Patents by Inventor Satoshi Ebato
Satoshi Ebato 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).
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Patent number: 9143691Abstract: An apparatus for processing image, includes an input unit for inputting user operation information, a recording medium for recording moving image data, a data processor for retrieving data recorded on the recording medium and generating display data in response to an input to the input unit, and a display unit for displaying the display data. The data processor selects a frame containing an image of a person's face from a scene as a moving image recording unit recorded on the recording medium, generates a thumbnail image of a face region extracted from the selected frame and displays on the display unit a list of generated thumbnail images arranged in a time-series order.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoshi Ebato, Kenji Tsushio, Tatsuhito Tabuchi, Kou Kobayashi, Yoshihito Okizaki, Shigeru Masuda
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Patent number: 8760554Abstract: An apparatus for processing image, includes an input unit for inputting user operation information, a recording medium for recording moving image data, a data processor for retrieving data recorded on the recording medium and generating display data in response to an input to the input unit, and a display unit for displaying the display data. The data processor selects a frame containing an image of a person's face from a scene as a moving image recording unit recorded on the recording medium, generates a thumbnail image of a face region extracted from the selected frame and displays on the display unit a list of generated thumbnail images arranged in a time-series order.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2008Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoshi Ebato, Kenji Tsushio, Tatsuhito Tabuchi, Kou Kobayashi, Yoshihito Okizaki, Shigeru Masuda
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Publication number: 20130293739Abstract: An apparatus for processing image, includes an input unit for inputting user operation information, a recording medium for recording moving image data, a data processor for retrieving data recorded on the recording medium and generating display data in response to an input to the input unit, and a display unit for displaying the display data. The data processor selects a frame containing an image of a person's face from a scene as a moving image recording unit recorded on the recording medium, generates a thumbnail image of a face region extracted from the selected frame and displays on the display unit a list of generated thumbnail images arranged in a time-series order.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Satoshi EBATO, Kenji Tsushio, Tatsuhito Tabuchi, Kou Kobayashi, Yoshihito Okizaki, Shigeru Masuda
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Patent number: 8432134Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a multiplicity of display units including an electronic viewfinder and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The apparatus has various display modes. The remaining battery power, i.e., estimated amounts of remaining battery times relative to a current remaining battery capacity, are calculated for the respective display modes. The calculated remaining battery power is collectively displayed as the remaining battery power information on the respective display units. The remaining battery power can be obtained for all the display modes even when the battery is being charged, so that a user can always grasp the remaining battery power of any of the display modes.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Nunomaki, Satoshi Ebato
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Patent number: 8396351Abstract: An apparatus includes a storage unit that stores object metadata created by associating object present time information indicating a time when an object is present in video of audio/video data with object identification information to identify the object, music metadata containing music present time information indicating the time when music is present in audio of the audio/video data, and object BGM correspondence information created by associating the object identification information with BGM identification information and a control unit that determines whether any time in the audio/video data satisfying conditions that the time matches a time indicated by the object present time information and does not match a time indicated by the music present time information is present and outputs BGM identified by the BGM identification information associated with the object identification information associated with the object present time information when reproduction advances to the time concerned.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2009Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Satoshi Ebato
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Patent number: 8284302Abstract: A video camera includes a processor that is operable to obtain a capacity value of a battery by communicating over a communications line with a battery pack that contains the battery and which provides power to the video camera. The capacity value indicates a number of cell structures in the battery. The processor is also operable to set a correction value based on the capacity value, to correct a low power warning voltage value by subtracting the correction value from the low power warning voltage value, to generate a low power warning when a detected battery voltage is less than or equal to the corrected low power warning voltage value, and to generate a residual power indication when the detected battery voltage is greater than the corrected low power warning voltage value. A display is operable to display the low power warning or the residual power indication.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2006Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshinari Higuchi, Satoshi Ebato, Shinji Ieki
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Patent number: 8260090Abstract: An apparatus for processing an image includes an input unit for inputting user operation information, a recording medium for recording moving image data, a data processor for retrieving data recorded on the recording medium and generating display data in response to an input to the input unit, and a display unit for displaying the display data. The data processor generates a contracted image of an image selected at predetermined time intervals from a scene as a moving image recording unit recorded on the recording medium and displays on the display unit a list of generated contracted images arranged in a time-series order.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoshi Ebato, Kenji Yoshida, Tatsuhito Tabuchi, Kou Kobayashi, Yoshihito Okizaki, Shigeru Masuda
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Patent number: 7969118Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a multiplicity of display units including an electronic viewfinder and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The apparatus has various display modes. The remaining battery power, i.e., estimated amounts of remaining battery times relative to a current remaining battery capacity, are calculated for the respective display modes. The calculated remaining battery power is collectively displayed as the remaining battery power information on the respective display units. The remaining battery power can be obtained for all the display modes even when the battery is being charged, so that a user can always grasp the remaining battery power of any of the display modes.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Nunomaki, Satoshi Ebato
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Publication number: 20110068941Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a multiplicity of display units including an electronic viewfinder and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The apparatus has various display modes. The remaining battery power, i.e., estimated amounts of remaining battery times relative to a current remaining battery capacity, are calculated for the respective display modes. The calculated remaining battery power is collectively displayed as the remaining battery power information on the respective display units. The remaining battery power can be obtained for all the display modes even when the battery is being charged, so that a user can always grasp the remaining battery power of any of the display modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Nunomaki, Satoshi Ebato
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Publication number: 20100254676Abstract: An apparatus includes a storage unit that stores object metadata created by associating object present time information indicating a time when an object is present in video of audio/video data with object identification information to identify the object, music metadata containing music present time information indicating the time when music is present in audio of the audio/video data, and object BGM correspondence information created by associating the object identification information with BGM identification information and a control unit that determines whether any time in the audio/video data satisfying conditions that the time matches a time indicated by the object present time information and does not match a time indicated by the music present time information is present and outputs BGM identified by the BGM identification information associated with the object identification information associated with the object present time information when reproduction advances to the time concerned.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Satoshi EBATO
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Publication number: 20090128096Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a multiplicity of display units including an electronic viewfinder and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The apparatus has various display modes. The remaining battery power, i.e., estimated amounts of remaining battery times relative to a current remaining battery capacity, are calculated for the respective display modes. The calculated remaining battery power is collectively displayed as the remaining battery power information on the respective display units. The remaining battery power can be obtained for all the display modes even when the battery is being charged, so that a user can always grasp the remaining battery power of any of the display modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2009Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Takashi NUNOMAKI, Satoshi Ebato
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Patent number: 7508168Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a multiplicity of display units including an electronic viewfinder and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The apparatus has various display modes. The remaining battery power, i.e., estimated amounts of remaining battery times relative to a current remaining battery capacity, are calculated for the respective display modes. The calculated remaining battery power is collectively displayed as the remaining battery power information on the respective display units. The remaining battery power can be obtained for all the display modes even when the battery is being charged, so that a user can always grasp the remaining battery power of any of the display modes.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2003Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Nunomaki, Satoshi Ebato
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Publication number: 20080226198Abstract: An apparatus for processing an image includes an input unit for inputting user operation information, a recording medium for recording moving image data, a data processor for retrieving data recorded on the recording medium and generating display data in response to an input to the input unit, and a display unit for displaying the display data. The data processor generates a contracted image of an image selected at predetermined time intervals from a scene as a moving image recording unit recorded on the recording medium and displays on the display unit a list of generated contracted images arranged in a time-series order.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoshi EBATO, Kenji YOSHIDA, Tatsuhito TABUCHI, Kou KOBAYASHI, Yoshihito OKIZAKI, Shigeru MASUDA
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Publication number: 20080225155Abstract: An apparatus for processing image, includes an input unit for inputting user operation information, a recording medium for recording moving image data, a data processor for retrieving data recorded on the recording medium and generating display data in response to an input to the input unit, and a display unit for displaying the display data. The data processor selects a frame containing an image of a person's face from a scene as a moving image recording unit recorded on the recording medium, generates a thumbnail image of a face region extracted from the selected frame and displays on the display unit a list of generated thumbnail images arranged in a time-series order.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoshi Ebato, Kenji Tsushio, Tatsuhito Tabuchi, Kou Kobayashi, Yoshihito Okizaki, Shigeru Masuda
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Patent number: 7148655Abstract: A communication portion of a video camera receives expected power information of a printer from the printer, and also receives battery power information from a battery pack. When a microcomputer judges that there is any shift to a state where the power consumption amount under operating state is varied, that is, the printer is under a print standby state for printing operation, an operating portion reads out expected power information of the video camera under operation of the printer which is stored in advance is read out from the storage portion to calculate the expected power consumption amount of a video camera system under the operation of the printer on the basis of the expected power information of the printer received by the communication portion and the expected power information of the video camera read out, and the battery residual amount time is determined on the basis of the expected power consumption amount.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2003Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoshi Ebato, Takashi Nunomaki
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Publication number: 20060274192Abstract: A video camera includes a processor that is operable to obtain a capacity value of a battery by communicating over a communications line with a battery pack that contains the battery and which provides power to the video camera. The capacity value indicates a number of cell structures in the battery. The processor is also operable to set a correction value based on the capacity value, to correct a low power warning voltage value by subtracting the correction value from the low power warning voltage value, to generate a low power warning when a detected battery voltage is less than or equal to the corrected low power warning voltage value, and to generate a residual power indication when the detected battery voltage is greater than the corrected low power warning voltage value. A display is operable to display the low power warning or the residual power indication.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshinari Higuchi, Satoshi Ebato, Shinji Ieki
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Patent number: 7102684Abstract: A warning is displayed for a constant time prior to end of a battery with respect to battery packs having various cell structures. A microcomputer 14 in the side of a video camera recorder body 10 obtains a reference voltage value from a voltage correction value decided based on information concerning a capacity of a cell in a battery pack obtained from a battery pack 20, and an end voltage value at which use of the battery is ended. A display section 15 is controlled by a result of comparison between the voltage value of the battery pack 20 and the reference voltage value, and a warning is displayed when the voltage value of the battery pack becomes equal to or lower than the reference voltage value.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2000Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshinari Higuchi, Satoshi Ebato, Shinji Ieki
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Patent number: 6995543Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a multiplicity of display units including an electronic viewfinder and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The apparatus has various display modes. The remaining battery power, i.e., estimated amounts of remaining battery times relative to a current remaining battery capacity, are calculated for the respective display modes. The calculated remaining battery power is collectively displayed as the remaining battery power information on the respective display units. The remaining battery power can be obtained for all the display modes even when the battery is being charged, so that a user can always grasp the remaining battery power of any of the display modes.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2005Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Nunomaki, Satoshi Ebato
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Publication number: 20050156572Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a multiplicity of display units including an electronic viewfinder and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The apparatus has various display modes. The remaining battery power, i.e., estimated amounts of remaining battery times relative to a current remaining battery capacity, are calculated for the respective display modes. The calculated remaining battery power is collectively displayed as the remaining battery power information on the respective display units. The remaining battery power can be obtained for all the display modes even when the battery is being charged, so that a user can always grasp the remaining battery power of any of the display modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2005Publication date: July 21, 2005Inventors: Takashi Nunomaki, Satoshi Ebato
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Publication number: 20040005497Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a multiplicity of display units including an electronic viewfinder and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The apparatus has various display modes. The remaining battery power, i.e., estimated amounts of remaining battery times relative to a current remaining battery capacity, are calculated for the respective display modes. The calculated remaining battery power is collectively displayed as the remaining battery power information on the respective display units. The remaining battery power can be obtained for all the display modes even when the battery is being charged, so that a user can always grasp the remaining battery power of any of the display modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2003Publication date: January 8, 2004Inventors: Takashi Nunomaki, Satoshi Ebato