Sony Corporation

Sony Electronics Inc

Mitsumi Electric Company Ltd.

Sony Kabushiki Kaisha

Yasuhiro Habara

Kazuhito Kurita

Makoto Saito

Shinichi Iriya

Makoto Imamura

Takeshi Nakajima

Daisuke Sato

Tadami Nakamura

Takashi Ishizawa

Toshihiro Kusunoki

Kazuhiko Shirai

Naoto Inoue

Hideyuki Ikeda

Takuo Ikeda

Manabu Kii

Shinji Kimura

Takahiro Yamada

Ryutaro Sakai

Koki Iwazaki

Kenichi Nirei

Sakai Ryutaro

Systems and methods for processing an image on a mobile device, including a mobile device with a camera for capturing a digital image, a display for displaying the captured image, and an image processing module configured to detect one or more types of information contained in said captured image. The image processing module is configured to overlay the detected information as a separate layer over the captured image for view on the display. The system further includes a wireless connection coupling the mobile device to the remote server such that the captured image and detected information may be uploaded to the remote server for further processing.

Mobile device visual input system and methods

A user can define two or more input modes with respective input values to establish an authentication protocol to unlock a computer or govern other computer behavior. As an example, the user may first establish a particular voice recognition pattern followed by a particular image recognition and subsequent logons can be accomplished only by speaking the voice recognition pattern into the device and then by presenting the commanded image, such as an image of the user's face, to the device.

User-defined multiple input mode authentication

An information processing apparatus includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit is configured to display a dividing region dividing a main display region into two sub regions. The control unit is configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of icons in the dividing region, to change position of the dividing region in the main display region based on user input, and to display, when an icon of the plurality of icons is selected, information corresponding to the icon in at least one of the sub regions.

Computer implemented display, graphical user interface, design and method including scrolling features

Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: a display unit; a communication unit for carrying out a communication with an external apparatus; a reproduction unit for reproducing a content; and a control unit for executing control to change a predetermined display screen appearing on the display unit on the basis of whether or not the content being reproduced by the reproduction unit is a content acquired through the communication unit.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing program and recording medium

A recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes a base member at least having a rotation driving mechanism for rotationally driving a disc housed in a disc cartridge, a holder into which is inserted the disc cartridge and an ejection lever formed by an elastically flexible lever. The holder is mounted for movement between a first position in which the disc inserted in the disc cartridge is loaded on the rotation driving mechanism and a second position in which the disc housed in the disc cartridge is spaced apart from the rotation driving mechanism. The second position is higher in level than the first position. The ejection lever is elastically flexed by the disc cartridge inserted into the holder from a position protruded into the holder to the position extending along the back side of the holder. When elastically flexed to the position extending along the back surface of the holder, the ejection lever is engaged with the holder moved to the first position. When the holder is moved from the first position to the second position, the ejection lever is disengaged from the holder and is elastically restored in the direction of being intruded into the holder to eject the disc cartridge from the holder.

Recording and/or reproducing apparatus employing disc cartridge

Recording and/or reproducing apparatus with disc cartridge loading, holding and ejection mechanism

An ejection mechanism for a recording and/or reproducing apparatus by which a recording medium cartridge is to be improved in tractability and reliability in the recording medium cartridge ejecting operation and to lower a production cost. The ejection mechanism includes an insertion/ejection opening for insertion/ejection of a disc cartridge with respect to a main body portion of a recording and/or reproducing apparatus, a lid provided for opening/closing the insertion/ejection opening and a slide operating member for ejecting the disc cartridge from the insertion/ejection opening. The lid is provided with an actuating member for actuating the slide operating member in a lid opening operation relative to the insertion/ejection opening.

Recording and/or reproducing apparatus

A recording and/or playback apparatus using a disc cartridge that accommodates a disc-shaped recording medium has an apparatus main body, a loading mechanism, a lock mechanism, and a lid body. The apparatus main body has a recording and/or playback section for performing recording and/or playback on a disc that is accommodated in the disc cartridge, and an opening portion through which the disc cartridge is to be inserted into and ejected from the apparatus main body. The loading mechanism mounts the disc accommodated in the disc cartridge that has been inserted through the opening portion on the recording and/or playback section, and ejects, through the opening portion, the disc that is mounted on the recording and/or playback section and accommodated in the disc cartridge. The lid body, which opens or closes the opening portion, is rotatably provided on the apparatus main body. The lock mechanism locks the lid body at a position for closing the opening portion. Specifically, the lock mechanism locks the lid body at the position for closing the opening portion in a state that the disc accommodated in the disc cartridge has been mounted on the recording and/or playback section by the loading mechanism. When the disc cartridge is ejected through the opening portion, the lid body is turned in a direction of opening the opening portion by the disc cartridge being ejection-operated by the loading mechanism, and then moved further in the direction of opening the opening portion by the lock mechanism.

Recording and/or playback apparatus and recording medium recording

A magnetic head apparatus has a reduced thickness by preventing a jumping action of a magnetic head that can occur in a head-up state. A leaf spring has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and the leaf spring supporting the magnetic head at the first end, the leaf spring having a surface facing the magnetic medium. A mount member holds the leaf spring, the leaf spring being mounted to the mount member at the second end. A supporting portion extends from the mount member, and engages the surface of the leaf spring at a position between the magnetic head and the mount member.

Magnetic head apparatus having a reduced thickness

Magnetic head

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Yasuhiro Habara