Patents by Inventor Takuma Nishikawa

Takuma Nishikawa 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).

  • Patent number: 9106835
    Abstract: Even when a posture of an imaging device changes, the imaging device can display a compass image in a natural mode when seen from a user's viewpoint and record a correct image capturing azimuth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kanma, Ryunosuke Oda, Takuma Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 8982240
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a reception unit that receives positioning information necessary for a positioning process from the outside; a determination unit that determines whether or not a process on the basis of an operation input is a predetermined process that uses the positioning information in a case where the operation input is received from a user; and a control unit that performs control of an operation of the reception unit based on a result of the determination performed by the determination unit and a content of the operation of the reception unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Akiyoshi, Takuma Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20130002923
    Abstract: Even when a posture of an imaging device changes, the imaging device can display a compass image in a natural mode when seen from a user's viewpoint and record a correct image capturing azimuth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kanma, Ryunosuke Oda, Takuma Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20110164148
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a reception unit that receives positioning information necessary for a positioning process from the outside; a determination unit that determines whether or not a process on the basis of an operation input is a predetermined process that uses the positioning information in a case where the operation input is received from a user; and a control unit that performs control of an operation of the reception unit based on a result of the determination performed by the determination unit and a content of the operation of the reception unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Akiyoshi, Takuma Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 7965937
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a timer part that measures a time, a location information acquiring part that acquires location information, and a peripheral location calculating part where a location specified by the acquired location information is provided as a reference location and a location at a predetermined distance from the reference location is calculated as a peripheral location. The electronic apparatus also includes a time-difference acquiring part that acquires time differences depending on the reference location and the peripheral location. Furthermore, the electronic apparatus includes a determining part that determines whether the time correction should be performed based on the time differences depending on the reference location and the peripheral location, and a time-correcting part that corrects the time to a time based on the time difference between the reference location and the peripheral location depending on a result from the determination by the determining part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuma Nishikawa, Masanao Tsutsui
  • Publication number: 20100166409
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a timer part that measures a time, a location information acquiring part that acquires location information, and a peripheral location calculating part where a location specified by the acquired location information is provided as a reference location and a location at a predetermined distance from the reference location is calculated as a peripheral location. The electronic apparatus also includes a time-difference acquiring part that acquires time differences depending on the reference location and the peripheral location. Furthermore, the electronic apparatus includes a determining part that determines whether the time correction should be performed based on the time differences depending on the reference location and the peripheral location, and a time-correcting part that corrects the time to a time based on the time difference between the reference location and the peripheral location depending on a result from the determination by the determining part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuma Nishikawa, Masanao Tsutsui