Patents by Inventor Seiko Imai

Seiko Imai 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: 8284306
    Abstract: An image signal processing unit includes a frame rate conversion circuit performing double frame rate conversion on an input image signal from a first frame frequency to a second frame frequency. When performing frame rate conversion with the motion correction process, a motion vector is determined between a first frame image and a third frame image, and three interpolation frame images are formed through the motion correction process to the first frame image based on the motion vector, and are inserted between the first and third frame images so as to establish the second frame frequency. When performing frame rate conversion without the motion correction process, an interpolation frame image same as the first frame image is inserted between the first and second frame images, and an interpolation frame image same as the second frame image is inserted between the second and third frame images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya Hoshino, Shinichiro Miyazaki, Seiko Imai
  • Publication number: 20100033620
    Abstract: An image signal processing unit includes a frame rate conversion circuit performing double frame rate conversion on an input image signal from a first frame frequency to a second frame frequency. When performing frame rate conversion with the motion correction process, a motion vector is determined between a first frame image and a third frame image, and three interpolation frame images are formed through the motion correction process to the first frame image based on the motion vector, and are inserted between the first and third frame images so as to establish the second frame frequency. When performing frame rate conversion without the motion correction process, an interpolation frame image same as the first frame image is inserted between the first and second frame images, and an interpolation frame image same as the second frame image is inserted between the second and third frame images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya Hoshino, Shinichiro Miyazaki, Seiko Imai
  • Patent number: 7283174
    Abstract: There is provided a video signal processing apparatus that makes it possible to realize a favorable display of pictures by increasing the detection accuracy of the video source of an input video signal and by using an appropriate scanning method for an output video signal in accordance with the determined type of video source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masaharu Tokuhara, Toshio Sarugaku, Naoki Kaneko, Seiko Imai
  • Patent number: 7221404
    Abstract: To enable a satisfactory suppression of overemphasized component after converting the number of scanning lines of video signal, when the video signal is converted in the number of scanning lines and a high-frequency component at least in a vertical direction of the converted video signal is emphasized, signals delayed by a plurality of stages of time equal to or more than a time required for converting the number of scanning lines are obtained by a delay circuit 18, and an appropriate delay signal is selected from among the plurality of delay signals by a selection circuit 19. The selected delay signal is compared with the emphasized video signal in emphasized-component detector circuits 16a, 16b and the overemphasized component is detected. Processing to suppress the emphasis is performed by suppressor circuits 13a, 13b with respect to a portion where the overemphasized signal component is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seiko Imai, Toshio Sarugaku, Naoki Kaneko, Takaya Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20050002637
    Abstract: To enable a satisfactory suppression of overemphasized component after converting the number of scanning lines of video signal, when the video signal is converted in the number of scanning lines and a high-frequency component at least in a vertical direction of the converted video signal is emphasized, signals delayed by a plurality of stages of time equal to or more than a time required for converting the number of scanning lines are obtained by a delay circuit 18, and an appropriate delay signal is selected from among the plurality of delay signals by a selection circuit 19. The selected delay signal is compared with the emphasized video signal in emphasized-component detector circuits 16a, 16b and the overemphasized component is detected. Processing to suppress the emphasis is performed by suppressor circuits 13a, 13b with respect to a portion where the overemphasized signal component is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Seiko Imai, Toshio Sarugaku, Naoki Kaneko, Takaya Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20040212733
    Abstract: There is provided a video signal processing apparatus that makes it possible to realize a favorable display of pictures by increasing the detection accuracy of the video source of an input video signal and by using an appropriate scanning method for an output video signal in accordance with the determined type of video source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Masaharu Tokuhara, Toshio Sarugaku, Naoki Kaneko, Seiko Imai
  • Patent number: 6791621
    Abstract: A line doubling processing system has an input signal switching output section for receiving sequential input fields and for outputting, based on the sequential input fields, a plurality of fields obtained from the same image, and a line doubling device for generating one line-doubled field using the plurality of fields that are output from the input signal switching output section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Muzaffar Husain Bin Fakhruddin, Seiko Imai, Toshio Sarugaku
  • Publication number: 20020021366
    Abstract: A line doubling processing system has an input signal switching output section for receiving sequential input fields and for outputting, based on the sequential input fields, a plurality of fields obtained from the same image, and a line doubling device for generating one line-doubled field using the plurality of fields that are output from the input signal switching output section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: Muzaffar Husain Bin Fakhruddin, Seiko Imai, Toshio Sarugaku