Patents by Inventor Mitsuko Honma

Mitsuko Honma 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: 7920147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus that performs predetermined conversion processing with keeping the color of an original image and eliminating processing time necessary for color space conversion, when applying special effects on video signals. The image processing apparatus includes a video signal input section for receiving a video signal having a value represented in a first color space, a signal converting section for performing predetermined conversion processing on a signal having a value represented in a second color space that is different from the first color space, and a signal interface section for supplying the signal converting section with the video signal, received by the video signal input section, that has a value represented in the first color space as a substitute for the signal having a value represented in the second color space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Shimizu, Akihiro Takashima, Mitsuko Honma
  • Publication number: 20060209082
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus that performs predetermined conversion processing with keeping the color of an original image and eliminating processing time necessary for color space conversion, when applying special effects on video signals. The image processing apparatus includes a video signal input section for receiving a video signal having a value represented in a first color space, a signal converting section for performing predetermined conversion processing on a signal having a value represented in a second color space that is different from the first color space, and a signal interface section for supplying the signal converting section with the video signal, received by the video signal input section, that has a value represented in the first color space as a substitute for the signal having a value represented in the second color space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Shimizu, Akihiro Takashima, Mitsuko Honma
  • Publication number: 20060197743
    Abstract: An editing apparatus and an editing processing program are disclosed wherein an interface having a high degree of fidelity to the sense of a human being is implemented in parameter adjustment performed using a graduation display section. When an operator uses an inputting section to operate a pointer displayed on a screen, the adjustment amount for a parameter is determined from the operation amount of the inputting section. Then, the movement amount for a knob display of a graduation display section is determined in accordance with the adjustment amount for the parameter. Then, the movement amount for the pointer is decided in accordance with the movement amount for the knob display. Therefore, when the operator moves the knob display to adjust the parameter, the movement amount for the pointer can be decided in accordance with the adjustment amount for the parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoshioka, Mitsuko Honma, Tadayoshi Itani