Patents by Inventor Ayaka HIRANO

Ayaka HIRANO 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: 10296357
    Abstract: A terminal device according to the present application includes an acceptance unit, a detection unit, and a storage unit. The acceptance unit accepts a specifying operation for specifying a piece of content related to a first application. The detection unit detects a predetermined executing operation after the acceptance unit accepts the specifying operation. Upon detection of the executing operation by the detection unit, the storage unit stores the piece of content specified by the specifying operation in a storage region used by a second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Sawada, Ayaka Hirano, Shinya Kato
  • Patent number: 9349041
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquiring unit that acquires target information representing a shooting target shown in an image shot by a user and biological information acquired from the user when the image is shot for each plurality of images shot by the user. The information processing device includes an extracting unit that extracts biological information corresponding to target information representing the shooting target from the biological information acquired by the acquiring unit for each shooting target. The information processing device includes a specifying unit that specifies the user's emotion for the shooting target using the biological information extracted by the extracting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Sasakido, Ayaka Hirano
  • Patent number: 9235263
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a collecting unit that collects biological information of a first user and a second user. The information processing device includes a specifying unit that specifies an emotion of the first user toward the second user and an emotion of the second user toward the first user using the biological information acquired by the collecting unit. The information processing device includes a determining unit that determines whether or not to provide information on the second user to the first user based on respective emotions specified by the specifying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mariko Suzuki, Ayaka Hirano, Chika Watanabe, Yuichi Kitajima, Hiroki Sasakido
  • Publication number: 20150220427
    Abstract: A terminal device according to the present application includes an acceptance unit, a detection unit, and a storage unit. The acceptance unit accepts a specifying operation for specifying a piece of content related to a first application. The detection unit detects a predetermined executing operation after the acceptance unit accepts the specifying operation. Upon detection of the executing operation by the detection unit, the storage unit stores the piece of content specified by the specifying operation in a storage region used by a second application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Koichi SAWADA, Ayaka HIRANO, Shinya KATO
  • Publication number: 20150063665
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquiring unit that acquires target information representing a shooting target shown in an image shot by a user and biological information acquired from the user when the image is shot for each plurality of images shot by the user. The information processing device includes an extracting unit that extracts biological information corresponding to target information representing the shooting target from the biological information acquired by the acquiring unit for each shooting target. The information processing device includes a specifying unit that specifies the user's emotion for the shooting target using the biological information extracted by the extracting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki SASAKIDO, Ayaka HIRANO
  • Publication number: 20150061824
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a collecting unit that collects biological information of a first user and a second user. The information processing device includes a specifying unit that specifies an emotion of the first user toward the second user and an emotion of the second user toward the first user using the biological information acquired by the collecting unit. The information processing device includes a determining unit that determines whether or not to provide information on the second user to the first user based on respective emotions specified by the specifying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mariko SUZUKI, Ayaka HIRANO, Chika WATANABE, Yuichi KITAJIMA, Hiroki SASAKIDO