Patents by Inventor Hisahiro SUGANUMA

Hisahiro SUGANUMA 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: 11523299
    Abstract: This information processing apparatus includes a control unit that determines, on the basis of one or more pieces of sensor data generated by a sensor that measures an external environment and generates sensor data, whether to suppress transmission of the sensor data from the sensor. The control unit calculates a value related to a difference between a plurality of pieces of sensor data generated by the sensor at different points of time and determines whether to suppress the transmission of the sensor data from the sensor on the basis of the calculated value related to the difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisahiro Suganuma, Ryota Kimura, Yoshihiro Wakita
  • Patent number: 11403230
    Abstract: An information processing device including a receiver that receives a plurality of pieces of control information from another device, and a controller that adds, in order of reception, a plurality of pieces of control information received from another device to a predetermined storage area, and adds, to a first buffer area related to first control information stored in the predetermined storage area, partial data of first input data corresponding to the first control information, in accordance with order of reception of the partial data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisahiro Suganuma, Daisuke Fukunaga, Yoshiki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11302344
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including an audio buffer unit, a reproduction time calculation unit, a position decision unit; and an insertion unit. The audio buffer unit retains first audio data that have not been reproduced in the first audio data received from another apparatus via a transmission path. The reproduction time calculation unit calculates a reproduction time of second audio data on the basis of at least any of a state of the first audio data retained in the audio buffer unit or a state of the transmission path. The second audio data are to be inserted and reproduced while the first audio data are being reproduced. The position decision unit decides an insertion position of the second audio data in the first audio data. The insertion unit controls a process of inserting the second audio data at the insertion position in the first audio data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Fukunaga, Yoshiki Tanaka, Hisahiro Suganuma
  • Publication number: 20220019940
    Abstract: A server of the present disclosure includes: a storage unit that stores multiple pieces of device information that respectively correspond to multiple devices, that are supplied respectively from the multiple devices, and that each include information about a corresponding one of the devices; a processing unit that determines, on the basis of the multiple pieces of device information, one or more devices that are to perform learning processing, out of the multiple devices; and a communication unit that instructs the one or more devices to execute the learning processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hisahiro SUGANUMA
  • Publication number: 20210289389
    Abstract: This information processing apparatus includes a control unit that determines, on the basis of one or more pieces of sensor data generated by a sensor that measures an external environment and generates sensor data, whether to suppress transmission of the sensor data from the sensor. The control unit calculates a value related to a difference between a plurality of pieces of sensor data generated by the sensor at different points of time and determines whether to suppress the transmission of the sensor data from the sensor on the basis of the calculated value related to the difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisahiro SUGANUMA, Ryota KIMURA, Yoshihiro WAKITA
  • Publication number: 20210216134
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of achieving more appropriate sound recognition execution control. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit that ends a sound input reception state on the basis of user direction information indicating a direction of a user. The present technology is applicable to a sound recognition system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Fukunaga, Yoshiki Tanaka, Hisahiro Suganuma, Yuji Nishimaki
  • Publication number: 20210082428
    Abstract: Included are a client device configured to transmit, based on a voice of a user input from a voice input unit, voice information to an information processing server, and execute, based on response information received in response to the voice information, a sequence of providing a response for the user; and an information processing server configured to generate response information based on the received voice information, and transmit the response information to the client device. A plurality of sequences, each being the sequence, can be executed in one connection established between the client device and the information processing server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: YUJI NASHIMAKI, HISAHIRO SUGANUMA, DAISUKE FUKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20200402528
    Abstract: [Overview] [Problem to be Solved] To provide an information processing apparatus that makes it possible to stably secure time for receiving audio data when reproducing audio data while receiving audio data. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including: an audio buffer unit; a reproduction time calculation unit; a position decision unit; and an insertion unit. The audio buffer unit retains first audio data that have not been reproduced in the first audio data received from another apparatus via a transmission path. The reproduction time calculation unit calculates a reproduction time of second audio data on the basis of at least any of a state of the first audio data retained in the audio buffer unit or a state of the transmission path. The second audio data are to be inserted and reproduced while the first audio data are being reproduced. The position decision unit decides an insertion position of the second audio data in the first audio data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: DAISUKE FUKUNAGA, YOSHIKI TANAKA, HISAHIRO SUGANUMA
  • Patent number: 10860617
    Abstract: [Object] To utilize various devices more effectively by organizing such devices. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a device log acquisition unit configured to acquire a device log including information indicating a state caused by behavior of a user related to each of devices from each of the devices; and a correlation determination unit configured to determine a correlation between certain devices included in the devices on the basis of the device logs and a preset condition of the states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kishin Yagami, Hisahiro Suganuma, Mitsuru Takehara, Yuichi Kageyama
  • Publication number: 20200334164
    Abstract: [Overview] [Problem to be Solved] To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that are able to appropriately store each individual piece of partial data received from another device in a buffer area. [Solution] An information processing device including a receiver that receives a plurality of pieces of control information from another device, and a controller that adds, in order of reception, a plurality of pieces of control information received from another device to a predetermined storage area, and adds, to a first buffer area related to first control information stored in the predetermined storage area, partial data of first input data corresponding to the first control information, in accordance with order of reception of the partial data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: HISAHIRO SUGANUMA, DAISUKE FUKUNAGA, YOSHIKI TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9843899
    Abstract: [Object] To utilize various devices more effectively by organizing such devices. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a device log acquisition unit configured to acquire a time-series device log including information indicating a position of each of devices from each of the devices; a grouping unit configured to classify the devices into at least one group on the basis of the device logs and a preset condition of the positions; and a relation analysis unit configured to analyze a relation between the devices in each of the at least one group on the basis of the device logs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kishin Yagami, Hisahiro Suganuma, Mitsuru Takehara, Yuichi Kageyama
  • Publication number: 20170351767
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing system, an information processing device, a control method, and a program capable of maintaining a good balance between a search cost and a degree of freedom of selection by, at the time of list preparation, recommending a list candidate on the basis of a predetermined score calculated in accordance with a status of a user. [Solution] An information processing system including: a calculation unit configured to calculate a score for recommending each item as a list candidate from an aggregation of a plurality of items on the basis of time-series history information of a context; and a recommendation unit configured to, when a list of the items is prepared, recommend a list candidate in accordance with the score of each item calculated by the calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: KENTO SUZUKI, KEIKO YABUKI, HISAHIRO SUGANUMA
  • Publication number: 20170127235
    Abstract: [Object] To utilize various devices more effectively by organizing such devices. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a device log acquisition unit configured to acquire a time-series device log including information indicating a position of each of devices from each of the devices; a grouping unit configured to classify the devices into at least one group on the basis of the device logs and a preset condition of the positions; and a relation analysis unit configured to analyze a relation between the devices in each of the at least one group on the basis of the device logs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: KISHIN YAGAMI, HISAHIRO SUGANUMA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, YUICHI KAGEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170116320
    Abstract: [Object] To utilize various devices more effectively by organizing such devices. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a device log acquisition unit configured to acquire a device log including information indicating a state caused by behavior of a user related to each of devices from each of the devices; and a correlation determination unit configured to determine a correlation between certain devices included in the devices on the basis of the device logs and a preset condition of the states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: KISHIN YAGAMI, HISAHIRO SUGANUMA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, YUICHI KAGEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140244846
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a determination unit that determines whether to change a number of processes allocated to one or more program modules, based on a measurement result of a load of each program module when the program modules that form an application are executed using scalable processing resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru Takehara, Yuichi Kageyama, Yoshiki Tanaka, Hisahiro Suganuma
  • Publication number: 20140195371
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a recommendation unit configured to generate a recommendation information for a target user based on a preference information of at least one associated person having a social relationship through a communication service or a locational relationship with the target user, and a communication interface configured to provide the generated recommendation information to be sent to the target user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi KAGEYAMA, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Hisahiro SUGANUMA, Yoshiki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20140126830
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, including a cluster reconfiguration determining unit that, in a case where new data having positional information in a feature amount space is added to a data group in which each data has positional information in the feature amount space and is classified into a cluster based on a distance in the feature amount space, decides that a candidate cluster is to be reconfigured when the new data is classified into the cluster if there are a plurality of candidate clusters into which the new data is classifiable based on the distance in the feature amount space among the clusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisahiro SUGANUMA, Yuichi KAGEYAMA, Yoshiki TANAKA, Mitsuru TAKEHARA
  • Publication number: 20140129507
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, including a predictive calculating unit that alternately recalculates a pair of matrices derived from an input matrix including an unknown element with reference to the input matrix, and generates a pair of feature matrices used to calculate an output matrix including a prediction value of the unknown element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: YOSHIKI TANAKA, YUICHI KAGEYAMA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, HISAHIRO SUGANUMA