Patents by Inventor Ryohei Takahashi

Ryohei Takahashi 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: 10623711
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and a recording medium that make it possible to set a dynamic range of an image to be reproduced. A Java setting unit sets a dynamic range of an image to be reproduced. A generation unit generates the image to be reproduced in the dynamic range set by the Java setting unit. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to a reproducing device or the like that reproduces an optical disk that records an AV stream of a main video in a standard dynamic range (SDR) and an AV stream of a main video in a high dynamic range (HDR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Uchimura, Ryohei Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20200110221
    Abstract: [Object] To propose an optical communication connector, an optical communication cable, and an electronic device being novel and improved that have excellent maintenance properties and can prevent parallel light (collimated light) from being directly emitted to the outside of an optical connector during non-optical coupling. [Solution] There is provided an optical communication connector device including: a collimating lens configured to collimate light from an optical transmission path; a refracting section arranged on a leading end side with respect to the collimating lens, and configured to refract and eject light from the optical transmission path ejected from the collimating lens; and a scattering section configured to scatter at least a part of the light ejected from the refracting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: KAZUAKI TOBA, MASANARI YAMAMOTO, RYOHEI TAKAHASHI, SATOSHI MUTO, TATSUSHI NASHIDA, SHINPEI HIRANO, NAOFUMI YONEDA
  • Patent number: 10598863
    Abstract: A laser hazard at the time of non-connection can be prevented with a simple structure. A cylindrical connector exterior, and a block that is incorporated in one end side of the connector exterior and in which a light emitting portion or a light incident portion is mounted toward another end side are included. The light emitting portion or the light incident portion is mounted on the block such that an optical axis direction of the light emitting portion or the light incident portion is inclined with respect to a longitudinal direction of the connector exterior. For example, the connector exterior has a length at which at least a part of light emitted from the light emitting portion can be emitted to an inner side (inner wall) of the connector exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki Toba, Masanari Yamamoto, Ryohei Takahashi, Hiroshi Morita
  • Publication number: 20200088954
    Abstract: A ferrule that holds an end part of an optical fiber includes a fiber hole into which the optical fiber is inserted and an upper wall part and a lower wall part that define a hollow adhesive filling part, where the lower wall part faces the upper wall part. The adhesive filling part is filled with an adhesive applied between the optical fiber inserted in the fiber hole and an inner wall surface of the adhesive filling part. The upper wall part has an upper opening through which the adhesive passes into the adhesive filling part, and the lower wall part has a lower opening that ventilates the adhesive filling part to outside of the ferrule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Nakama, Shigeo Takahashi, Hirotaka Asada, Kazuaki Toba, Masanari Yamamoto, Ryohei Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20200077070
    Abstract: There is provided a generation device, an identification information generation method, a reproduction device, and an image reproduction method capable of identifying a packing scheme. Stereo packing identification information for identifying a scheme of packing is generated with regard to a plurality of region images of a celestial sphere image packed in a packed frame. In a case in which packing is performed by one of a plurality of packing schemes, stereo packing identification information indicating a packing method can be generated, a projected frame can be generated easily on the basis of the identification information, and the projected frame can be rendered. The present technology can be applied to a case in which a celestial sphere stereoscopic image is transmitted to be reproduced on a reception side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei TAKAHASHI, Mitsuhiro HIRABAYASHI, Teruhiko SUZUKI, Ohji NAKAGAMI
  • Patent number: 10572394
    Abstract: A configuration capable of performing reliable source analysis of illegal copy content using content in which a reproduction path is settable is implemented. Content in which an individual segment region including a plurality of pieces of variation data which include different identification information embedded therein and are decryptable using different keys and a common segment region including single data are provided, and variation data is configured with an aligned unit is set. A content reproducing device calculates a reproduction path by applying a device key and selects and reproduces an aligned unit corresponding to the reproduction path on the basis of a variation data identifier recorded in an adaptation field in a plain text region at the head of a plurality of aligned units constituting the variation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenjiro Ueda, Ryohei Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20200059635
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and method, a file generation apparatus and method, and a program that enable a suitable occlusion image to be obtained. The image processing apparatus includes an MPD file processing unit configured to select an occlusion image to be acquired, on the basis of information regarding a viewpoint position of the occlusion image included in an MPD file, from among a plurality of the occlusion images indicated by the MPD file. The present technology can be applied to a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru KATSUMATA, Mitsuhiro HIRABAYASHI, Kazuhiko TAKABAYASHI, Toshiya HAMADA, Ryohei TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10554944
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a playing apparatus, a playing method, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and a recording medium that allow playing of appropriate HDR videos. A playing apparatus in an aspect of the present technology has a storage unit that has regions for storing a plurality of units of information indicating the state of the playing apparatus including preference information indicating the type of an HDR video to be preferentially played, out of a first HDR video that is essential in including in a content an HDR video as a video in a wider brightness range than a standard brightness range and a second HDR video that is capable of being included in the content. The playing apparatus acquires encoded data of the HDR video to be preferentially played indicated by the preference information, out of encoded data of the first HDR video and encoded data of the second HDR video, and decodes the acquired encoded data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Takahashi, Kouichi Uchimura
  • Patent number: 10535369
    Abstract: It is possible to accurately and securely execute conversion from an MPEG-2TS format to an MP4 format. A data converting unit that executes format conversion from an MPEG-2TS format to an MP4 format sorts out TS packets storing video data from MPEG-2TS format data, selects a TS packet having a start code (SC) at the top of a payload on the basis of header information of the sorted out TS packets, and extracts payload configuration data other than the start code (SC) and sets the payload configuration data as configuration data of MP4 format data. The data converting unit determines, on the basis of, for example, a value of a transport priority set in a header of the TS packet, whether or not the TS packet is a TS packet in which a start code (SC) is set in a top region of a payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Takahashi, Kouichi Uchimura
  • Publication number: 20190394445
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method, and a program that can signal region information of a full sphere picture in a more variety of projection formats. The region information expresses a region on a spherical surface by signaling a plurality of vertexes on the spherical surface and by connecting the vertexes by shortest distances on the spherical surface. Alternatively, the region information expresses a region on a spherical surface by signaling surface regions in accordance with a number of surfaces, the surface regions being formed by signaling a plurality of vertexes on the spherical surface and by connecting the vertexes by shortest distances on the spherical surface. The present technology is applicable to a distribution system that performs network distribution of the full sphere picture by MPEG-DASH, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei TAKAHASHI, Toshiya HAMADA, Mitsuru KATSUMATA
  • Patent number: 10502902
    Abstract: An optical communication connector, an optical communication cable, and an electronic device that have excellent maintenance properties and can prevent parallel light (collimated light) from being directly emitted to the outside of an optical connector during non-optical coupling. There is provided an optical communication connector device that includes a collimating lens configured to collimate light from an optical transmission path; a refracting section arranged on a leading end side with respect to the collimating lens, and configured to refract and eject light from the optical transmission path ejected from the collimating lens; and a scattering section configured to scatter at least a part of the light ejected from the refracting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki Toba, Masanari Yamamoto, Ryohei Takahashi, Satoshi Muto, Tatsushi Nashida, Shinpei Hirano, Naofumi Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20190347760
    Abstract: There is provided a generation device, an identification information generation method, a reproduction device, and an image generation method capable of easily acquiring a region with a margin and a region with no margin. An identification information generation unit generates margin identification information for identifying that a celestial sphere image includes a region with a margin. A client that uses a margin can easily acquire a region including the margin and a client that does not use a margin can easily acquire a region including no margin. The present technology can be applied to a case in which a celestial sphere image is transmitted from a server and is received and reproduced on a client side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei TAKAHASHI, Mitsuhiro HIRABAYASHI, Ohji NAKAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20190339061
    Abstract: An optical axis or a diameter of light of even a light beam having a non-uniform intensity distribution is stably obtained. An outer shape of a range of a light intensity having a specified ratio with respect to a total light intensity on a cross-section of a light beam is obtained. An approximate circle is obtained from this outer shape. For example, the approximate circle is calculated by using the least-squares method. An optical axis and/or a diameter of light of the light beam is obtained on the basis of this approximate circle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: HIROSHI MORITA, KAZUAKI TOBA, MASANARI YAMAMOTO, KENJIRO UEDA, RYOHEI TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10469817
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a reproduction device, a reproduction method, and a recording medium capable of displaying graphics with a broader dynamic range of luminance and appropriate brightness. An optical disc records STN_table associating HDR graphics, which are graphics having a second luminance range different from and broader than a first luminance range, with tone_mapping_info including HDR information indicating a luminance characteristic of the HDR graphics and tone_mapping_info, which is tone mapping definition information used when luminance conversion from the HDR graphics to STD graphics which are graphics having the first luminance range is performed, the HDR graphics, and the tone_mapping_info. The present technology is applicable to a recording medium recording graphics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Uchimura, Ryohei Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10452120
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a communication device, an information processing device, and a communication method. [Solution] A communication device including: a detector configured to detect an optical signal and convert the optical signal to an electric signal; a data processing unit configured to process the electric signal converted by the detector to acquire data; and a controller configured to control an operating state including a standby state in which the data processing unit is deactivated to reduce power consumption and an active state in which the data processing unit is capable of executing acquisition of the data on a basis of the optical signal detected by the detector, in which the detector detects the optical signal in the standby state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Takahashi, Kazuaki Toba, Toshihisa Hyakudai, Hiroshi Morita
  • Publication number: 20190265420
    Abstract: Laser hazard at disconnection can be prevented with a simple structure. A tubular connector exterior, and a block that is incorporated on one end side of the connector exterior and on which a light emission portion or a light incident portion is mounted toward the other end side are provided. The light emission portion or the light incident portion is mounted on the block so that the optical axis direction thereof is tilted relative to the longitudinal direction of the connector exterior. The light emission portion is a lens through which light output from a light transmission path is collimated and emitted. At least part of the collimated light emitted through the lens is incident on a light diffusion portion provided inside the connector exterior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: KAZUAKI TOBA, MASANARI YAMAMOTO, RYOHEI TAKAHASHI, HIROSHI MORITA
  • Patent number: 10390047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method that allow for setting information allowing for easily controlling the granularity in trick play. A setting unit sets Supplemental Enhancement Information (SEI) about the encoded data of pictures. The SEI includes the reference layer information indicating layers of the reference relationship among the pictures. The present invention can be used, for example, for a recording device that encodes the video data in a High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) scheme in the Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc (BD) standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryohei Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20190246086
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a reproduction device, a reproduction method, and a recording medium capable of displaying graphics with a broader dynamic range of luminance and appropriate brightness. An optical disc records STN_table associating HDR graphics, which are graphics having a second luminance range different from and broader than a first luminance range, with tone_mapping_info including HDR information indicating a luminance characteristic of the HDR graphics and tone_mapping_info, which is tone mapping definition information used when luminance conversion from the HDR graphics to STD graphics which are graphics having the first luminance range is performed, the HDR graphics, and the tone_mapping_info. The present technology is applicable to a recording medium recording graphics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: KOUICHI UCHIMURA, RYOHEI TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10362287
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a program, and a recording medium that can generate graphics in colors in a predetermined dynamic range from the data of graphics of colors in a plurality of dynamic ranges. A processor identifies an SDR PDS that is an information item of a color in the SDR available for the graphics, an HDR PDS that is an information item of a color in the HDR available for the graphics from a graphics stream including the SDR PDS, and the HDR PDS, and a segment_type used to identify the SDR PDS and the HDR PDS on the basis of the segment_type. A CLUT management unit generates the SDR graphics on the basis of the SDR PDS identified by the processor. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to a reproducing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Uchimura, Ryohei Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20190200096
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a file generation device, a file generation method, a reproducing device, and a reproducing method capable of identifying images used for generating an omnidirectional image. An MPD file generation section sets identification information for identifying captured images used for generating an omnidirectional image generated by mapping the captured images onto a 3D model. The present disclosure is applicable to a file generation device or the like generating segment files of an omnidirectional image delivered using, for example, MPEG-DASH (Moving Picture Experts Group phase-Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru KATSUMATA, Mitsuhiro HIRABAYASHI, Toshiya HAMADA, Nobuaki IZUMI, Ryohei TAKAHASHI