device. A data processing unit configured to reproduce data from an information recording medium inputs display function information for each of the HDR 1, HDR 2, and SDR images from a display device configured to display reproduction data, acquires HDR identification information indicating whether image data recorded in the information recording medium includes each of the HDR 1, HDR 2, and SDR images from a database file recorded in the information recording medium, and reads image data displayable on the display device from the information recording medium on the basis of results of comparison between the acquired display device function information and the HDR identification information, and outputs the same to the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi UCHIMURA, Toshiya HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20180352206
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a data processing unit configured to execute a data reproduction process. The data processing unit includes a decode unit that decodes reproduction control information of subtitle data included in reproduction target data, and the decode unit acquires color space designation information, electro-optical transfer function (EOTF) designation information, and color depth designation information that are recorded in subtitle data reproduction control information, and generates output subtitle data in accordance with acquired information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kouichi UCHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10090015
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a data processing unit which executes a reproduction process of recorded data of a disc, in which the data processing unit reads disc type information that is recorded on the disc, and ascertains a recorded data configuration of the disc based on the disc type information that is read, and executes data reading-out and reproduction processes according to a reading-out rate corresponding to the ascertained recorded data configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Kouichi Uchimura, Yoshikazu Takashima
  • Publication number: 20180277156
    Abstract: Data reproduction is performed in a mode decided on the basis of disc type information which is record data of a disc. A reading rate compatible with a physical format of a disc is compared with a reading rate compatible with a disc type, and in a case where the reading rates do not coincide with each other, data read from the disc at the physical format compatible rate is stored in the buffer, and the reproduction process is performed using the data output from the buffer at the disc type compatible rate. In a case where the physical format is BD-R or BD-RE, and the logical format is a logical format compatible with BDMV-UHD, the emulation mode reproduction accompanied with the rate conversion using the buffer is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki KOBAYASHI, Kouichi UCHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20180278907
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a reproduction apparatus, an information processing method, and a program which enable the graphics to be superimposed on a video to be converted appropriately. In a format of contents to be reproduced by a reproduction apparatus according to an aspect of the present technology, each of a configuration of a video plane which is a storage area of data before a video that constitutes an output image is synthesized and a configuration of a graphics plane which is a storage area of data before a graphics that constitutes the output image is synthesized is represented by attributes of a resolution, a color gamut, a color depth, and a dynamic range conversion function. Moreover, a plurality of combinations of attributes representing the configuration of the video plane and attributes representing the configuration of the graphics plane are determined in advance. The present technology can be applied to Blu-ray Disc players.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: YOSHIYUKI KOBAYASHI, KOUICHI UCHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20180268854
    Abstract: A virtual file system (VFS) is constructed by reliably acquiring subsequent data corresponding to an information recording medium from a local storage unit, and thus, data reproduction is executed. A data processing unit configured to read out and reproduce data recorded in the information recording medium, and data stored in the local storage unit which is different from the information recording medium, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: YOSHIYUKI KOBAYASHI, KOUICHI UCHIMURA