Patents by Inventor Michitomo Koda

Michitomo Koda 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: 10212350
    Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus including an external memory accommodating unit for accommodating a removable external memory; a database recognizing unit for recognizing a database stored in the external memory, the database being recorded with an image stored in the external memory and information related to the image in correspondence to each other; a display method setting unit for setting either display method of a stored first display method or a second display method of displaying the image stored in the external memory without using the database based on a recognition result of the database recognizing unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying the image stored in the external memory by the display method based on the set display method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michitomo Koda, Yoshitaka Narukawa, Hidenobu Takemura, Tatsunobu Koike, Yasufumi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170078581
    Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus including an external memory accommodating unit for accommodating a removable external memory; a database recognizing unit for recognizing a database stored in the external memory, the database being recorded with an image stored in the external memory and information related to the image in correspondence to each other; a display method setting unit for setting either display method of a stored first display method or a second display method of displaying the image stored in the external memory without using the database based on a recognition result of the database recognizing unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying the image stored in the external memory by the display method based on the set display method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michitomo KODA, Yoshitaka NARUKAWA, Hidenobu TAKEMURA, Tatsunobu KOIKE, Yasufumi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9525823
    Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus including an external memory accommodating unit for accommodating a removable external memory; a database recognizing unit for recognizing a database stored in the external memory, the database being recorded with an image stored in the external memory and information related to the image in correspondence to each other; a display method setting unit for setting either display method of a stored first display method or a second display method of displaying the image stored in the external memory without using the database based on a recognition result of the database recognizing unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying the image stored in the external memory by the display method based on the set display method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michitomo Koda, Yoshitaka Narukawa, Hidenobu Takemura, Tatsunobu Koike, Yasufumi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150365601
    Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus including an external memory accommodating unit for accommodating a removable external memory; a database recognizing unit for recognizing a database stored in the external memory, the database being recorded with an image stored in the external memory and information related to the image in correspondence to each other; a display method setting unit for setting either display method of a stored first display method or a second display method of displaying the image stored in the external memory without using the database based on a recognition result of the database recognizing unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying the image stored in the external memory by the display method based on the set display method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michitomo KODA, Yoshitaka NARUKAWA, Hidenobu TAKEMURA, Tatsunobu KOIKE, Yasufumi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9154703
    Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus including an external memory accommodating unit for accommodating a removable external memory; a database recognizing unit for recognizing a database stored in the external memory, the database being recorded with an image stored in the external memory and information related to the image in correspondence to each other; a display method setting unit for setting either display method of a stored first display method or a second display method of displaying the image stored in the external memory without using the database based on a recognition result of the database recognizing unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying the image stored in the external memory by the display method based on the set display method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michitomo Koda, Yoshitaka Narukawa, Hidenobu Takemura, Tatsunobu Koike, Yasufumi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140240574
    Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus including an external memory accommodating unit for accommodating a removable external memory; a database recognizing unit for recognizing a database stored in the external memory, the database being recorded with an image stored in the external memory and information related to the image in correspondence to each other; a display method setting unit for setting either display method of a stored first display method or a second display method of displaying the image stored in the external memory without using the database based on a recognition result of the database recognizing unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying the image stored in the external memory by the display method based on the set display method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michitomo Koda, Yoshitaka Narukawa, Hidenobu Takemura, Tatsunobu Koike, Yasufumi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8760550
    Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus including an external memory accommodating unit for accommodating a removable external memory; a database recognizing unit for recognizing a database stored in the external memory, the database being recorded with an image stored in the external memory and information related to the image in correspondence to each other; a display method setting unit for setting either display method of a stored first display method or a second display method of displaying the image stored in the external memory without using the database based on a recognition result of the database recognizing unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying the image stored in the external memory by the display method based on the set display method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Michitomo Koda, Yoshitaka Narukawa, Hidenobu Takemura, Tatsunobu Koike, Yasufumi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8436929
    Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus including an external memory accommodating unit for accommodating a removable external memory; a database recognizing unit for recognizing a database stored in the external memory, the database being recorded with an image stored in the external memory and information related to the image in correspondence to each other; a display method setting unit for setting either display method of a stored first display method or a second display method of displaying the image stored in the external memory without using the database based on a recognition result of the database recognizing unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying the image stored in the external memory by the display method based on the set display method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Michitomo Koda, Yoshitaka Narukawa, Hidenobu Takemura, Tatsunobu Koike, Yasufumi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8392850
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus which may include list acquire means, thumbnail image acquire means, display means, selection means, and image acquire means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noriaki Nakagawa, Hidenori Yamaji, Michitomo Koda, Kazumi Yoshimoto, Katsuhiro Takematsu
  • Patent number: 8036520
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus configured to make a transition to one of a plurality of modes each defining processing to be executed and execute the one of a plurality of modes to which a transition has been made, which may include first selection means; second selection means; communication controlling means; determination means; and mode transition control means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Narukawa, Hidenori Yamaji, Noriaki Nakagawa, Michitomo Koda, Kazumi Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 8006276
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image-taking apparatus for taking an image of a subject, which may include: image taking means for taking an image of the subject; communication means for communicating, via a network, with a mate of communication that is another image-taking apparatus; image acquire means for acquiring, via the network, an image taken by a mate of communication; and display means for displaying an image taken by the image taking means and an image taken by a mate of communication onto one screen in a sequence of image taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noriaki Nakagawa, Hidenori Yamaji, Yoshitaka Narukawa, Michitomo Koda, Kazumi Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 7852396
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides an image pick-up apparatus having a function of setting an exposure correction value, which may include a control portion and a display portion. The control portion may perform control for generating or acquiring reference images having a plurality of images having a plurality of different exposure correction values applied thereto. The display portion may display the reference images in accordance with the control made by the control portion. The control portion may execute processing for receiving as its input selection information selected by a user for the reference images displayed on the display portion, and setting the exposure correction value corresponding to the reference image selected by the user as an exposure correction value to be applied to a photographed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Narukawa, Michitomo Koda, Noriaki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20090303178
    Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus including an external memory accommodating unit for accommodating a removable external memory; a database recognizing unit for recognizing a database stored in the external memory, the database being recorded with an image stored in the external memory and information related to the image in correspondence to each other; a display method setting unit for setting either display method of a stored first display method or a second display method of displaying the image stored in the external memory without using the database based on a recognition result of the database recognizing unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying the image stored in the external memory by the display method based on the set display method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Michitomo KODA, Yoshitaka NARUKAWA, Hidenobu TAKEMURA, Tatsunobu KOIKE, Yasufumi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20090002506
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes: a captured still image data generating section that converts captured light into an electrical signal and generates captured still image data from the electrical signal; a recording section that records the captured still image data onto a recording medium; a free-capacity recognizing section that recognizes a free capacity on the recording medium; a prescribed-maximum-possible-record-count calculating section that calculates a prescribed maximum possible record count according to the free capacity; and a parameter determining section that determines a parameter set on the captured still image data generating section to adjust a data size of the captured still image data. The parameter determining section determines the parameter so that the captured still image data is adjusted to a data size that allows recording of captured still image data equal to the prescribed maximum possible record onto the recording medium while making maximum use of the free capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Michitomo KODA
  • Publication number: 20070216958
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides an image pick-up apparatus having a function of setting an exposure correction value, which may include a control portion and a display portion. The control portion may perform control for generating or acquiring reference images having a plurality of images having a plurality of different exposure correction values applied thereto. The display portion may display the reference images in accordance with the control made by the control portion. The control portion may execute processing for receiving as its input selection information selected by a user for the reference images displayed on the display portion, and setting the exposure correction value corresponding to the reference image selected by the user as an exposure correction value to be applied to a photographed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Narukawa, Michitomo Koda, Noriaki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20070209023
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus which may include list acquire means, thumbnail image acquire means, display means, selection means, and image acquire means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noriaki Nakagawa, Hidenori Yamaji, Michitomo Koda, Kazumi Yoshimoto, Katsuhiro Takematsu
  • Publication number: 20070201363
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus configured to make a transition to one of a plurality of modes each defining processing to be executed and execute the one of a plurality of modes to which a transition has been made, which may include first selection means; second selection means; communication controlling means; determination means; and mode transition control means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Narukawa, Hidenori Yamaji, Noriaki Nakagawa, Michitomo Koda, Kazumi Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20070199033
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image-taking apparatus for taking an image of a subject, which may include: image taking means for taking an image of the subject; communication means for communicating, via a network, with a mate of communication that is another image-taking apparatus; image acquire means for acquiring, via the network, an image taken by a mate of communication; and display means for displaying an image taken by the image taking means and an image taken by a mate of communication onto one screen in a sequence of image taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noriaki Nakagawa, Hidenori Yamaji, Yoshitaka Narukawa, Michitomo Koda, Kazumi Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 6870952
    Abstract: The Xray irradiation device 1 issues Xrays to board mark 7 and projects the image of the board mark 7 on the fluorescence screen 3, the fluorescence face 39 of which visibly displays the image of the board mark 7 that can be captured by the CCD camera 2. The CCD camera 2 images the board mark 7 and the mask mark 5 depicted on the photo mask 4 overlapping together. The board 6 and the photo mask 4 are aligned by exposure stage 8 so as to the board mark 7 and the mask mark 5 coincide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Adtec Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Sangu, Ryoichi Ida, Katsumi Momose, Michitomo Koda
  • Publication number: 20010026638
    Abstract: The Xray irradiation device 1 issues Xrays to board mark 7 and projects the image of the board mark 7 on the fluorescence screen 3, the fluorescence face 39 of which visibly displays the image of the board mark 7 that can be captured by the CCD camera 2. The CCD camera 2 images the board mark 7 and the mask mark 5 depicted on the photo mask 4 overlapping together. The board 6 and the photo mask 4 are aligned by exposure stage 8 so as to the board mark 7 and the mask mark 5 coincide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventors: Katsuya Sangu, Ryoichi Ida, Katsumi Mamose, Michitomo Koda