Patents by Inventor Maseaki Tsuruta

Maseaki Tsuruta 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).

  • IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD
    Publication number: 20080062291
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes image pickup means, user information acquisition means, and control means. The image pickup means is configured to pick up an image while regarding a user's gaze direction as the direction of a subject. The user information acquisition means is configured to acquire information about the motion or physical status of the user. The control means is configured to judge the intention or status of the user from the information acquired by the user information acquisition means and control the operation of the image pickup means in accordance with judgment results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro SAKO, Maseaki Tsuruta, Taiji Ito, Masamichi Asukai