Patents by Inventor Takashi Nishita

Takashi Nishita 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).

  • Apparatus and method for playlist creation based on liking of person specified in an image
    Patent number: 8799283
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a playlist creation apparatus including a person specification section, a liking extraction section, a searching section, and a playlist creation section. The person specification section is adapted to specify a person captured in an image based on image data. Also, the liking extraction section is adapted to extract a liking of the person specified by said person specification section. The searching section is adapted to search, based on the liking extracted by said liking extraction section, for sound data of sound conforming to the liking. In addition, the a playlist creation section is adapted to create a playlist which defines a reproduction order of the sound data searched out by said searching section during displaying of the image based on the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mai Shibata, Masafumi Kato, Takashi Nishita, Kazutaka Gogo, Hiroshi Takagi
  • PLAYLIST CREATION APPARATUS, PLAYLIST CREATION METHOD AND PLAYLIST CREATING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20120254168
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a playlist creation apparatus including a person specification section, a liking extraction section, a searching section, and a playlist creation section. The person specification section is adapted to specify a person captured in an image based on image data. Also, the liking extraction section is adapted to extract a liking of the person specified by said person specification section. The searching section is adapted to search, based on the liking extracted by said liking extraction section, for sound data of sound conforming to the liking. In addition, the a playlist creation section is adapted to create a playlist which defines a reproduction order of the sound data searched out by said searching section during displaying of the image based on the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Mai Shibata, Masafumi Kato, Takashi Nishita, Kazutaka Gogo, Hiroshi Takagi