Patents by Inventor Kenta Kawamoto

Kenta Kawamoto 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: 10134189
    Abstract: To provide an excellent image display device worn on a head or face and used to view images, and an image display method. When displaying an image of a virtual world, such as a movie or computer graphics, with a display unit 309, a head-mounted display 100 temporarily removes the image in a portion specified with a touch panel, and display an image of the real world captured with an outward-facing camera 312. By looking at the image of the real world mixed in with the image of the virtual world, the user is able to perceive the real world and suitably interact with the real world, thereby making it possible to lessen psychological resistance while also avoiding physical harm due to events such as collisions with objects in the real world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Kenta Kawamoto, Takayasu Kon
  • Publication number: 20180329414
    Abstract: Provided is a drive assistance device for assisting driving of a vehicle by using an automatic driving function. Assuming various conditions of the driver, a plurality of notification timings to notify of switching from an automatic driving mode to a manual driving mode is set. Notifying a driver who is drowsing at a notification timing of long premature time allows the driver to have sufficient time margin to be ready for manual driving and to shift to driving action more safely. A driver who is reading a book or operating a smartphone is expected to be able to shift to driving action immediately after a notification, and thus it is sufficient to notify at a notification timing of short premature time, which can reduce inconvenience for the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: SHINJI IGARASHI, NAOKI IDE, KENTA KAWAMOTO, TAKUYA FUJITA, TAKASHI OGATA
  • Patent number: 10104297
    Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohtaro Sabe, Yasunori Kawanami, Kenta Kawamoto, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Peter Duerr, Yuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20180284774
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driving control apparatus, a driving control method, and a program that can resolve a conflict between a deliberate action and a reflex action during determination of a next action in autonomous driving. During autonomous driving, a reflex action is determined as a simplified action on the basis of detection results detected by a variety of sensors provided in a vehicle, and a deliberate action ranked higher than a reflex action is determined through elaborate processing. A plurality of resolution modes are made available to deal with a possible conflict between the reflex action and the deliberate action, and by which of the resolution modes the conflict is resolved is specified in advance so that the conflict is resolved by the specified resolution mode. The present disclosure is applicable to motor vehicles that drive autonomously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kenta Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20180259956
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driving control apparatus, a driving control method, and a program that can safety update a personalization function that has been learned to match habits and customs of each driver on the basis of a driving operation of a driver and detection results of various sensors. A personalization function for each driver is found by learning on the basis of driving operation conducted by a driver through manual driving and detection results of various sensors provided on a vehicle body. Verification simulation is carried out by using the found personalization function, and when safety thereof is confirmed, the personalization function is updated as a new personalization function. Autonomous driving reflecting habits and customs of the driver can be realized by correcting an action command found during autonomous driving on the basis of the detection results with the personalization function, thereby realizing safe and comfortable autonomous driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kenta Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20180247178
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display control device, a display control method, and a program, which are capable of displaying a prediction result for a life event in an easy-to-understand manner. A future life event obtained by predicting the future life event using chronological data related to a life event is displayed on a display unit in a chronology on the basis of a score at which the life event occurs. The present technology can be applied, for example, to display of a prediction result for a life event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: NAOKI IDE, YOSHIYUKI KOBAYASHI, KENTA KAWAMOTO, TOMOO MIZUKAMI
  • Patent number: 10049325
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a learning part performing learning of a model of an environment in which an agent performs action, using an observed value observed in the agent when the agent capable of action performs action, an action determining part determining action to be performed by the agent, based on the model, and a user instruction output part outputting instruction information representing an instruction from a user according to the instruction from the user, wherein the action determining part determines the action performed by the agent according to the instruction information when there is an instruction from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Shimomura, Kenta Kawamoto, Kohtaro Sabe
  • Publication number: 20180225963
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of efficiently using information regarding a user evaluation of a target vehicle. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including: a recognition section configured to automatically recognize information of a target vehicle from environment information of a user; an acquisition section configured to acquire a user evaluation of the recognized target vehicle; and a generation section configured to generate information for issuing a notification of the acquired user evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki KOBAYASHI, Kenta KAWAMOTO, Naoki IDE, Shingo TAKAMATSU
  • Patent number: 10026071
    Abstract: There is provided a communication device including an acceptation unit configured to accept a service execution request for requesting execution of a service, a control unit configured to specify a service providing device to which a request for execution of a service provided by the service providing device is made based on a device record that includes the service and provision destination group information that indicates a provision destination group of the service, and the service execution request accepted by the acceptation unit, a transmission unit configured to transmit the service execution request to the service providing device specified by the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Yoichiro Sako, Kohei Asada, Katsuhisa Aratani, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Takatoshi Nakamura, Mitsuru Takehara, Yuki Koga, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Tomoya Onuma, Akira Tange, Kenta Kawamoto, Taizo Shirai, Masayuki Takada
  • Publication number: 20180170372
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of providing more useful information to a driver. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including: a prediction section configured to predict accident probability of a vehicle driven by a user; and an output control section configured to cause information to be output to the user, the information corresponding to a factor that increases the accident probability predicted by the prediction section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo TAKAMATSU, Kenta KAWAMOTO, Naoki IDE, Yoshiyuki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180133899
    Abstract: Provided is a robot device including an image input unit for inputting an image of surroundings, a target object detection unit for detecting an object from the input image, an object position detection unit for detecting a position of the object, an environment information acquisition unit for acquiring surrounding environment information of the position of the object, an optimum posture acquisition unit for acquiring an optimum posture corresponding to the surrounding environment information for the object, an object posture detection unit for detecting a current posture of the object from the input image, an object posture comparison unit for comparing the current posture of the object to the optimum posture of the object, and an object posture correction unit for correcting the posture of the object when the object posture comparison unit determines that there is a predetermined difference or more between the current posture and the optimum posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru SHIMIZU, Kenta KAWAMOTO, Yoshiaki IWAI
  • Patent number: 9964766
    Abstract: An apparatus may include circuitry configured to control reproduction, at a head-mounted display device, of content, based on a determination of importance of an event occurring around the head-mounted display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayasu Kon, Kenta Kawamoto, Yuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9952435
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a frame, an image display apparatus attached to the frame, and a distortion correction apparatus. The image display apparatus includes an image forming apparatus and an optical system configured to guide an image from the image forming apparatus to a pupil of an observer. When it is assumed that a direction, which corresponds to a first direction of the image, of the image forming apparatus is an X-direction and a direction, which corresponds to a second direction of the image which direction is different from the first direction, of the image forming apparatus is a Y-direction, the image forming apparatus is curved in the X-direction and/or in the Y-direction. The distortion correction apparatus corrects an input image signal to correct a distortion of an image to be observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Tanaka, Hirokazu Tatsuta, Shin Hasegawa, Yuichi Hasegawa, Kenta Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 9908241
    Abstract: Provided is a robot device including an image input unit for inputting an image of surroundings, a target object detection unit for detecting an object from the input image, an object position detection unit for detecting a position of the object, an environment information acquisition unit for acquiring surrounding environment information of the position of the object, an optimum posture acquisition unit for acquiring an optimum posture corresponding to the surrounding environment information for the object, an object posture detection unit for detecting a current posture of the object from the input image, an object posture comparison unit for comparing the current posture of the object to the optimum posture of the object, and an object posture correction unit for correcting the posture of the object when the object posture comparison unit determines that there is a predetermined difference or more between the current posture and the optimum posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Shimizu, Kenta Kawamoto, Yoshiaki Iwai
  • Publication number: 20180021951
    Abstract: A control system, method and computer program product cooperate to assist control for an autonomous robot. An interface receives recognition information from an autonomous robot, said recognition information including candidate target objects to interact with the autonomous robot. A display control unit causes a display image to be displayed on a display of candidate target objects, wherein at least two of the candidate target objects are displayed with an associated indication of a target object score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta KAWAMOTO, Yoshiaki IWAI, Satoru SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20180011457
    Abstract: A control system, method and computer program product cooperate to assist control for an autonomous robot. The system includes a communications interface that exchanges information with the autonomous robot. A user interface displays a scene of a location in which the autonomous robot is positioned, and also receives an indication of a user selection of a user selected area within the scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta KAWAMOTO, Yoshiaki IWAI, Satoru SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 9815199
    Abstract: A control system, method and computer program product cooperate to assist control for an autonomous robot. An interface receives recognition information from an autonomous robot, said recognition information including candidate target objects to interact with the autonomous robot. A display control unit causes a display image to be displayed on a display of candidate target objects, wherein at least two of the candidate target objects are displayed with an associated indication of a target object score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Kawamoto, Yoshiaki Iwai, Satoru Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20170324907
    Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohtaro SABE, Yasunori KAWANAMI, Kenta KAWAMOTO, Tsutomu SAWADA, Satoru SHIMIZU, Peter DUERR, Yuki YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9802311
    Abstract: A control system, method and computer program product cooperate to assist control for an autonomous robot. An interface receives recognition information from an autonomous robot, said recognition information including candidate target objects to interact with the autonomous robot. A display control unit causes a display image to be displayed on a display of candidate target objects, wherein at least two of the candidate target objects are displayed with an associated indication of a target object score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Kawamoto, Yoshiaki Iwai, Satoru Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20170278262
    Abstract: [Object] To process an image captured by a camera mounted on a moving object device or a user to be suitable for display on an image display device fixed to the head or face of the user. [Solution] The image rendering processor 1042, in the beginning, corrects the user's head posture angle qh using the camera posture angle qc (F1421), and clips a display angle of view depending on the corrected user's head posture angle qh* from the captured image to render a free viewpoint image (F1422). Then, the image processing device 1040 transmits the free viewpoint image rendered by the image rendering processor 1042 to the display device 1020 via the communication unit 1041, and the image is displayed on the display device 1020 (F1430).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Kawamoto, Hirokazu Tatsuta, Yuichiro Koyama