Patents by Inventor Nobuhiro Kotaka

Nobuhiro Kotaka 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: 8705937
    Abstract: A captured image data management method is disclosed. Coverage direction data are input to a recorder-built-in type image capturing apparatus, and the coverage direction data are recorded to a nonvolatile memory and a record medium. The captured image data are obtained as files. A name of the file recorded on the record medium is automatically assigned based on title information contained in the coverage direction data, and the assigned file name is recorded to the nonvolatile memory and the record medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Kotaka, Takayoshi Kawamura, Takuji Moriya, Hisao Kimura
  • Patent number: 8370325
    Abstract: The present invention provides a file structure analyzing apparatus for analyzing a file including a group of structured data formed into a tree structure by having a plurality of distinct element packets referenced externally, each of the distinct element packets including a unique identifier for identifying the distinct element packet in question and an external referrer for indicating an external reference destination at which to reference externally another distinct element packet using the unique identifier of the latter packet, the file structure analyzing apparatus including: a distinct element packet input section; an external referrer holding section; a unique identifier holding section; and a reference relationship analysis section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Shibata, Nobuhiro Kotaka
  • Patent number: 7895248
    Abstract: A clip without UMID is transmitted to a disc drive from an editing device. The disc drive generates the UMID and NRT with respect to the transmitted clip, and stores the UMID in association with the NRT. The editing device edits the NRT, and transmits the NRT that is edition results to the disc drive. The disc drive overwrites the NRT that has been transmitted from the editing device on the generated NRT, and stores the NRT in association with the clip with the UMID. The present invention can be applied to a disc recording and reproducing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Shibata, Mitsutoshi Shinkai, Nobuhiro Kotaka
  • Patent number: 7881587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a playback apparatus, a playback method, and a program for the same that increase the level of convenience of a recording medium and thereby, for example, enable a user to perform playback control processing and the like more easily. An information acquisition unit 353 in a playback control unit 334 allows a holding unit 354 to hold an acquired an Linear Time Code (LTC) change point table 361. An input acceptance processing unit 352 supplies an accepted cue-up instruction to a cue-up processing unit 355. The cue-up processing unit 355 identifies the File Time Code (FTC) of a frame to be cued up, referring to the LTC change point table 361 held in the holding unit 354, and supplies this information to a control unit 351. Based on the information, the control unit 351 creates cue-up command information and supplies it through a command processing unit 356 to a disk recording/playback apparatus which displays a frame image of a frame to be cued up onto a monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Shinkai, Takayoshi Kawamura, Nobuhiro Kotaka, Yoshiaki Shibata
  • Publication number: 20090279851
    Abstract: A captured image data management method is disclosed. Coverage direction data are input to a recorder-built-in type mage capturing apparatus and the coverage direction data are recorded to a nonvolatile memory and a record medium. The captured image data are obtained as files. A name of the file recorded on the record medium is automatically assigned based on title information contained in the coverage direction data and the assigned file name is recorded to the nonvolatile memory and the record medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Kotaka, Takayoshi Kawamura, Takuji Moriya, Hisao Kimura
  • Publication number: 20090216810
    Abstract: The present invention provides a file structure analyzing apparatus for analyzing a file including a group of structured data formed into a tree structure by having a plurality of distinct element packets referenced externally, each of the distinct element packets including a unique identifier for identifying the distinct element packet in question and an external referrer for indicating an external reference destination at which to reference externally another distinct element packet using the unique identifier of the latter packet, the file structure analyzing apparatus including: a distinct element packet input section; an external referrer holding section; a unique identifier holding section; and a reference relationship analysis section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki SHIBATA, Nobuhiro KOTAKA
  • Publication number: 20080022205
    Abstract: A recording control device, whereby data recorded on a first recording medium is recorded on a second recording medium, includes a receiving unit and a recording control unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a command from a user relating to editing. The recording control unit is configured to create creating editing information serving as information relating to the editing results of the data recorded on the first and second recording medium, and record the creating editing information on the second recording medium, and also to record, to the second recording medium, creating editing data serving as data which is, of the data recorded on the first recording medium data, data configuring editing results corresponding to the creating editing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Shinkai, Takayoshi Kawamura, Yoshiaki Shibata, Nobuhiro Kotaka
  • Publication number: 20070009231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a playback apparatus, a playback method, and a program for the same that increase the level of convenience of a recording medium and thereby, for example, enable a user to perform playback control processing and the like more easily. An information acquisition unit 353 in a playback control unit 334 allows a holding unit 354 to hold an acquired an LTC change point table 361. An input acceptance processing unit 352 supplies an accepted cue-up instruction to a cue-up processing unit 355. The cue-up processing unit 355 identifies the FTC of a frame to be cued up, referring to the LTC change point table 361 held in the holding unit 354, and supplies this information to a control unit 351. Based on the information, the control unit 351 creates cue-up command information, and supplies it through a command processing unit 356 to a disk recording/playback apparatus which displays a frame image of a frame to be cued up onto a monitor. The invention can be applied to an editing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Shinkai, Takayoshi Kawamura, Nobuhiro Kotaka, Yoshiaki Shibata
  • Publication number: 20050198018
    Abstract: A clip without UMID is transmitted to a disc drive from an editing device. The disc drive generates the UMID and NRT with respect to the transmitted clip, and stores the UMID in association with the NRT. The editing device edits the NRT, and transmits the NRT that is edition results to the disc drive. The disc drive overwrites the NRT that has been transmitted from the editing device on the generated NRT, and stores the NRT in association with the clip with the UMID. The present invention can be applied to a disc recording and reproducing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Shibata, Mitsutoshi Shinkai, Nobuhiro Kotaka