Patents by Inventor Natsuo Ito

Natsuo Ito 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: 7623757
    Abstract: It aims to make it possible to simultaneously record and reproduce a video signal and improve convenience of operation. A video recording/reproducing apparatus capable of recording an image into a recording medium and reproducing the image from the recording medium, comprising: a recording means for recording video signals and identifying signals indicating the content of the video signals into a recording medium; a displaying means for reading the identifying signals recorded in the recording medium (93), rearranging the read identifying signals, and displaying the identifying signals in the order of the rearrangement; and a reproducing means for sequentially reproducing the video signals from the recording medium (93) in the order of the rearrangement, in which whether there exists a video signal under recording in the recording medium (93) is checked and at completion of the recording of the video signal, video signals to be reproduced are sequentially reproduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Watanabe, Toshiyuki Katsumoto, Natsuo Ito, Shunsuke Kunieda, Shigeki Yamamoto, Kae Nagano, Yukinori Kita, Hiroyuki Yoshizu, Hideki Toshikage
  • Patent number: 7292769
    Abstract: A recording and reproducing apparatus is disclosed which comprises: an input element supplied with video signals; a recording element for recording the video signals input through the input element onto a storage medium; a reproducing element for reproducing the video signals from the storage medium; a processing element for generating display-ready video signals on the basis of video monitor image signals supplied by the input element and/or on the basis of the reproduced video signals furnished by the reproducing element; and a controlling element for selectively activating, by a single operation of a user, any one of a recording monitor image, a dual-screen display image made of a recording monitor image and a playback image, and a playback image alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Watanabe, Kei Honda, Natsuo Ito, Shigeki Yamamoto, Kae Nagano, Yukinori Kita, Shinya Kondo
  • Patent number: 6538646
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an image display apparatus suited to display a video program or the like for advertisement purposes. The image display apparatus comprises a storage medium installation section (11), a memory section (13) storing image data read out from a storage medium (1) installed into the storage medium installation section (11), a display section (16) displaying the image data stored in the memory section (13) and a control section (19) for repeatedly executing display of the image data stored in the memory section (13) at the display section (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Konuta, Toshiya Kaihoko, Natsuo Ito, Masayo Narato
  • Publication number: 20020180715
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an image display apparatus suited to display a video program or the like for advertisement purposes. The image display apparatus comprises a storage medium installation section (11), a memory section (13) storing image data read out from a storage medium (1) installed into the storage medium installation section (11), a display section (16) displaying the image data stored in the memory section (13) and a control section (19) for repeatedly executing display of the image data stored in the memory section (13) at the display section (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Susumu Konuta, Toshiya Kaihoko, Natsuo Ito, Masayo Narato
  • Publication number: 20020031328
    Abstract: It aims to make it possible to simultaneously record and reproduce a video signal and improve convenience of operation. A video recording/reproducing apparatus capable of recording an image into a recording medium and reproducing the image from the recording medium, comprising: a recording means for recording video signals and identifying signals indicating the content of the video signals into a recording medium; a displaying means for reading the identifying signals recorded in the recording medium (93), rearranging the read identifying signals, and displaying the identifying signals in the order of the rearrangement; and a reproducing means for sequentially reproducing the video signals from the recording medium (93) in the order of the rearrangement, in which whether there exists a video signal under recording in the recording medium (93) is checked and at completion of the recording of the video signal, video signals to be reproduced are sequentially reproduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Jun Watanabe, Toshiyuki Katsumoto, Natsuo Ito, Shunsuke Kunieda, Shigeki Yamamoto, Kae Nagano, Yukinori Kita, Hiroyuki Yoshizu, Hideki Toshikage
  • Publication number: 20020031327
    Abstract: A recording and reproducing apparatus is disclosed which comprises: an input element supplied with video signals; a recording element for recording the video signals input through the input element onto a storage medium; a reproducing element for reproducing the video signals from the storage medium; a processing element for generating display-ready video signals on the basis of video monitor image signals supplied by the input element and/or on the basis of the reproduced video signals furnished by the reproducing element; and a controlling element for selectively activating, by a single operation of a user, any one of a recording monitor image, a dual-screen display image made of a recording monitor image and a playback image, and a playback image alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Jun Watanabe, Kei Honda, Natsuo Ito, Shigeki Yamamoto, Kae Nagano, Yukinori Kita, Shinya Kondo
  • Patent number: 5625423
    Abstract: An infrared ray generating apparatus includes a control device for converting a command signal of a first format into a command signal of a second format, a switch for selecting an input command signal or the command signal of the second format converted by the control means, and an infrared ray generating device for causing the switch device to select the command signal of the second format converted by the control device when the input command signal is not in accord with the second format and to select the input command signal when the input command signal is in accord with the second format and for generating an infrared ray signal corresponding to the command signal that is output from the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Natsuo Ito