Patents by Inventor Syunichi Souma

Syunichi Souma 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).

  • Scheme for processing rental content in an information processing apparatus
    Publication number: 20200349637
    Abstract: A purchase type determining unit 244 determines whether content is rental content, which has a valid time limit for enjoying, from purchasing type information included in the license information. An icon image processing unit 352 disposes an icon image of the content in a menu screen. In case the content is determined to be rental content by the purchase type determining unit 244, a rental mark disposing unit 356 disposes a rental mark indicating that associated content is rental content near the icon image of the content or disposes the rental mark so as to overlap with the icon image of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamanaka, Masaki Higuchi, Hirofumi Shimada, Syunichi Souma, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Yuichiro To
  • Scheme for processing rental content in an information processing apparatus
    Patent number: 10748208
    Abstract: A purchase type determining unit 244 determines whether content is rental content, which has a valid time limit for enjoying, from purchasing type information included in the license information. An icon image processing unit 352 disposes an icon image of the content in a menu screen. In case the content is determined to be rental content by the purchase type determining unit 244, a rental mark disposing unit 356 disposes a rental mark indicating that associated content is rental content near the icon image of the content or disposes the rental mark so as to overlap with the icon image of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamanaka, Masaki Higuchi, Hirofumi Shimada, Syunichi Souma, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Yuichiro To
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110131115
    Abstract: A purchase type determining unit 244 determines whether content is rental content, which has a valid time limit for enjoying, from purchasing type information included in the license information. An icon image processing unit 352 disposes an icon image of the content in a menu screen. In case the content is determined to be rental content by the purchase type determining unit 244, a rental mark disposing unit 356 disposes a rental mark indicating that associated content is rental content near the icon image of the content or disposes the rental mark so as to overlap with the icon image of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamanaka, Masaki Higuchi, Hirofumi Shimada, Syunichi Souma, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Yuichiro To
  • Digital watermark embedding device and digital watermark embedding method
    Patent number: 7336799
    Abstract: A digital watermark embedding device uses frame correlation to perform motion detection on an input temporally sequential video signal. Based on detected motion information, when a picture is moving at such a speed that a stationary pattern cannot be visually perceived, the device controls a digital watermark pattern to be stationary, while, when a picture is moving at such a speed that a stationary pattern can be visually perceived, the device moves the digital watermark pattern to follow the motion. This makes it possible to effectively superimpose a digital watermark pattern on the input video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuuki Matsumura, Osamu Nakamura, Syunichi Souma, Takashi Kohashi
  • Digital watermark embedding device and digital watermark embedding method
    Publication number: 20030012404
    Abstract: A digital watermark embedding device uses frame correlation to perform motion detection on an input temporally sequential video signal. Based on detected motion information, when a picture is moving at such a speed that a stationary pattern cannot be visually perceived, the device controls a digital watermark pattern to be stationary, while, when a picture is moving at such a speed that a stationary pattern can be visually perceived, the device moves the digital watermark pattern to follow the motion. This makes it possible to effectively superimpose a digital watermark pattern on the input video signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Yuuki Matsumura, Osamu Nakamura, Syunichi Souma, Takashi Kohashi