Sony Corporation

Sony Corporationj

Atsushi Asai

Hideshi Abe

Hideo Kanbe

Akio Izumi

Masanori Ohashi

Satoshi Suzuno

Junpei Ito

Takahisa Kusaka

Takashi Fukusho

Takeki Osada

Shinsuke Koyama

Izumi Urano

Kazushige Nigawara

Satoshi Kitayama

Toshiaki Wakayama

Kouji Matsuzaki

Yoichi Ohtsuka

A list display apparatus includes: a picture generating unit for generating a three-dimensional list picture, the three-dimensional list picture having a plurality of lower item cards having a respective lower items in a hierarchical structure being unfolded and expanded in a bellows configuration when shifting from an upper level to a lower level of the hierarchical structure, or the plurality of lower item cards being folded and collapsed in a bellows configuration when shifting from the lower level to the upper level of the hierarchical structure; and a control unit for outputting the three-dimensional list picture to a predetermined display unit, thereby displaying the three-dimensional list picture.

List display apparatus, list display method and graphical user interface

An information processing apparatus includes a three-dimensional map data storage unit for storing three-dimensional map data for use in projecting a three-dimensional space on a map onto a plane, a location information storage unit for storing location information including a type of geographical objects at points spaced at predetermined intervals on the map, a present position storage unit for storing a present position on the map, an operation input receiving unit for receiving an operation input, a collision determination unit for determining the possibility of occurrence of collision in a course from the present position to an end point, a correction unit for correcting the end point based on the determined possibility of occurrence of collision and shifting the present position to the corrected end point, and a drawing unit for drawing a three-dimensional image, the three-dimensional image produced by projecting onto the plane the three-dimensional space on the map.

System and apparatus for processing information, image display apparatus, control method and computer program

A navigation apparatus includes: a basic frame generating unit for generating a basic frame two-dimensionally configured based on a search item axis and a search result display axis; a three-dimensional (3-D) search result listing image generating unit for generating a 3-D search result listing image in which a plurality of search result cards show as if they are stereoscopically arranged in a domino-like configuration along the search item axis and the search result display axis of the basic frame, the search result cards having titles of search results thereon; and a control unit for outputting the 3-D search result listing image to a predetermined display unit with a predetermined display angle, thereby displaying the 3-D search result listing image at the display angle.

Navigation apparatus, search result display method, and graphical user interface

An information processing apparatus includes a three-dimensional map data storage unit for storing three-dimensional map data for use in projecting a three-dimensional space on a map onto a plane, a location information storage unit for storing location information including a type of geographical objects at points spaced at predetermined intervals on the map represented by the three-dimensional map data with the location information in association with the respective point, a geographical object information storage unit for storing geographical object information, the geographical object information including a position of a geographical object on the map and display information relating to the geographic object, and a placement position setting unit for setting a display information placement position indicating a position of a sign pointing to the display information on the map based on the location information present within a predetermined area of the position of the geographical object indicated by the display information.

An image processing apparatus includes an unconscious expression parameter storing unit configured to store a parameter specifying a facial expression that unconsciously appears in a steady state as an unconscious expression parameter, a conscious expression parameter storing unit configured to store a parameter specifying a facial expression that is consciously expressed from the steady state as a conscious expression parameter, a mixing unit configured to generate face model data by mixing the unconscious expression parameter and the conscious expression parameter, and a rendering unit configured to render a facial expression on the basis of the face model data.

Image processing apparatus

A display route creation method includes: a route determination step in which a route determination section determines a route based on a departure point and a destination set on a map; a directional sign information extraction step in which a read section reads out directional sign information existing on the route from a map information storage section; and a route creation step in which a merging section merges a display image portion indicating the road direction included in the directional sign information and the route to create a display route in which the route and display image portion are integrated with each other.

Display route creation method, display route creation apparatus, and display route creation program

The present invention relates to a program containing a browser capable of dealing with highly functional multimedia content in a straightforward manner, and a multimedia content. A reception terminalaccesses a server on a networkcorresponding to an input URL. The serverdistributes distribution softwareto the reception terminalvia the network, the distribution softwarebeing constituted of browser softwarehaving specifications to be satisfied in order for a component to receive predetermined services, and a multimedia contenthaving a predetermined configuration. The reception terminaldisplays the distributed multimedia contenton the distributed browser. The present invention is applicable to personal computers, digital electronic home appliances and the like.

Browser and program containing multi-medium content

In a solid-state image pickup device including a light receiving sensor portion in a surface layer portion of a substrate, an in-layer lens disposed above the light receiving sensor portion, a color filter disposed on the in-layer lens, and an interlayer film disposed below the in-layer lens, an antireflection film is formed between the in-layer lens and the color filter, the antireflection film being formed of material having a refractive index which is an intermediate value between the refractive index of the in-layer lens and the refractive index of the color filter. Further, another antireflection film is formed between the in-layer lens and the interlayer film, the other antireflection film being formed of material having a refractive index which is an intermediate value between the refractive index of the in-layer lens and the refractive index of the interlayer film.

Method of making solid-state image pickup device in-layer lens with antireflection film with intermediate index of refraction

Solid-state image pickup device in-layer lens with antireflection film with intermediate index of refraction

In a solid state imaging device having light receiving sections arranged in horizontal and vertical directions with different pitches, an on-chip micro-lens having a focusing efficiency optimized in both horizontal and vertical directions is formed. The solid state imaging device comprises a plurality of light receiving sections (42) arranged in horizontal and vertical directions with different pitches, a foundation layer (47) formed over the light receiving sections (42) and having convex portions on portions between the light receiving sections (42) in a fine pitch direction and having concave portions at least along a straight line connecting centers of the light receiving sections in a coarse pitch direction, and a plurality of lenses (48) formed on the concave portions so as to at least partially overlap on the convex portions in correspondence with the light receiving sections (42).

Solid state imaging device and method of manufacturing the same

The displacement amount of a color filter which is displaced with respect to an opening of a light-shielding film along the surface of a substrate increases as the distance from the substantial center of an image pickup region to the opening of the light-shielding film increases, and the height from the surface of the substrate to the substantial center in the direction of thickness of the color filter increases. For this reason, whole light incident on the sensor of each pixel can pass through only a corresponding color filter and also pass through the entire thickness of the color filter. Even when the thickness or height of the color filter changes in units of pixels, a high-quality image having no color irregularity can be obtained.

Solid-state image pickup device, with purposefully displaced color

A solid-state image sensing device including a light shielding film of aluminum or the like formed to make contact with a silicon substrate over a sensor region so that no insulating film is present between the substrate and the light shielding film in the periphery of an opening of the sensor region. The solid-state image sensing device further includes a potential applying device for applying a predetermined potential to the light shielding film. Accordingly, the solid-state image sensing device can reduce the smear due to the leakage of incident light through between the substrate and the light shielding film in the periphery of the opening of the sensor region and improve the photodetecting characteristics of the sensor region.

Solid-state image sensing device with lght shielding film

In a CCD solid state image sensing device in which a photosensitive section is constructed by a photodiode formed by a PN junction between a first P-type well region and an N-type impurity diffusion region formed on an N-type silicon substrate, the N-type impurity diffusion region is formed by the ion implantation of single substance of arsenic (As). According to this CCD solid state image sensing device, a bright flaw on an image sensing screen, which is one of the defects encountered with an image sensing screen, can be reduced. Also, the n-type impurity diffusion region constructing the PN Junction can be reduced in size and the CCD solid state image sensing device itself can be made compact in size. Further, a method of manufacturing a CCD solid state image sensing device also is provided.

CCD solid state image device which has a semiconductor substrate with a

In a CCD solid state image sensing device in which a photosensitive section is constructed by a photodiode formed by a PN junction between a first P-type well region and an N-type impurity diffusion region formed on an N-type silicon substrate, the N-type impurity diffusion region is formed by the ion implantation of single substance of arsenic (As). According to this CCD solid state image sensing device, a bright flaw on an image sensing screen, which is one of the defects encountered with an image sensing screen, can be reduced. Also, the n-type impurity diffusion region constructing the PN junction can be reduced in size and the CCD solid state image sensing device itself can be made compact in size. Further, a method of manufacturing a CCD solid state image sensing device also is provided.

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Atsushi Asai