Patents by Inventor Mari Saito

Mari Saito 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).

  • Publication number: 20220228879
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a recognition unit (21) that recognizes a surrounding environment of a current position of a user; a guide control unit (22) that generates guide information corresponding to a characteristic of the user by using a recognition result of the recognition unit and that causes an output device to perform an output thereof; and a change detection unit (23) that detects a changed portion in the surrounding environment of the current position in a case where it is determined that the user has visited the current position in the past, wherein in a case where the change detection unit detects the changed portion, the guide control unit generates the guide information including information causing the user to recognize the changed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventor: MARI SAITO
  • Patent number: 11392646
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing terminal, and an information processing method which are capable of presenting a choice which is easily recognized by voice. The information processing device according to one aspect of the present technology acquires a plurality of pieces of presentation information to be presented as choices and causes a part which is not similar to the other presentation information among the respective pieces of presentation information to be presented in a form different from a similar part. The present technology can be applied to devices having a voice assistant function of assisting a behavior of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mari Saito
  • Publication number: 20220199096
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes an authentication dialogue control unit that controls a dialogue with a user and performs a voice authentication process based on a speech that is made by the user in the dialogue. The authentication dialogue control unit generates a challenge speech string including a hash seed word, outputs the challenge speech string as a challenge speech, and performs the voice authentication process on the basis of determination on whether a response speech string that is recognized based on a response speech that is given from the user in response to the output challenge speech includes a hash value word. The hash value word has a predetermined relationship with the hash seed word, where the predetermined relationship is defined by a word relation rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: HIRO IWASE, YUHEI TAKI, KUNIHITO SAWAI, MARI SAITO, SHINICHI KAWANO
  • Publication number: 20220180583
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires position information, visual line detection information, and voice information of a first user, and position information of a second user, a determination unit that determines a positional relationship between the first user and the second user on a basis of the position information of the first user and the position information of the second user, a specification unit that specifies a voice dialogue area in which a voice dialogue is possible to be performed between the first user and the second user on a basis of the determined positional relationship, and an avatar control unit that sets a position of an avatar outside the specified voice dialogue area, in which in a case where the voice information of the first user is acquired when the first user is looking outside the voice dialogue area, the avatar control unit causes the avatar to execute a predetermined action, and in a case where the voice information of the first user is acq
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: MARI SAITO, KENJI SUGIHARA
  • Patent number: 11347462
    Abstract: [Object] To transmit information more flexibly and more reliably while allowing for user freedom. [Solution] There is provided an information processor including an output control section that controls an output of presentation information that is performed by a plurality of output terminals. The output control section determines, on the basis of a moving path of a user, an allocation of the presentation information that is caused to be outputted by corresponding one of the plurality of output terminals. In addition, there is provided an information processing method that includes controlling, by a processor, an output of presentation information performed by a plurality of output terminals, and the controlling further includes determining an allocation of the presentation information that is caused to be outputted by corresponding one of the plurality of output terminals on the basis of a moving path of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mari Saito
  • Patent number: 11335322
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a learning device, a learning method, a voice synthesis device, and a voice synthesis method configured so that information can be provided via voice allowing easy understanding of contents by a user as a speech destination. A learning device according to one embodiment of the present technology performs voice recognition of speech voice of a plurality of users, estimates statuses when a speech is made, and learns, on the basis of speech voice data, a voice recognition result, and the statuses when the speech is made, voice synthesis data to be used for generation of synthesized voice according to statuses upon voice synthesis. Moreover, a voice synthesis device estimates statuses, and uses the voice synthesis data to generate synthesized voice indicating the contents of predetermined text data and obtained according to the estimated statuses. The present technology can be applied to an agent device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiro Iwase, Mari Saito, Shinichi Kawano
  • Publication number: 20220146821
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit that has control so that, when detected a status transition of a user including a rising motion or a moving motion of the user during reproduction of a wide-angle image covering the entire field of view of the user, a real-space image acquired by an outward-facing camera provided on a display device that is worn on the head of the user and has a display unit covering the entire field of view is displayed on the display unit in real-time and a 2D image corresponding to a portion of the wide-angle image is displayed on the real-space image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: MARI SAITO, KENJI SUGIHARA, SOICHIRO INATANI
  • Publication number: 20220116576
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes an image obtaining unit and a display control unit. The image obtaining unit obtains a plurality of first divided images obtained by dividing a first image showing a first location along a second direction substantially perpendicular to a first direction, and a plurality of second divided images obtained by dividing a second image showing a second location along the second direction. The display control unit arranges and simultaneously displays the plurality of first divided images and the plurality of second divided images along the first direction on a display device of a user at a third location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: MARI SAITO, KENJI SUGIHARA
  • Patent number: 11302317
    Abstract: Achieving voice utterance that can attract an interest of a target further effectively. There is provided an information processing apparatus that includes an utterance control unit that controls output of voice utterance. The utterance control unit determines a target on the basis of an analyzed context, and controls an output device to output an attracting utterance that attracts an interest of the target. Furthermore, there is provided an information processing method that includes executing, by a processor, output control of voice utterance. The execution of the output control further includes determining a target on the basis of an analyzed context and controlling an output device to output an attracting utterance that attracts an interest of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mari Saito, Hiro Iwase, Shinichi Kawano
  • Patent number: 11289079
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method for enabling a message to be more reliably conveyed to a user. Provided with a presentation unit that presents information to a first user, a detection unit that detects a reaction indicating that the first user has received the information, a search unit that searches for a second user in a case where the detection unit has not been able to detect the reaction, and a request unit that requests the second user found by the search unit to convey a message to the first user. A response promotion message asking for a response is output to the first user in the case where the detection unit has not been able to detect the reaction, and the search unit searches for the second user in the case where the detection unit has not been able to detect the reaction after the response promotion message has been output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Kawano, Mari Saito, Hiro Iwase
  • Patent number: 11288869
    Abstract: An information processing device including a display control unit that controls, when recognition information related to recognition based on sensing of a real object includes first recognition information, shielding display representing shielding of a virtual object by the real object such that the shielding display presents a first boundary representation at a boundary between the virtual object and the real object or at a position near the boundary, and controls, when the recognition information includes second recognition information different from the first recognition information, the shielding display such that the shielding display presents a second boundary representation different from the first boundary representation at the boundary or at a position near the boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Fukazawa, Hirotake Ichikawa, Hiroyuki Aga, Atsushi Ishihara, Shinichi Takemura, Miwa Ichikawa, Shunitsu Kohara, Ryosuke Murata, Kenji Sugihara, Mari Saito
  • Patent number: 11250873
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including an output control unit that controls presentation of content to a user, and when a non-viewing/listening period is detected in a viewing and listening behavior of the user corresponding to the content, causes a summary of the content to be output. The output control unit determines an amount of information in the summary of the content, based on the length of the non-viewing/listening period. Moreover, provided is an information processing method including: by a processor, controlling presentation of content to a user; and when a non-viewing/listening period is detected in a viewing and listening behavior of the user corresponding to the content, causing a summary of the content to be output. The causing the summary of the content to be output further includes determining an amount of information in the summary of the content, based on the length of the non-viewing/listening period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiro Iwase, Shinichi Kawano, Mari Saito, Yuhei Taki
  • Publication number: 20220036887
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that enable presentation of a more appropriate response to a user. An estimation unit estimates a phase regarding the user's decision making, and a response generation unit generates a response to the user's utterance according to the estimated phase. The present technology can be applied to, for example, smart speakers and smart displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: MARI SAITO, HIRO IWASE
  • Publication number: 20220036897
    Abstract: A response processing apparatus (100) includes an acquisition unit (40) that acquires, from a user, input information that is information used as a trigger to cause an information device to generate a response, a selection unit (50) that selects an information device that generates a response corresponding to the input information from among a plurality of information devices, and an output control unit (55) that controls output of a response that corresponds to the input information and that is generated by the selected information device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: MARI SAITO
  • Publication number: 20220028123
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of objectively confirming a state in which a wearing object selected by the user is virtually superimposed. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus of the present technology includes a control unit. The control unit displays an image superimposed on a display unit such that a wearing object selected by a user is virtually worn on a target different from the user. The control unit determines the target on which the wearing object is virtually superimposed on the basis of at least metadata of the wearing object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: MARI SAITO, KENJI SUGIHARA
  • Patent number: 11232781
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a voice output device, and a voice output method that allow a user to hear a speech from a home agent unit regardless of where the user is. The voice output device outputs, on the basis of an image and noise from a predetermined noise source which are obtained in a unit capable of outputting a voice toward a user, information indicating hearing difficulty of a voice from the unit at a position of the user. The present technology can be applied to a household voice assistant device that performs a speech to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiro Iwase, Mari Saito, Shinichi Kawano
  • Patent number: 11209900
    Abstract: An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a line-of-sight-information acquisition unit, an input-information acquisition unit, and a position presentation unit. The line-of-sight-information acquisition unit acquires first line-of-sight information that indicates a gaze position of a first user with respect to a specified object. The input-information acquisition unit acquires specified input information regarding an input performed by at least one of the first user or a second user. The position presentation unit controls, on the basis of the specified input information, an information providing device to perform a position presentation control for presenting, to the second user, the gaze position of the first user in an invisible state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mari Saito, Kenji Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20210398517
    Abstract: A response generating apparatus (10) includes an acquiring unit (40) that acquires input information that is a trigger for generating a response with respect to a user and context information that is information indicating a situation of the user and a response generating unit (50) that generates, based on the context information acquired from the user, a response associated with the input information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hiro IWASE, Mari SAITO
  • Patent number: 11205426
    Abstract: An information processing device according to an aspect of the present technology includes a user information acquiring unit, an object information acquiring unit, and an output control unit. The user information acquiring unit acquires information related to a gaze position of a user while a substance of content is being automatically reproduced, in accordance with a first control amount, from an audio source located in a space in which the user is located. The object information acquiring unit acquires position information related to the audio source and position information related to a first object gazed at by the user. The output control unit performs first output control of providing the user with the substance of the content in accordance with a second control amount different from the first control amount in a case where the gaze position within the first object moves toward the audio source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mari Saito, Kenji Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20210383793
    Abstract: There is provided an information presentation device that is configured to present information, to a plurality of users that differ in level, in such a manner that each of the users can easily understand the information, and an information presentation method. The information presentation device includes: an identification unit that identifies respective levels of one or more users; an obtaining unit that obtains presentation information to be presented to the users; a conversion unit that appropriately converts the obtained presentation information according to the level of each user; and a presentation unit that presents the appropriately converted presentation information to each user. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a robot, a signage device, a car navigation device, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mari SAITO