Patents by Inventor Takashi Kurama

Takashi Kurama 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).

  • Content shooting apparatus for generating scene representation metadata
    Patent number: 8208792
    Abstract: In a content shooting apparatus (Acc) for recording content data (Sav) containing video, audio, or data onto an information recording medium (214), in combination with first metadata (Di, Dm) containing a parameter representing scene information (SI), and allowing access to a specific portion of the content (Sav) with reference to the scene information (SI), a camera microcomputer (206) detects movement of a camera (101) to generate the first metadata (Di, Dm) by comparing the detected movement with a predetermined value (Th), and also generates second meta data (Di, Dm) by filtering out the first metadata (Di, Dm) generated within a predetermined specific window period (W) via a predetermined function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morioka, Kenji Matsuura, Masaaki Kobayashi, Akihiro Takeuchi, Takashi Kurama, Hisashi Inoue, Takeshi Hamasaki, Michifumi Inai, Masakazu Mimura
  • CONTENT SHOOTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20090103898
    Abstract: In a content shooting apparatus (Acc) for recording content data (Sav) containing video, audio, or data onto an information recording medium (214), in combination with first metadata (Di, Dm) containing a parameter representing scene information (SI), and allowing access to a specific portion of the content (Sav) with reference to the scene information (SI), a camera microcomputer (206) detects movement of a camera (101) to generate the first metadata (Di, Dm) by comparing the detected movement with a predetermined value (Th), and also generates second meta data (Di, Dm) by filtering out the first metadata (Di, Dm) generated within a predetermined specific window period (W) via a predetermined function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morioka, Kenji Matsuura, Masaaki Kobayashi, Akihiro Takeuchi, Takashi Kurama, Hisashi Inoue, Takeshi Hamasaki, Michifumi Inai, Masakazu Mimura