Patents by Inventor Yukinaga Seki

Yukinaga Seki 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: 10780990
    Abstract: A projection system of the present disclosure includes: a flying object having an exterior body, a flying device that causes the exterior body to fly, and an image capturing device that captures an image; a projection device that projects a capture-dependent image on the exterior body, the captured-dependent image depending on the image; and a controller that causes the projection device to project the capture-dependent image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumio Muramatsu, Yukinaga Seki, Masayuki Toyama, Hisao Sasai, Naoto Yumiki
  • Publication number: 20190225350
    Abstract: A projection system of the present disclosure includes: a flying object having an exterior body, a flying device that causes the exterior body to fly, and an image capturing device that captures an image; a projection device that projects a capture-dependent image on the exterior body, the captured-dependent image depending on the image; and a controller that causes the projection device to project the capture-dependent image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: FUMIO MURAMATSU, YUKINAGA SEKI, MASAYUKI TOYAMA, HISAO SASAI, NAOTO YUMIKI
  • Publication number: 20180181906
    Abstract: A method includes detecting status of stock displayed on stocking place like a shelf, and transmitting information based on the status of stock to deliverer having the stock a predefined receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Thilmee Malinda BADUGE, Howard HUANG, Yukinaga SEKI, Shutai OKAMURA, Ryuuichi YATSUNAMI, Yuji ABE, Yohei KUSHIDO, Die LIU, Atsushi MOHRI
  • Patent number: 9615051
    Abstract: A stereoscopic video processing system includes an output image generator configured to generate interpolation frames in interpolation phases using the frames of the input video signal and the motion vector and output the frames of the input video signal or the interpolation frames as the frames of an output video signal. The stereoscopic video processing system further includes an output controller configured to (i) determine whether frames of the input video signal include image regions with motion based on the motion vector, (ii) control the output image generator to output the interpolation frames upon determining the frames of the input video signal include the image regions with motion, and (iii) control the output image generator to output the frames of the input video signal upon determining the frames of the input video signal does not include image regions with motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinaga Seki, Hidetoshi Takeda
  • Patent number: 9386310
    Abstract: A image reproducing device decodes a moving picture stream having been subjected to inter-picture prediction encoding with a reference image memory accessed. A decoding processor performs variable length decoding of the moving picture stream on a picture-by-picture basis, and outputs an encoding parameter. A traffic analyzer estimates traffic to the reference image memory on the picture-by-picture basis based on the output encoding parameters. A reference image compression controller determines a compression mode in storing a reference image in the reference image memory based on the estimated traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Kitamura, Yukinaga Seki
  • Patent number: 9210301
    Abstract: The instant application describes a stereoscopic video processing system that includes a vector detector configured to detect a motion vector associated with frames of an input video signal; an output image generator configured to generate interpolation frames based on the frames of the input video signal and the motion vector and to arrange the frames of the input video signal and the interpolation frame along a time axis; and an output controller configured to control the output image generator to output the interpolation frames as the output video signal alternately at intervals of one frame and two frames, and output the frames of the input video signal between the one frame and the two frames of the interpolation frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinaga Seki, Hidetoshi Takeda
  • Patent number: 9113140
    Abstract: A parallax detector detects a parallax between a left-eye image and a right-eye image of an input stereoscopic image signal. A vector detector detects an inter-frame motion vector in the stereoscopic image signal. An output controller determines whether or not to generate an interpolated frame based on the detected parallax and motion vector, and outputs a control signal indicating a result of the determination. An output image generator generates an interpolated frame having an interpolation phase using the motion vector when the control signal indicates that an interpolated frame is to be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinaga Seki, Hidetoshi Takeda
  • Patent number: 8675979
    Abstract: A transcoder reduces the processing amount when a coded stream to which at least intra prediction is applied is transcoded into a coded stream to which intra prediction and inter prediction are applied. The transcoder converts a first coded stream to at least part of which intra prediction is applied, into a second coded stream to which intra prediction and inter prediction are applied. The transcoder includes a decoding unit that decodes the first coded stream to generate decoded image data; a prediction mode obtaining unit that obtains a prediction mode of intra prediction applied in decoding; and a coding unit that codes the decoded image data by applying the intra prediction or inter prediction to generate the second coded stream. A control unit controls causes the coding unit to use the prediction mode obtained by the prediction mode obtaining unit when the coding unit applies intra prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takuma Chiba, Kenjiro Tsuda, Tatsuro Juri, Yuki Kobayashi, Takashi Masuno, Katsuo Saigo, Yukinaga Seki, Hiroaki Shimazaki
  • Patent number: 8494050
    Abstract: Provided is a moving picture coding device which makes it possible to suppress deterioration in coding efficiency caused by flickers occurring at a time of high-speed capturing under fluorescent lamp lighting or the like. A moving picture coding device which codes a plurality of pictures obtained by capturing an object, the moving picture coding device including: a luminance information acquisition unit which acquires luminance information which indicates a luminance level of light in an environment where the object is captured; and a coding unit which codes the pictures, using a prediction coding method in which a picture type is applied in the coding of the pictures according to a flicker state of the light obtained from the luminance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinaga Seki, Kenjiro Tsuda, Tatsuro Juri, Yuki Kobayashi, Takashi Masuno, Katsuo Saigo, Hiroaki Shimazaki, Takuma Chiba
  • Patent number: 8315503
    Abstract: A link information generation apparatus records a link information file on a recording medium on which a first folder holding a still picture file that includes still picture data and still picture imaging time information and a second folder holding one or more moving picture files each of which includes moving picture data are recorded at positions that are not in a containment relationship with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Shimazaki, Kenjiro Tsuda, Tatsuro Juri, Katsuo Saigo, Takashi Masuno, Yuki Kobayashi, Takuma Chiba, Yukinaga Seki
  • Publication number: 20120281070
    Abstract: The instant application describes a stereoscopic video processing system that includes an output image generator configured to generate interpolation frames in interpolation phases using the frames of the input video signal and the motion vector and output the frames of the input video signal or the interpolation frames as the frames of an output video signal, and an output controller configured to (i) determine whether frames of the input video signal include image regions with motion based on the motion vector, (ii) control the output image generator to output the interpolation frames upon determining the frames of the input video signal include the image regions with motion, and (iii) control the output image generator to output the frames of the input video signal upon determining the frames of the input video signal does not include image regions with motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinaga SEKI, Hidetoshi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20120281076
    Abstract: The instant application describes a stereoscopic video processing system that includes a vector detector configured to detect a motion vector associated with frames of an input video signal; an output image generator configured to generate interpolation frames based on the frames of the input video signal and the motion vector and to arrange the frames of the input video signal and the interpolation frame along a time axis; and an output controller configured to control the output image generator to output the interpolation frames as the output video signal alternately at intervals of one frame and two frames, and output the frames of the input video signal between the one frame and the two frames of the interpolation frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukinaga SEKI, Hidetoshi TAKEDA
  • Publication number: 20120274742
    Abstract: The instant application describes a stereoscopic video processing system that includes a vector detector configured to detect a motion vector associated with frames of an input video signal; an output image generator configured to generate an output video signal by generating interpolation frames based on the frames of the input video signal and the motion vector, and arranging the frames of the input video signal and the interpolation frames along a time axis; and an output controller configured to control interpolation phases, in which the interpolation frames are generated, based on the motion vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinaga SEKI, Hidetoshi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20120268561
    Abstract: The instant application describes a stereoscopic video processing system that includes a vector detector configured to detect a motion vector associated with frames of an input video signal; an output image generator configured to generate an output video signal by generating interpolation frames, and arranging the frames of the input video signal and the interpolation frames along a time axis; an output controller configured to control interpolation phases associated with the interpolation frames; and a feature amount calculator configured to calculate a feature amount in image regions of the frames of the input video signal used for generating the interpolation frames. The output image generator is configured to generate the interpolation frames by generating an interpolation image in an image region having the feature amount larger than a threshold and by using the input video signals without change in other image regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukinaga SEKI, Hidetoshi Takeda
  • Patent number: 8204126
    Abstract: An optimal interpolation frame is achieved by estimating optimal motion vectors both for a coding process and an interpolation frame generating process. A video codec apparatus coding and decoding a video and generating an interpolation frame in the decoding includes a motion vector estimation unit calculating an evaluation value to evaluate a correlation between images using a calculating formula and estimates a motion vector using the evaluation value, a motion vector coding unit coding video data using the motion vector and outputs a coded stream, video decoding unit decoding the coded stream and outputs video frames generated by the decoding, a frame interpolation unit generating interpolation frame using the motion vector, a cost calculating formula selecting unit selecting the calculation method depending upon whether the coding by the motion vector coding unit or the generating an interpolation frame by the frame interpolation unit is being executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjiro Tsuda, Tatsuro Juri, Katsuo Saigo, Takashi Masuno, Yuki Kobayashi, Takuma Chiba, Yukinaga Seki, Hiroaki Shimazaki
  • Patent number: 8018502
    Abstract: An image recording device includes: a reference clock generation generating a reference clock; a first compression unit generating first compressed image data by compressing a first picture that is included in pictures in the captured image and that is equivalent to image captured at the first frame rate; a second compression unit generating second compressed image data by compressing a second picture that is included in the pictures in the captured image except the first picture; a first timestamp generation unit generating a first timestamp indicating a time for presentation of the first picture with reference to the reference clock; a second timestamp generation unit generating a second timestamp indicating a time for presentation of the second picture with reference to the reference clock; a first assignment unit assigning the first timestamp to the first compressed image data; a second assignment unit assigning the second timestamp to the second compressed image data; and a recording unit recording, to t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Shimazaki, Kenjiro Tsuda, Tatsuro Juri, Katsuo Saigo, Takashi Masuno, Yuki Kobayashi, Takuma Chiba, Yukinaga Seki
  • Patent number: 7978103
    Abstract: To provide a code amount estimating device which can perform, at high speed and with high precision, estimation of code amount obtained after arithmetic coding. The code amount estimating device includes a context index calculation unit which calculates a context index of a binary symbol included in binary data, and an estimate code amount calculation unit which calculates an estimate code amount for the binary data based on symbol occurrence probability information stored in association with the calculated context index and on a held probability interval range. The estimate code amount calculation unit estimates the code amount for the binary data according to code amount information indicating an association between (i) a combination of a binary symbol string including one or more binary symbols, symbol occurrence probability information, and a probability interval range and (ii) an estimate code amount for the binary symbol string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinaga Seki, Takuma Chiba, Kenjiro Tsuda, Tatsuro Juri
  • Publication number: 20110116722
    Abstract: Reproduction of a plurality of coded streams is switched smoothly without a large processing capability. A coded stream reproduction device (100) which reproduces one of a plurality of coded streams includes: an output selecting unit (109) which selects one of the coded streams; a data reading unit (102) which reads a first coded stream selected and a second coded stream not selected; a decoding unit (104) which decodes a first coded picture included in the first coded stream; and a corresponding data detecting unit (103) which detects a second coded picture from the second coded stream based on time information indicating a display time of the first decoded picture, the second coded picture being used for temporally-smooth switching of a display from the first coded stream to the second coded stream. The decoding unit (104) further decodes at least one of (i) the detected second coded picture, and (ii) a third coded picture to be referred to when decoding the second coded picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Yukinaga Seki, Kenjiro Tsuda, Tatsuro Juri, Yuki Kobayashi, Takashi Masuno, Katsuo Saigo, Hiroaki Shimazaki, Takuma Chiba
  • Publication number: 20110055296
    Abstract: A link information generation apparatus records a link information file on a recording medium on which a first folder holding a still picture file that includes still picture data and still picture imaging time information and a second folder holding one or more moving picture files each of which includes moving picture data are recorded at positions that are not in a containment relationship with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroaki Shimazaki, Kenjiro Tsuda, Tatsuro Juri, Katsuo Saigo, Takashi Masuno, Yuki Kobayashi, Takuma Chiba, Yukinaga Seki
  • Publication number: 20110052138
    Abstract: An image recording device (100) which records an input image includes an image generating unit (120) which generates the input image based on input electric signal, an image transforming unit (130) which generates a group of first frames which can be independently reproduced, by extracting frames at a predetermined time interval from frames included in the input image generated by the image generating unit (120) and by arranging, in chronological order, the extracted frames, and to generate a group of second frames using frames that are not in the group of first frames but are in the frames included in the input image, an image coding unit (140) which (i) codes the group of first frames generated by the image transforming unit (130) and outputs a first stream, and (ii) codes the group of second frames generated by the image transforming unit (130) and outputs a second stream, and a recording unit (150) which records the first stream and the second stream coded by the image coding unit (140) on a recording med
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Takuma Chiba, Yukinaga Seki, Kenjiro Tsuda, Hiroaki Shimazaki, Yuki Kobayashi, Tatsuro Juri, Katsuo Saigo, Takashi Masuno