Patents by Inventor Takahiro Tomimitsu

Takahiro Tomimitsu 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).

  • Reception apparatus and method of controlling image output by reception apparatus
    Patent number: 8174619
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a signal reception section configured to receive a video signal transmitted via a transmission path; an image display section configured to process the video signal to display an image; a timing information acquisition section configured to acquire timing information in connection with reception of the video signal, the timing information concerning timing that affects the image displayed by the image display section; a reference time length adjustment section configured to adjust a reference time length based on the timing information, the reference time length being used as a reference for a length of a time period from the reception of the video signal to start of image display; and a display control section configured to control timing at which the image display is started, based on the reference time length adjusted by the reference time length adjustment section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Tomimitsu
  • Reception apparatus and method of controlling image output by reception apparatus
    Publication number: 20090079877
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a signal reception section configured to receive a video signal transmitted via a transmission path; an image display section configured to process the video signal to display an image; a timing information acquisition section configured to acquire timing information in connection with reception of the video signal, the timing information concerning timing that affects the image displayed by the image display section; a reference time length adjustment section configured to adjust a reference time length based on the timing information, the reference time length being used as a reference for a length of a time period from the reception of the video signal to start of image display; and a display control section configured to control timing at which the image display is started, based on the reference time length adjusted by the reference time length adjustment section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Tomimitsu