Patents by Inventor Kazutoshi Serita

Kazutoshi Serita 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: 10761533
    Abstract: A mobile body includes: an imaging unit; a movement mechanism that moves itself; a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication; and an information generator that generates, on a basis of external information received from outside by the wireless communication unit, route guidance information for use in allowing the movement mechanism to move itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshimoto Mitomo, Kazutoshi Serita
  • Patent number: 10546281
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and programs for billing for electric power. A billing method may include generating billing information for an amount related to electric power transmitted by a power supply device, performing a billing process based on the billing information, and selectively transmitting electric power based on the result of the billing process. A power supply device may include a billing information generating unit, a billing processing unit, and a power control unit. Another billing method may include determining whether billing information has been received, performing a billing process after it is determined that the billing information has been received, transmitting a response signal to a power supply device, and providing notice regarding information related to the billing process. A power receiving device may include a billing processing unit, a power control unit, and a notice control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Taro Tadano, Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Isao Soma, Kayoko Tanaka, Satoshi Higano, Kazutoshi Serita
  • Patent number: 10372088
    Abstract: There is provided a power consumption management device including a power measurement unit configured to measure power consumption of an electrical device, an environmental factor measurement unit configured to measure a factor of an environment in which the electrical device is used, a storage unit configured to store a predicted value related to the power consumption in which a value of the factor of the environment is designated as a parameter, and a calculation/control unit. The calculation/control unit obtains the predicted value related to the power consumption stored in the storage unit based on the value of the factor of the environment measured by the environmental factor measurement unit and compares the obtained predicted value related to the power consumption to an actual measurement value related to the power consumption obtained based on a power consumption value measured by the power measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takanori Washiro, Kazutoshi Serita, Taro Tadano, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Kayoko Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10292086
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that includes a control unit. The control unit performs control of making a display unit display, as route information, relations between a plurality of information processing devices and routes related to wireless communication in a network in which the plurality of information processing devices are interconnected by the plurality of information processing devices performing the wireless communication in a one-to-one manner. The control unit controls the wireless communication in the network on the basis of operation input related to the route information displayed at the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Serita, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Masayuki Takada
  • Patent number: 10097244
    Abstract: Devices and methods for supply or receiving electric power. A power supply method may include specifying a type of a power source, specifying a power receiving capability of a power receiving device, performing collation of the specified type of the power source with the specified power receiving capability, and controlling transmission of electric power from the power source of the specified type to the power receiving device based on the collation. A power receiving method may include specifying a type of a power source, specifying a power receiving capability of a power receiving device, performing collation of the specified type of the power source with the specified power receiving capability, and controlling, based on the collation, selective conversion of electric power transmitted from the power source of the specified type to the power receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Isao Soma, Kuniya Hayashi, Kayoko Tanaka, Taro Tadano, Satoshi Higano, Kazutoshi Serita
  • Publication number: 20180246514
    Abstract: A mobile body includes: an imaging unit; a movement mechanism that moves itself; a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication; and an information generator that generates, on a basis of external information received from outside by the wireless communication unit, route guidance information for use in allowing the movement mechanism to move itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshimoto MITOMO, Kazutoshi SERITA
  • Patent number: 9877145
    Abstract: Information on the belongings of a nearby-present person is easily acquired. An information processing apparatus comprises a reception unit and a control unit. Herein, the reception unit is directed for receiving belongings information of the user of other information processing apparatus transmitted from the other information processing apparatus by use of wireless communication. Further, the control unit is directed for causing the received belongings information to be output and controlling evaluation information on the belongings information to be transmitted to the other information processing apparatus by use of wireless communication on the basis of a user operation for the belongings information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Akihiro Ihori, Takatoshi Nakamura, Kazutoshi Serita, Erika Saito, Yueting Hu
  • Patent number: 9804208
    Abstract: There is provided a power receiving device including a connecting unit that is connected to a power line through which power is transmitted, a determining unit that determines whether transmitted power is chargeable, based on power identification information indicating whether the transmitted power is chargeable power, and a notification control unit that performs notification based on a determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Isao Soma, Kayoko Tanaka, Satoshi Higano, Kazutoshi Serita
  • Patent number: 9672663
    Abstract: There is provided a management apparatus for an electrical apparatus, the management apparatus including a communication unit configured to receive conduction state information from an electrical apparatus, a storage unit configured to store reference conduction state information of the electrical apparatus, and a determination unit configured to compare the conduction state information of the electrical apparatus with the reference conduction state information of the electrical apparatus to determine a state of the electrical apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Taro Tadano, Kayoko Tanaka, Miki Shibuya, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Isao Soma, Takahiro Suzuki, Kazutoshi Serita, Jiang Wu
  • Patent number: 9581977
    Abstract: There is provided an appliance management apparatus including a connection state acquiring unit acquiring information generated due to an appliance terminal of an electronic appliance being positioned close to or connected to a power supplying terminal that supplies power, and a connection state management unit managing a connection state of the appliance terminal to the power supplying terminal using the information acquired by the connection state acquiring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Takanori Washiro, Isao Soma, Kayoko Tanaka, Yoichiro Sako, Kazutoshi Serita, Satoshi Higano
  • Publication number: 20170048654
    Abstract: Information on the belongings of a nearby-present person is easily acquired. An information processing apparatus comprises a reception unit and a control unit. Herein, the reception unit is directed for receiving belongings information of the user of other information processing apparatus transmitted from the other information processing apparatus by use of wireless communication. Further, the control unit is directed for causing the received belongings information to be output and controlling evaluation information on the belongings information to be transmitted to the other information processing apparatus by use of wireless communication on the basis of a user operation for the belongings information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuyuki SAKODA, Akihiro IHORI, Takatoshi NAKAMURA, Kazutoshi SERITA, Erika SAITO, Yueting HU
  • Publication number: 20160323801
    Abstract: Relations of information processing devices in a network are easily recognized. An information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit performs control of making a display unit display, as route information, relations between a plurality of information processing devices and routes related to wireless communication in a network in which the plurality of information processing devices are interconnected by the plurality of information processing devices performing the wireless communication in a one-to-one manner. The control unit controls the wireless communication in the network on the basis of operation input related to the route information displayed at the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: KAZUTOSHI SERITA, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, MASAYUKI TAKADA
  • Patent number: 9268924
    Abstract: There is provided a transmission apparatus including a terminal electrically connected to a terminal of another apparatus, a body information acquiring unit acquiring body information of a user holding the transmission apparatus, and a transmission unit operable, by carrying out load modulation in accordance with the terminal contacting or being positioned close to the terminal of the other apparatus, to transmit, via the terminal, information on which the body information acquired by the body information acquiring unit is superimposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Takanori Washiro, Isao Soma, Kayoko Tanaka, Yoichiro Sako, Kazutoshi Serita, Satoshi Higano
  • Patent number: 9230248
    Abstract: A physical-quantity receiving device includes: a receiving section that receives a predetermined physical quantity from a physical-quantity supplying device; a notification section that provides a user with a notification that the user is under obligation to make payment for the received physical quantity; an input section that receives a user's input that indicates whether to receive the physical quantity; a display section that displays the notification from the notification section and the user's input to the input section; and a payment section that makes payment for the physical quantity per a unit time by electronic money after a lapse of the unit time, or makes payment for a unit physical quantity by electronic money after receipt of the unit physical quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takanori Washiro, Kazutoshi Serita
  • Patent number: 9219374
    Abstract: A battery control unit includes: a storage section holding remaining amount data that indicates a remaining amount of a battery; and a control section managing the battery in a fashion of separating the battery into a first region and a second region, by a way of separating the remaining amount data into first remaining amount data and second remaining data and of allowing the storage section to hold the first and second remaining amount data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori Washiro, Taro Tadano, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Kayoko Tanaka, Yoichiro Sako, Kazutoshi Serita
  • Patent number: 9064399
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a characteristic detection unit that detects a characteristic of a battery and a characteristic of an operating device that operates using electric power obtained from the battery, a symbol setting unit that sets one symbol on which information corresponding to the detected characteristics is reflected, and a display control unit that causes the set symbol to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Akira Tange, Kazutoshi Serita, Toru Yamamuro, Yuki Koga, Katsumi Ando, Makoto Morishita
  • Publication number: 20150127181
    Abstract: Surplus power generated by a power generator is sold, a target value of an amount of electric power sold in a predetermined period of time is set, whether or not the amount of sold electric power reaches the target value is estimated, and power limitation is implemented according to a priority order set for a plurality of electric apparatuses when it is estimated that the amount of sold electric power does not reach the target value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Kazutoshi Serita, Tatsuya Inokuchi, Jiang Wu
  • Publication number: 20150028690
    Abstract: Devices and methods for supply or receiving electric power. A power supply method may include specifying a type of a power source, specifying a power receiving capability of a power receiving device, performing collation of the specified type of the power source with the specified power receiving capability, and controlling transmission of electric power from the power source of the specified type to the power receiving device based on the collation. A power receiving method may include specifying a type of a power source, specifying a power receiving capability of a power receiving device, performing collation of the specified type of the power source with the specified power receiving capability, and controlling, based on the collation, selective conversion of electric power transmitted from the power source of the specified type to the power receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Isao Soma, Kuniya Hayashi, Kayoko Tanaka, Taro Tadano, Satoshi Higano, Kazutoshi Serita
  • Publication number: 20150022185
    Abstract: There is provided a power receiving device including a connecting unit that is connected to a power line through which power is transmitted, a determining unit that determines whether transmitted power is chargeable, based on power identification information indicating whether the transmitted power is chargeable power, and a notification control unit that performs notification based on a determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Isao Soma, Kayoko Tanaka, Satoshi Higano, Kazutoshi Serita
  • Publication number: 20150006343
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and programs for billing for electric power. A billing method may include generating billing information for an amount related to electric power transmitted by a power supply device, performing a billing process based on the billing information, and selectively transmitting electric power based on the result of the billing process. A power supply device may include a billing information generating unit, a billing processing unit, and a power control unit. Another billing method may include determining whether billing information has been received, performing a billing process after it is determined that the billing information has been received, transmitting a response signal to a power supply device, and providing notice regarding information related to the billing process. A power receiving device may include a billing processing unit, a power control unit, and a notice control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Taro Tadano, Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Isao Soma, Kayoko Tanaka, Satoshi Higano, Kazutoshi Serita