Patents by Inventor Takeshi MAKISHIMA

Takeshi MAKISHIMA 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).

  • Information processing method and information processing device
    Patent number: 9253478
    Abstract: A video-image selection unit cyclically acquires at least two types of video images. A replacing mask determination unit selects, for each acquired video image, a mask pattern for masking a video image acquired by the video-image selection unit by replacing some pixels composing the video image with pixels of a single color such that said some pixels are spatially removed. Based on the mask pattern, the video-image replacing unit replaces said some pixels composing the video image with the pixels of a single color. A video-image output unit outputs the video image for which the replacement was performed. When selecting a mask pattern, the replacing mask determination unit selects a mask pattern that is different from a mask pattern used for the last video image, the mask pattern being different in the position of pixels not to be replaced with pixels of a single color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Morita, Yasuo Takahashi, Hideyuki Agata, Akitoshi Yamaguchi, Takeshi Makishima
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130038705
    Abstract: A video-image selection unit cyclically acquires at least two types of video images. A replacing mask determination unit selects, for each acquired video image, a mask pattern for masking a video image acquired by the video-image selection unit by replacing some pixels composing the video image with pixels of a single color such that said some pixels are spatially removed. Based on the mask pattern, the video-image replacing unit replaces said some pixels composing the video image with the pixels of a single color. A video-image output unit outputs the video image for which the replacement was performed. When selecting a mask pattern, the replacing mask determination unit selects a mask pattern that is different from a mask pattern used for the last video image, the mask pattern being different in the position of pixels not to be replaced with pixels of a single color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi MORITA, Yasuo TAKAHASHI, Hideyuki AGATA, Akitoshi YAMAGUCHI, Takeshi MAKISHIMA