Patents by Inventor Kazuyuki Yamamoto

Kazuyuki Yamamoto 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: 10324675
    Abstract: A method is provided for enabling sharing of data. The method comprises defining a sharing region corresponding to a portion of a surface of an apparatus. The method further comprises enabling sharing of data with an external device in response to user input associating the data with the sharing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Shigeta, Shunichi Kasahara, Yasuyuki Koga, Seiji Suzuki, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10296134
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a detector that detects movement of a manipulation body in a vertical direction in relation to a display, and a processor that determines a speed of movement of the manipulation body based on an output of the detector, and determines a process to be executed based on the determined speed of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita
  • Publication number: 20190121449
    Abstract: A control device includes: a receiver for receiving first information regarding the movement of a casing, and second information regarding whether to reflect the first information on the movement of coordinate values; a storage unit for storing a whole-screen region including a real-screen region, and a virtual-screen region set around the real-screen region; a generator for generating the coordinate values within the whole-screen region based on the first information; a switcher for switching a first state in which the coordinate values are movable, and a second state in which the coordinate values are immovable, based on the second information; a determining unit for determining which of the real-screen region or the virtual-screen region the coordinate values belong to; and a coordinate-value control unit for controlling the coordinate values so as to move the coordinate values within the virtual-screen region to the position of predetermined coordinate values within the real-screen region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihito Sawai, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10269180
    Abstract: Interaction between a virtual object and the real space is to be presented in a preferred manner. In accordance with a user's viewing or finding of an actual object 151, the virtual object 150 corresponding to the actual object 151 appears. The actual object 151 includes output devices that generate outputs such as vibration, electric pulse, heat or cooling air, wind, sound, light, a transfer, and a jump. The actual object 151 performs reaction to action performed on the actual object 151 by the virtual object 150. Where interaction is conducted between the virtual object 150 and the actual object 151 in synchronization, a stronger impression of reality can be given to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Yasuhide Hosoda, Manabu Kii
  • Patent number: 10260555
    Abstract: A thrust roller bearing cage (11) includes a thrust roller bearing (20) and a plurality of pockets (21) accommodating rollers (13). The thrust roller bearing cage (11) includes: a first cylindrical portion (36) extending in a direction of a rotation axis (12); a first disc portion (31) continuous with the first cylindrical portion (36) and extending in a radially outward direction; and a second cylindrical portion (37) continuous with the first disc portion (31) and extending in the direction of the rotation axis (12). The first cylindrical portion (36), the first disc portion (31), and the second cylindrical portion (37) are formed in an area located radially inside the pockets (21). The first disc portion (31) has a through hole (53).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Hisataka Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20190107938
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operation surface configured to receive touch inputs, and a sensor unit configured to detect at least one right-side touch input from a manipulation by a user of the operation surface within a first operational area of the operation surface, and at least one left-side touch input from a manipulation by the user of the operation surface within a second operational area of the operation surface, wherein the first operational area and the second operational area of the operation surface are mapped to a graphical user interface (GUI) area of a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ikuo YAMANO, Kazuyuki YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10241582
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an acquisition section configured to acquire a curved movement of a body of a user as an operation, a display control section configured to display an object in a virtual three-dimensional space, and a process execution section configured to execute a process on the object based on the acquired operation. The object may be arranged on a first curved plane based on a virtual position of the user set in the virtual three-dimensional space, the first curved plane corresponding to the curved movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuro Noda, Akihiro Komori, Nariaki Satoh, Osamu Shigeta, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190079572
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include a device including processing circuitry that detects a first user action according to a first signal received from a first sensor while operating in a first mode, the first user action being gripping and lifting up of the device, changes an operation mode from the first mode to a second mode based on the first user action, detects a second user action according to a second signal received from a second sensor while operating the second mode, the second user action being a touch operation, performs an operation based on the second user action, and changes the operation mode from the second mode to a third mode after a predetermined period of time elapses, the second mode consuming more power than the first mode, and the third mode consuming more power than the first mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10216356
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a display control section configured to display objects in a virtual three-dimensional space, the virtual three-dimensional space including a depth direction of a display screen and having a center region and a peripheral region located around the center region, and an acquisition section configured to acquire an operation on the objects at least in the depth direction based on a movement of a body of a user. The range of the depth direction in which the objects are displayed is set to a first range in the center region and to a second range narrower than the first range in the peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuro Noda, Akihiro Komori, Nariaki Satoh, Osamu Shigeta, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10209516
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a user action state obtaining circuit configured to obtain an action state of a user; and a display control circuit configured to control a display to modify display information based on the action state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Takuro Noda, Tetsuyuki Miyawaki, Kenji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20190044417
    Abstract: An annular sensor magnet to be fixed to a motor shaft by a press-fit includes an annular portion having magnetic poles alternately formed in an outer peripheral portion. The annular sensor magnet also includes a fixing portion extending from an inner peripheral portion of the annular portion toward a center to support and fix the motor shaft having been press-fit, and a stress reducing portion for reducing stress caused in a contact portion of the fixing portion that contacts the motor shaft when the motor shaft is press-fit onto the fixing portion. The sensor magnet includes a bonded magnet in which a magnetic material is dispersed in a plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: MABUCHI MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki YAMAMOTO, Satoshi KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 10198127
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display control device, a display control method, and a program which allow operability of a touch panel display to be improved. A display data generation unit obtains first display data representing a touch input position by a user on a touch panel display, from a first processing unit through a first path, obtains second display data using the first display data from a second processing unit through a second path, the second processing unit performing display image generation processing involving a processing amount larger than a processing amount of the first processing unit, and performs control to allow first display information based on the first display data and second display information based on the second display data to be displayed on the touch panel display. The present technology is applicable to an LCD module and the like, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsubasa Tsukahara, Tomoya Narita, Takuro Noda, Hiroyuki Mizunuma, Ikuo Yamano, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190034034
    Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment, an information processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus is used for processing a first image projected toward a target. The apparatus includes a processing unit for detecting that an object exists between a projector unit and the target, wherein when an object exists between the projector unit and the target, the apparatus determines an area of the object and generates a modified first image, based on the area of the object, for projection toward the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizunuma, Ikuo Yamano, Shunichi Kasahara, Ken Miyashita, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10190626
    Abstract: A thrust roller bearing cage (11) a thrust roller bearing (20) and a plurality of pockets (21) accommodating rollers (13). The thrust roller bearing cage (11) includes: a radially outer area bent portion (41) formed by bending an area located radially outside the pockets (21) inward in a radial direction; and projecting portions (44) that are formed in a tip end of the radially outer area bent portion (41) and project inward in the radial direction so as to contact end faces (16) of the rollers (13) accommodated in the pockets. Radially outer edges (21a) of the pockets (21) are located radially outside base end parts (44a) of the projecting portions (44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Hisataka Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 10190625
    Abstract: A thrust roller bearing cage (11) includes a thrust roller bearing (20) and a plurality of pockets (21) accommodating rollers (13). The thrust roller bearing cage (11) includes: a radially outer area bent portion (41) formed by bending an area located radially outside the pockets (21) inward in a radial direction; and projecting portions (44) that are formed in a tip end of the radially outer area bent portion (41) at positions aligned with the pockets (21) and project inward in the radial direction beyond radially outer edges of the pockets (21) so as to contact end faces (16) of the rollers (13) accommodated in the pockets (21). The projecting portions (44) have a width that is ? or more and ? or less of the width of the pockets (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Hisataka Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 10175784
    Abstract: A control device includes: a receiver for receiving first information regarding the movement of a casing, and second information regarding whether to reflect the first information on the movement of coordinate values; a storage unit for storing a whole-screen region including a real-screen region, and a virtual-screen region set around the real-screen region; a generator for generating the coordinate values within the whole-screen region based on the first information; a switcher for switching a first state in which the coordinate values are movable, and a second state in which the coordinate values are immovable, based on the second information; a determining unit for determining which of the real-screen region or the virtual-screen region the coordinate values belong to; and a coordinate-value control unit for controlling the coordinate values so as to move the coordinate values within the virtual-screen region to the position of predetermined coordinate values within the real-screen region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihito Sawai, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10162480
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operation surface configured to receive touch inputs, and a sensor unit configured to detect at least one right-side touch input from a manipulation by a user of the operation surface within a first operational area of the operation surface, and at least one left-side touch input from a manipulation by the user of the operation surface within a second operational area of the operation surface, wherein the first operational area and the second operational area of the operation surface are mapped to a graphical user interface (GUI) area of a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ikuo Yamano, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10142618
    Abstract: Provided is an imaging apparatus including: an imaging unit; a display unit, through which at least a part of an imaging region of the imaging unit can be seen in a see-through manner and which is configured to display a stereoscopic image formed of a left eye image and a right eye image; a focal distance adjustment unit configured to adjust a focal distance of the imaging unit; and a display controller configured to generate the left eye image and the right eye image such that a display object indicating the focal distance is seen at a depth position corresponding to the focal distance and cause the display unit to display the left eye image and the right eye image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsubasa Tsukahara, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20180329519
    Abstract: A control device includes: a receiver for receiving first information regarding the movement of a casing, and second information regarding whether to reflect the first information on the movement of coordinate values; a storage unit for storing a whole-screen region including a real-screen region, and a virtual-screen region set around the real-screen region; a generator for generating the coordinate values within the whole-screen region based on the first information; a switcher for switching a first state in which the coordinate values are movable, and a second state in which the coordinate values are immovable, based on the second information; a determining unit for determining which of the real-screen region or the virtual-screen region the coordinate values belong to; and a coordinate-value control unit for controlling the coordinate values so as to move the coordinate values within the virtual-screen region to the position of predetermined coordinate values within the real-screen region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihito Sawai, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: RE47433
    Abstract: An input apparatus, a control apparatus, a control system including those apparatuses, and a control method therefor with which a user can feel a linearity between a movement of the input apparatus and that of a pointer and an accurate pointing operation is possible are provided. An MPU of an input apparatus variably controls a gain value in a range from first threshold value to a second threshold value or first range, in which the input apparatus is within a low-velocity range, and controls the gain value to be constant in a range exceeding the second threshold value second range. The gain value is a value multiplied to a velocity value of the input apparatus that is obtained by an operation, the velocity value being obtained through detection of a movement of the input apparatus. Accordingly, in a relatively-low-velocity range, a pointer velocity value becomes smaller by a multi-degree function as movements of the input apparatus and a pointer on a screen become slower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Yamamoto