Patents by Inventor Hideo Niikura
Hideo Niikura 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).
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Patent number: 11510397Abstract: To provide a management apparatus capable of capturing a position of a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition. A management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a control unit. The control unit extracts, on the basis of first information that is generated by a sensor device worn by an individual and is related to a living body of the individual, a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition, and generates, on the basis of position information related to a position of the specific individual, search information for causing a mobile object to move to the position of the specific individual.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masakazu Yajima, Hideo Niikura
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Publication number: 20200296936Abstract: To provide a management apparatus capable of capturing a position of a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition. A management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a control unit. The control unit extracts, on the basis of first information that is generated by a sensor device worn by an individual and is related to a living body of the individual, a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition, and generates, on the basis of position information related to a position of the specific individual, search information for causing a mobile object to move to the position of the specific individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Masakazu Yajima, Hideo Niikura
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Patent number: 10775168Abstract: Provided is a sensor device that includes a vibrator unit, an annular base portion, a plurality of coupling portions, and a wiring layer. The wiring layer includes a plurality of drive wirings and a plurality of detection wirings. The plurality of drive wirings are respectively connected to first and second drive electrodes while being adjacent and parallel to one another. The plurality of detection wirings are respectively connected to first and second detection electrodes while being adjacent and parallel to one another. The wiring layer is provided at each of the plurality of coupling portions to electrically connect a plurality of terminal portions provided in the base portion with a plurality of piezoelectric drive units and first and second piezoelectric detection units provided in the vibrator unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Mitani, Hidetoshi Kabasawa, Kazuo Takahashi, Hideo Niikura
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Patent number: 10729107Abstract: To provide a management apparatus capable of capturing a position of a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition. A management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a control unit. The control unit extracts, on the basis of first information that is generated by a sensor device worn by an individual and is related to a living body of the individual, a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition, and generates, on the basis of position information related to a position of the specific individual, search information for causing a mobile object to move to the position of the specific individual.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masakazu Yajima, Hideo Niikura
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Patent number: 10716289Abstract: [Object] To provide a signal transmission device and management system which are capable of transmitting a signal including information of an attachment target or information of the surrounding of an attachment target.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideo Niikura, Masakazu Yajima, Junya Matsui, Tamotsu Kiyakawauchi, Hiromitsu Komatsu, Chisako Kajihara, Shingo Seto, Nobuharu Murashima, Masaaki Masuda
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Patent number: 10719053Abstract: A wearable device includes a plurality of power generation devices; at least one of an electrical storage device, a computation device, a storage device, or a communication device; a plurality of modularized unit blocks, wherein a first modularized unit block of the plurality of modularized unit blocks comprises a first power generation device of the plurality of power generation devices, and wherein a second modularized unit block of the plurality of modularized unit blocks comprises at least one of the electrical storage device, the computation device, the storage device, or the communication device; and a plurality of holding members, wherein each of the plurality of holding members is configured to accommodate a corresponding modularized unit block of the plurality of modularized unit blocks.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masakazu Yajima, Hideo Niikura, Masataka Suzuki, Yayoi Fuchiki
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Publication number: 20200137985Abstract: To provide a management apparatus capable of capturing a position of a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition. A management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a control unit. The control unit extracts, on the basis of first information that is generated by a sensor device worn by an individual and is related to a living body of the individual, a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition, and generates, on the basis of position information related to a position of the specific individual, search information for causing a mobile object to move to the position of the specific individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Masakazu Yajima, Hideo Niikura
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Patent number: 10613615Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to one embodiment of the present technology includes a sensor, a power storage element, and a communication module. The sensor generates charge in accordance with a surrounding environment. The power storage element accumulates the generated charge. The communication module includes an electric power supply unit and a communication processing unit. The electric power supply unit supplies electric power by generating electric power with energy in a surrounding environment. The communication processing unit is configured to be capable of being switched between a stand-by state and an operating state on the basis of the electric power supplied from the electric power supply unit and is configured to be capable of acquiring accumulation information of the charge from the power storage element and outputting the accumulation information in the operating state.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hideo Niikura, Masakazu Yajima
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Patent number: 10609907Abstract: To provide a management apparatus capable of capturing a position of a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition. A management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a control unit. The control unit extracts, on the basis of first information that is generated by a sensor device worn by an individual and is related to a living body of the individual, a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition, and generates, on the basis of position information related to a position of the specific individual, search information for causing a mobile object to move to the position of the specific individual.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masakazu Yajima, Hideo Niikura
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Patent number: 10515241Abstract: [Object] To provide a signal transmission system capable of ascertaining positions or the like of mounting targets with more versatile and simpler configurations. [Solution] A signal transmission device including: a power generation unit configured to generate power in accordance with a surrounding environment; a first communication unit configured to send a signal using the power generated by the power generation unit; a storage unit configured to store communication control information for controlling the first communication unit; a communication control unit configured to control the first communication unit on a basis of the communication control information; and a contactless communication unit configured to receive rewrite information for rewriting the communication control information stored in the storage unit by contactless communication.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideo Niikura, Junya Matsui, Masakazu Yajima
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Publication number: 20190380306Abstract: [Object] To provide a signal transmission device and management system which are capable of transmitting a signal including information of an attachment target or information of the surrounding of an attachment target.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideo Niikura, Masakazu Yajima, Junya Matsui, Tamotsu Kiyakawauchi, Hiromitsu Komatsu, Chisako Kajihara, Shingo Seto, Nobuharu Murashima, Masaaki Masuda
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Patent number: 10418918Abstract: An electrostatic actuator, including a base section, a movable electrode section to be displaceable in a predetermined direction with respect to the base section, and a plurality of fixed electrodes fixed to the base section to be separated from the movable electrode section along a movable direction of the movable electrode section and face the movable electrode section. Further, the plurality of fixed electrodes are electrically separated from each other. The electrostatic actuator is driven in accordance with a drive voltage selectively applied to the plurality of fixed electrodes and a voltage value of the drive voltage.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Hideo Niikura
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Patent number: 10375928Abstract: [Object] A livestock management system according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a stay determination unit. The stay determination unit determines, on the basis of data regarding a plurality of individual identification signals transmitted from a transmission apparatus that is attached to a livestock animal and transmits the individual identification signal made corresponding to the livestock animal, whether or not the livestock animal is staying within a target region corresponding to the individual identification signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masakazu Yajima, Hideo Niikura, Hidenori Ishibashi
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Publication number: 20190183436Abstract: [Solution] An information processing device, an information processing system, and an information processing method which can determine an estrus period of individual livestock while viewing a transition of the state quantity showing a characteristic change in the estrus period of livestock, and execute contact with a veterinarian and accumulation of information of the estrus period by an operation of causing the estrus period of livestock to be notified to a veterinarian when the estrus period has arrived.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Masakazu Yajima, Chisako Kajihara, Hiromitsu Komatsu, Junya Matsui, Hideo Niikura
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Patent number: 10314293Abstract: To provide a livestock management system, a sensor apparatus, and an estimation method for a state of a livestock animal with which states of livestock animals can be easily and accurately estimated. A livestock management system according to the present technology includes a management apparatus. The management apparatus includes a reception unit that receives power generation information from a sensor apparatus attachable to a livestock animal. The sensor apparatus includes a power generation unit, a transmission unit, and a control unit. The power generation unit generates electric power in a manner that depends on a surrounding environment. The transmission unit transmits the power generation information of the power generation unit with the electric power generated by the power generation unit. The control unit estimates a state of the livestock animal on the basis of the power generation information.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masakazu Yajima, Hideo Niikura, Yasushi Ihara
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Publication number: 20190163941Abstract: [Object] To provide a signal transmission system capable of ascertaining positions or the like of mounting targets with more versatile and simpler configurations. [Solution] A signal transmission device including: a power generation unit configured to generate power in accordance with a surrounding environment; a first communication unit configured to send a signal using the power generated by the power generation unit; a storage unit configured to store communication control information for controlling the first communication unit; a communication control unit configured to control the first communication unit on a basis of the communication control information; and a contactless communication unit configured to receive rewrite information for rewriting the communication control information stored in the storage unit by contactless communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideo Niikura, Junya Matsui, Masakazu Yajima
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Publication number: 20190133087Abstract: [Object] To provide a management apparatus capable of capturing a position of a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition. [Solving Means] A management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a control unit. The control unit extracts, on the basis of first information that is generated by a sensor device worn by an individual and is related to a living body of the individual, a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition, and generates, on the basis of position information related to a position of the specific individual, search information for causing a mobile object to move to the position of the specific individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Masakazu Yajima, Hideo Niikura
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Patent number: 10212922Abstract: [Object] To provide a management apparatus capable of capturing a position of a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition. [Solving Means] A management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a control unit. The control unit extracts, on the basis of first information that is generated by a sensor device worn by an individual and is related to a living body of the individual, a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition, and generates, on the basis of position information related to a position of the specific individual, search information for causing a mobile object to move to the position of the specific individual.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masakazu Yajima, Hideo Niikura
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Publication number: 20180295809Abstract: [Object] A livestock management system according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a stay determination unit. The stay determination unit determines, on the basis of data regarding a plurality of individual identification signals transmitted from a transmission apparatus that is attached to a livestock animal and transmits the individual identification signal made corresponding to the livestock animal, whether or not the livestock animal is staying within a target region corresponding to the individual identification signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Masakazu Yajima, Hideo Niikura, Hidenori Ishibashi
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Patent number: D902940Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Yuya Hirano, Nobuyuki Sugawara, Hideo Niikura