Patents by Inventor Hideyoshi Wakimoto

Hideyoshi Wakimoto 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: 10706231
    Abstract: Provided is an input apparatus that can reduce incorrect inputs and improve the operability. The input apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a keyboard module and a control circuit. The keyboard module has a plurality of key areas, and a plurality of sensor devices capable of detecting pressures of keystroke operations for the plurality of key areas, respectively. The control circuit that makes a difference between input sensitivity to the keystroke operation of one key area and input sensitivity to the keystroke operation of a key area next to the one key area on the basis of a pressure information item about each of the key areas next to each other, the pressure information item being detected by the keystroke operation on the plurality of sensor devices at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kamata, Munetake Ebihara, Hideyoshi Wakimoto, Akira Fujisawa, Ichirou Higuchi
  • Patent number: 10409489
    Abstract: An input apparatus includes a keyboard module having a plurality of key areas, and having a plurality of sensor devices capable of detecting a pressure of a keying operation for each of the key areas; and a control circuit that adjusts a parameter of a processing relating to the keying operation of the keyboard module on a basis of information relating to a pressure detected by the sensor device for each of the key areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kamata, Munetake Ebihara, Hideyoshi Wakimoto, Akira Fujisawa, Ichirou Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20180032501
    Abstract: To provide an input apparatus that can reduce the incorrect inputs and improve the operability and an information processing apparatus including the same, an input apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a keyboard module and a control circuit. The keyboard module has a plurality of key areas, and a plurality of sensor devices capable of detecting pressures of keystroke operations for the plurality of key areas, respectively. The control circuit is configured to make a difference between input sensitivity to the keystroke operation of one key area and input sensitivity to the keystroke operation of a key area next to the one key area on the basis of a pressure information item about each of the key areas next to each other, the pressure information item being detected by the keystroke operation on the plurality of sensor devices at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: TOSHIAKI KAMATA, MUNETAKE EBIHARA, HIDEYOSHI WAKIMOTO, AKIRA FUJISAWA, ICHIROU HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170364259
    Abstract: An input apparatus includes: a keyboard module having a plurality of key areas, and having a plurality of sensor devices capable of detecting a pressure of a keying operation for each of the key areas; and a control circuit that adjusts a parameter of a processing relating to the keying operation of the keyboard module on a basis of information relating to a pressure detected by the sensor device for each of the key areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: TOSHIAKI KAMATA, MUNETAKE EBIHARA, HIDEYOSHI WAKIMOTO, AKIRA FUJISAWA, ICHIROU HIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 7747532
    Abstract: A license corresponding to digital content includes reliable reference date/time information. A content playback apparatus includes a reference-date/time-information storage unit for storing the reference date/time information. The reference-date/time-information storage unit is updated to maintain the reference date/time information at the latest version. When the digital content is to be played back, the system date/time of the content playback apparatus is compared with the reference date/time to validate the system date/time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hideyoshi Wakimoto
  • Publication number: 20050102237
    Abstract: A license corresponding to digital content includes reliable reference date/time information. A content playback apparatus includes a reference-date/time-information storage unit for storing the reference date/time information. The reference-date/time-information storage unit is updated to maintain the reference date/time information at the latest version. When the digital content is to be played back, the system date/time of the content playback apparatus is compared with the reference date/time to validate the system date/time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideyoshi Wakimoto