Patents by Inventor Fuminori Homma

Fuminori Homma 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: 10755604
    Abstract: There is provided a map information display device including an operating tool detector for, on a display panel where map information MI and view image information VI are displayed, detecting a position and a pointing direction of an operating tool M in touch with an area corresponding to the map information; and a display controller for controlling display of the view image information in accordance with a view point on the map information indicated by the position of the operating tool and a line-of-sight direction on the map information indicated by the pointing direction of the operating tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Fuminori Homma, Tomoya Narita, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 10684721
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which include a display control unit that causes a touch panel to display a slider to specify one of specifiable values by an operating body as a specified value and a start edge value and an end edge value stored in a storage unit and if the touch panel acquires position information indicating position on the slider, decides a value corresponding to the position information as the specified value and also decides an interval to decide a new specifiable range in accordance with a contact state quantity acquired by the contact state quantity acquisition unit, specifies the new specifiable range based on the interval using the specified value as a reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Kouichi Matsuda, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Publication number: 20200183528
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing device including a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact operation for an operation surface, an approach detection unit configured to detect an approach operation for the operation surface, and a control unit configured to recognize the contact operation and the approach operation as a series of operation inputs when the contact operation and the approach operation are continuously detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Fuminori Homma
  • Patent number: 10606441
    Abstract: There is provided an operation control device including a motion detection part which detects an object to be detected, which is moved by motion of a user, a motion determination part which determines motion of the object to be detected based on a detection result, a movable region movement processing part which moves a cursor movable region including a cursor operating an object displayed in a display region, and a cursor movement processing part which moves the cursor. Based on motion of a first detected object, the movable region movement processing part moves the cursor movable region along with the cursor in the display region by a first movement unit. Based on motion of a second detected object, the cursor movement processing part moves only the cursor in the cursor movable region by a second movement unit smaller than the first movement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 10606405
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing device including a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact operation for an operation surface, an approach detection unit configured to detect an approach operation for the operation surface, and a control unit configured to recognize the contact operation and the approach operation as a series of operation inputs when the contact operation and the approach operation are continuously detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Fuminori Homma
  • Publication number: 20200073525
    Abstract: A method is provided for modifying an image. The method comprises displaying an image, the image comprising a portion of an object; and determining if an edge of the object is in a location within the portion. The method further comprises detecting movement, in a member direction, of an operating member with respect to the edge. The method still further comprises moving, if the edge is not in the location, the object in an object direction corresponding to the detected movement; and modifying, if the edge is in the location, the image in response to the detected movement, the modified image comprising the edge in the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke MIYAZAWA, Tetsuo IKEDA, Fuminori HOMMA, Reiko MIYAZAKI, Ken MIYASHITA, Shoichiro MORIYA
  • Patent number: 10514840
    Abstract: A method is provided for modifying an image. The method comprises displaying an image, the image comprising a portion of an object; and determining if an edge of the object is in a location within the portion. The method further comprises detecting movement, in a member direction, of an operating member with respect to the edge. The method still further comprises moving, if the edge is not in the location, the object in an object direction corresponding to the detected movement; and modifying, if the edge is in the location, the image in response to the detected movement, the modified image comprising the edge in the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Tetsuo Ikeda, Fuminori Homma, Reiko Miyazaki, Ken Miyashita, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Publication number: 20190324590
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing device including a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact operation for an operation surface, an approach detection unit configured to detect an approach operation for the operation surface, and a control unit configured to recognize the contact operation and the approach operation as a series of operation inputs when the contact operation and the approach operation are continuously detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Fuminori Homma
  • Patent number: 10386959
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing device including a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact operation for an operation surface, an approach detection unit configured to detect an approach operation for the operation surface, and a control unit configured to recognize the contact operation and the approach operation as a series of operation inputs when the contact operation and the approach operation are continuously detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Fuminori Homma
  • Publication number: 20190212862
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which include a display control unit that causes a touch panel to display a slider to specify one of specifiable values by an operating body as a specified value and a start edge value and an end edge value stored in a storage unit and if the touch panel acquires position information indicating position on the slider, decides a value corresponding to the position information as the specified value and also decides an interval to decide a new specifiable range in accordance with a contact state quantity acquired by the contact state quantity acquisition unit, specifies the new specifiable range based on the interval using the specified value as a reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Kouichi Matsuda, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Publication number: 20190212913
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a detection unit for detecting a state of a manipulating body in a manipulation area, a state judgment unit for judging whether the manipulating body is in an input state in which a given input manipulation process is executed according to input information input by the manipulating body or in a standby state in which the input manipulation process is not executed, based on the detection result of the detection unit, and an execution process determination unit for determining a process to be executed from a plurality of processes including the input manipulation process based on the state judged by the state judgment unit or a change of the state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke MIYAZAWA, Ikuo YAMANO, Fuminori HOMMA
  • Patent number: 10339955
    Abstract: An information processing system that reads a current playback time of content reproduced by an output device; controls a display to display subtitle information corresponding to the content reproduced by the output device; acquires feature information corresponding to an attribute of the content based on the read current playback time of the content; and controls the display to apply a predetermined effect corresponding to the displayed subtitle information based on the acquired feature information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Yasushi Okumura, Ken Miyashita, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 10289233
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which include a display control unit that causes a touch panel to display a slider to specify one of specifiable values by an operating body as a specified value and a start edge value and an end edge value stored in a storage unit and if the touch panel acquires position information indicating position on the slider, decides a value corresponding to the position information as the specified value and also decides an interval to decide a new specifiable range in accordance with a contact state quantity acquired by the contact state quantity acquisition unit, specifies the new specifiable range based on the interval using the specified value as a reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Kouichi Matsuda, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Publication number: 20190108620
    Abstract: An information processing device is disclosed. The information processing device includes an inclination detection unit configured to generate a first signal regarding inclination of the device. The information processing device also includes a display processing unit configured to, based on the first signal, generate a second signal to initiate a change in orientation of a display of content, and generate a third signal to cancel the change in orientation in response to receipt of a CANCEL command after initiation of the change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fuminori HOMMA, Reiko MIYAZAKI, Shoichiro MORIYA, Tatsushi NASHIDA
  • Patent number: 10235041
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a detection unit for detecting a state of a manipulating body in a manipulation area, a state judgment unit for judging whether the manipulating body is in an input state in which a given input manipulation process is executed according to input information input by the manipulating body or in a standby state in which the input manipulation process is not executed, based on the detection result of the detection unit, and an execution process determination unit for determining a process to be executed from a plurality of processes including the input manipulation process based on the state judged by the state judgment unit or a change of the state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Ikuo Yamano, Fuminori Homma
  • Patent number: 10216407
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: a display section; a detecting section which detects an indication manipulation for a manipulation surface; and a control section which detects, if the indication manipulation for the manipulation surface is detected by the detecting section, an area in the manipulation surface indicated through the indication manipulation, and enlarges an image on the basis of the detected area to be displayed on the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Fuminori Homma
  • Patent number: 10198096
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus includes an outer frame portion which forms an outer frame of a display portion where an object is displayed; a position detecting portion which detects a position of an operating body coming in touch with or close to the display portion or the outer frame portion; and a display controlling portion which displays on the display portion, auxiliary information about an object situated at a position of the operating body detected by the position detecting portion at a start of the shift when the operating body shifts to the outer frame portion while keeping touch with or close to the display portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ikeda, Ryu Aoyama, Takehiko Tsurumi, Shoichiro Moriya, Fuminori Homma
  • Patent number: 10186019
    Abstract: An information processing device is disclosed. The information processing device includes an inclination detection unit configured to generate a first signal regarding inclination of the device. The information processing device also includes a display processing unit configured to, based on the first signal, generate a second signal to initiate a change in orientation of a display of content, and generate a third signal to cancel the change in orientation in response to receipt of a CANCEL command after initiation of the change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Reiko Miyazaki, Shoichiro Moriya, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Publication number: 20180307396
    Abstract: There is provided an operation control device including a motion detection part which detects an object to be detected, which is moved by motion of a user, a motion determination part which determines motion of the object to be detected based on a detection result, a movable region movement processing part which moves a cursor movable region including a cursor operating an object displayed in a display region, and a cursor movement processing part which moves the cursor. Based on motion of a first detected object, the movable region movement processing part moves the cursor movable region along with the cursor in the display region by a first movement unit. Based on motion of a second detected object, the cursor movement processing part moves only the cursor in the cursor movable region by a second movement unit smaller than the first movement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Publication number: 20180275818
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing device including a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact operation for an operation surface, an approach detection unit configured to detect an approach operation for the operation surface, and a control unit configured to recognize the contact operation and the approach operation as a series of operation inputs when the contact operation and the approach operation are continuously detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Fuminori Homma