Patents by Inventor Kouichirou Ono

Kouichirou Ono 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: 10771957
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus that includes a communication unit that uses wireless communication to transmit and receive data related to a service provided by at least one of the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a designated range, and a control unit that associates service information for identifying the service with user information for identifying a user using a wireless communication apparatus that provides the service, and include and transmit the associated information in the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takushi Kunihiro, Yoichiro Sako, Kouichirou Ono, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhito Ishida, Mitsuru Takehara, Kento Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10754435
    Abstract: The present technology relates to information processing apparatus and method, and a program, which are capable of presenting an operation input unit in a position in which a user easily performs an input operation. An imaging unit captures an image of a vicinity of a display unit. A hand recognition unit recognizes a hand by extracting a hand image obtained by capturing a hand, based on feature information of the hand, from the image captured by the imaging unit. The hand position detection unit specifies a real position on a display unit from information on a position in an image in which the hand image is present. A display control unit for an operation input unit displays an operation input unit in a position on the display unit which is specified based on the position of the hand detected by the hand position detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichirou Ono, Yoichiro Sako
  • Publication number: 20190281444
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus including: a communication unit configured to use wireless communication to transmit and receive data related to a service provided by at least one of the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a designated range; and a control unit configured to associate service information for identifying the service with user information for identifying a user using a wireless communication apparatus that provides the service, and include and transmit the associated information in the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: KAZUYUKI SAKODA, TAKUSHI KUNIHIRO, YOICHIRO SAKO, KOUICHIROU ONO, MAKOTO AKAGI, KATSUHITO ISHIDA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, KENTO SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10356607
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus including: a communication unit configured to use wireless communication to transmit and receive data related to a service provided by at least one of the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a designated range; and a control unit configured to associate service information for identifying the service with user information for identifying a user using a wireless communication apparatus that provides the service, and include and transmit the associated information in the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takushi Kunihiro, Yoichiro Sako, Kouichirou Ono, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhito Ishida, Mitsuru Takehara, Kento Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20190155395
    Abstract: The present technology relates to information processing apparatus and method, and a program, which are capable of presenting an operation input unit in a position in which a user easily performs an input operation. An imaging unit captures an image of a vicinity of a display unit. A hand recognition unit recognizes a hand by extracting a hand image obtained by capturing a hand, based on feature information of the hand, from the image captured by the imaging unit. The hand position detection unit specifies a real position on a display unit from information on a position in an image in which the hand image is present. A display control unit for an operation input unit displays an operation input unit in a position on the display unit which is specified based on the position of the hand detected by the hand position detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichirou ONO, Yoichiro SAKO
  • Patent number: 10168784
    Abstract: The present technology relates to information processing apparatus and method, and a program, which are capable of presenting an operation input unit in a position in which a user easily performs an input operation. An imaging unit captures an image of a vicinity of a display unit. A hand recognition unit recognizes a hand by extracting a hand image obtained by capturing a hand, based on feature information of the hand, from the image captured by the imaging unit. The hand position detection unit specifies a real position on a display unit from information on a position in an image in which the hand image is present. A display control unit for an operation input unit displays an operation input unit in a position on the display unit which is specified based on the position of the hand detected by the hand position detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichirou Ono, Yoichiro Sako
  • Patent number: 10044692
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus including: a control unit configured to cause a second information processing apparatus to output authentication key information for allowing a first information processing apparatus to make a wireless connection with the second information processing apparatus in order to conduct data transmission from the first information processing apparatus to the second information processing apparatus using wireless communication, and determine to allow the first information processing apparatus to make the wireless connection on the basis of authentication key information input into the first information processing apparatus and the output authentication key information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takushi Kunihiro, Kento Suzuki, Yoichiro Sako, Mitsuru Takehara, Katsuhito Ishida, Makoto Akagi, Kouichirou Ono, Tomoya Onuma, Akira Tange, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Michihiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10003459
    Abstract: Security is simply and safely secured when communication is performed by an information processing device including: a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with another terminal; an identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire first identification information that is acquired through the communication unit and encrypted for specifying the other terminal, and that is decrypted with a first decryption key managed in a network service; and a key acquisition unit configured to acquire a first encryption key associated with the first identification information in the network service when second identification information for specifying an own terminal is associated with the first identification information in the network service. The communication unit transmits information encrypted with the acquired first encryption key to the other terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kento Suzuki, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Yoichiro Sako, Mitsuru Takehara, Takushi Kunihiro, Katsuhito Ishida, Kouichirou Ono, Makoto Akagi
  • Patent number: 9992196
    Abstract: [Object] To propose an information processing device, wireless communication system, information processing method, and storage medium which can mutually authenticate communication partners simply and safely. [Solution] The information processing device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire first identification information for identifying another terminal; and a communication unit configured to transmit information for mutual authentication between an own terminal and the other terminal to the other terminal specified based on the first identification information through a network service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhito Ishida, Kento Suzuki, Yoichiro Sako, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Kouichirou Ono, Mitsuru Takehara, Takushi Kunihiro, Makoto Akagi
  • Publication number: 20180063699
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus including: a communication unit configured to use wireless communication to transmit and receive data related to a service provided by at least one of the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a designated range; and a control unit configured to associate service information for identifying the service with user information for identifying a user using a wireless communication apparatus that provides the service, and include and transmit the associated information in the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: KAZUYUKI SAKODA, TAKUSHI KUNIHIRO, YOICHIRO SAKO, KOUICHIROU ONO, MAKOTO AKAGI, KATSUHITO ISHIDA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, KENTO SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9867595
    Abstract: An ultrasonographic system includes an electronic memory to store a table that relates subject information to a plurality of frequencies, and a frequency setting unit that sets the examination frequency to one of the frequencies stored in the table. The frequency setting unit sets the examination frequency based on selection of subject information from the table, and the examination frequency is used to perform ultrasound examination on the subject according to the selected information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Kouichirou Ono
  • Patent number: 9870726
    Abstract: A head-mounted display, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, an electronic book, or the like monitors conditions of the side of a power generation apparatus that charges a battery. An image display apparatus includes a power generation information acquisition means for obtaining power generation information on a power storage amount, a power generation amount, and the like of a secondary battery in each power generation apparatus, appropriately processes the obtained information, and displays it to a user via a display unit. The user can check the power generation amount of the power generation apparatus and the power storage amount of the secondary battery without stopping the use of the image display apparatus. When a power storage amount of a battery in use is lowered, the user can properly judge with which of the power generation apparatuses the user should replace the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Yajima, Yoichiro Sako, Takayuki Hirabayashi, Kouichirou Ono, Masashi Takeda, Akira Ono
  • Patent number: 9826394
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus including: a communication unit configured to use wireless communication to transmit and receive data related to a service provided by at least one of the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a designated range; and a control unit configured to associate service information for identifying the service with user information for identifying a user using a wireless communication apparatus that provides the service, and include and transmit the associated information in the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakoda, Takushi Kunihiro, Yoichiro Sako, Kouichirou Ono, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhito Ishida, Mitsuru Takehara, Kento Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170293579
    Abstract: There is provided an information transmission apparatus and an information transmission method for suitably transmitting information on power generation or power storage. A unified format of a message is provided to various power generation devices or power storage devices, which may be connected to various apparatuses for outdoor use that cannot use a commercial power supply, such as portable electronic apparatuses, the message transmitting information on a power generation efficiency and other power generation statuses, and the remaining amount, a power storage efficiency, and other power storage statuses of the secondary battery. The electronic apparatus, which uses electric power from the power generation devices or power storage devices, analyzes the message from any of the power generation devices or power storage devices and presents a result to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: YOICHIRO SAKO, MASAKAZU YAJIMA, TAKAYUKI HIRABAYASHI, MASASHI TAKEDA, KOUICHIROU ONO
  • Publication number: 20170256283
    Abstract: Excellent information processing device, information processing method, and information processing system capable of viewing a content without temporal and spatial limitation are provided. When an arithmetic device 120 receives position/attitude information and time information from an information device 141 on a reproduction side, this loads information of an image and audio around the position information of the device and around the time from a database 111 and reconfigures an image and audio to be reproduced from wanted viewing time from a viewpoint viewing from which is wanted. The reconfigured image and audio are reproduced while being loaded into a main storage unit 202 in the information devices 141 on the reproduction side through a network 150.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Masakazu YAJIMA, Yoichiro SAKO, Takayuki HIRABAYASHI, Masashi TAKEDA, Hiromitsu KOMATSU, Kouichirou ONO
  • Patent number: 9660724
    Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including a communication unit having an optical communication scheme and a different communication scheme from the optical communication scheme, a level setting unit configured to set a security level in data communication, and a communication scheme switching unit configured to switch communication schemes of the communication unit in accordance with the security level that is set by the level setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takushi Kunihiro, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Mitsuru Takehara, Kento Suzuki, Makoto Akagi, Kouichirou Ono, Katsuhito Ishida, Tomoya Onuma, Michihiro Kobayashi, Akira Tange, Takatoshi Nakamura, Hiroyuki Hanaya
  • Patent number: 9606357
    Abstract: A head- or face-mounted image display device includes an environmental information acquisition unit that acquires environmental information, a state information acquisition unit that acquires state information, a guidance information generation unit that generates guidance information for guidance into a state in which the influence of environment is reduced or increased based on at least one piece of environmental information acquired for each state, and a provision unit that provides the guidance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirabayashi, Yoichiro Sako, Kouichirou Ono, Masakazu Yajima, Masashi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20160285839
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, its information processing method, and a program causing a computer to execute the method, the information processing apparatus including: a control unit configured to cause a second information processing apparatus to output authentication key information for allowing a first information processing apparatus to make a wireless connection with the second information processing apparatus in order to conduct data transmission from the first information processing apparatus to the second information processing apparatus using wireless communication, and decide whether or not to allow the first information processing apparatus to make the wireless connection on the basis of authentication key information input into the first information processing apparatus and the output authentication key information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: TAKUSHI KUNIHIRO, KENTO SUZUKI, YOICHIRO SAKO, MITSURU TAKEHARA, KATSUHITO ISHIDA, MAKOTO AKAGI, KOUICHIROU ONO, TOMOYA ONUMA, AKIRA TANGE, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, MICHIHIRO KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20160156463
    Abstract: Security is simply and safely secured when communication is performed by an information processing device including: a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with another terminal; an identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire first identification information that is acquired through the communication unit and encrypted for specifying the other terminal, and that is decrypted with a first decryption key managed in a network service; and a key acquisition unit configured to acquire a first encryption key associated with the first identification information in the network service when second identification information for specifying an own terminal is associated with the first identification information in the network service. The communication unit transmits information encrypted with the acquired first encryption key to the other terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Kento SUZUKI, Kazuyuki SAKODA, Yoichiro SAKO, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Takushi KUNIHIRO, Katsuhito ISHIDA, Kouichirou ONO, Makoto AKAGI
  • Publication number: 20160132933
    Abstract: Content is to be provided at an appropriate time. An information processing device is an information processing device including a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit receives and transmits content through wireless communication. After reception of content, the control unit performs control to transfer the content to another information processing device from a location where a predetermined condition based on the location of the first transmission of the content is satisfied, the other information processing device existing in a predetermined range that is based on the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takushi KUNIHIRO, Yoichiro SAKO, Kazuyuki SAKODA, Makoto AKAGI, Kouichirou ONO, Tomoya ONUMA, Katsuhito ISHIDA, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Kento SUZUKI