Patents by Inventor Masakazu Yajima

Masakazu Yajima 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: 20180242515
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a farm field management system, a farm field management method, and a farm equipment system for improving the efficiency of farm work. A sensor position calculating section calculates a sensor position at which a sensor is deployed on a farm field on the basis of farm field information. A sensor deployment controlling section controls a sensor deploying mechanism that deploys the sensor on the farm field to deploy the sensor in accordance with the sensor position. The present technology may be applied to a farm field management system that manages the farm field or to a farm equipment system that performs farm work on the farm field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu YAJIMA, Takayuki HIRABAYASHI, Shinji KOMIYAMA, Yasushi IHARA, Hideo NIIKURA
  • Publication number: 20180228129
    Abstract: A livestock registration system according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an image data acquisition unit, a signal acquisition unit, and a registration unit. The image data acquisition unit acquires image data obtained by capturing an image of a target livestock animal. The signal acquisition unit acquires an individual identification signal transmitted from a transmission apparatus attached to the target livestock animal, the individual identification signal including an identifier for identifying the target livestock animal. The registration unit registers the identifier of the individual identification signal and the image data in association with each other, the identifier of the individual identification signal being received at a reception timing corresponding to a timing at which the image of the target livestock animal is captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: MASAKAZU YAJIMA, YOSHIHISA TSUCHIDA, CHISAKO KAJIHARA
  • Publication number: 20180136712
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to one embodiment of the present technology includes a sensor, a power storage element, and a communication module. The sensor generates charge in accordance with a surrounding environment. The power storage element accumulates the generated charge. The communication module includes an electric power supply unit and a communication processing unit. The electric power supply unit supplies electric power by generating electric power with energy in a surrounding environment. The communication processing unit is configured to be capable of being switched between a stand-by state and an operating state on the basis of the electric power supplied from the electric power supply unit and is configured to be capable of acquiring accumulation information of the charge from the power storage element and outputting the accumulation information in the operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: HIDEO NIIKURA, MASAKAZU YAJIMA
  • Patent number: 9953128
    Abstract: Disclosed is an identification apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire power generation information from a power generation unit; and an identification unit configured to identify a behavior characteristic in accordance with the power generation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Maruyama, Masakazu Yajima, Munekatsu Fukuyama, Yohei Fukuma
  • Patent number: 9947214
    Abstract: An authentication apparatus includes an authentication unit configured to perform authentication processing according to power generation information from a power generation unit configured to generate electric power from ambient energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Kohei Shimizu, Hideo Niikura, Takayuki Hirabayashi, Hidetoshi Kabasawa, Masakazu Yajima, Shinichi Honda
  • Patent number: 9906020
    Abstract: An electric power generation control system includes: a variation prediction section configured to predict future variation, based on a variation log including a plurality of variation patterns obtained from past physical quantities and a variation pattern obtained from a newly obtained physical quantity; a balance calculation section configured to calculate energy balance between a electric power generation amount and a discharge amount with use of variation prediction in the variation prediction section; and a switching timing calculation section configured to calculate a timing of switching between various modes relating to electric power generation and discharge with use of the energy balance calculated by the balance calculation section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Yajima, Tomoharu Mukasa
  • Publication number: 20180039100
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a contact lens and a storage medium enabling a pair of contact lenses to operate in coordination with each other. [Solution] Provided is a pair of contact lenses including: a pair of lens parts configured to be worn on respective eyeballs of both eyes; a first function unit provided to one of the pair of lens parts; and a second function unit provided to the other one of the pair of lens parts, the second function unit having a function different from a function of the first function unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: YOICHIRO SAKO, KAZUNORI HAYASHI, TAKATOSHI NAKAMURA, TOMOYA ONUMA, TAKAYASU KON, AKIRA TANGE, HIROYUKI HANAYA, MASAKAZU YAJIMA, KOHEI ASADA
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20170347892
    Abstract: To detect at least either of the states of an attachment target and a surrounding environment without any time restriction. Provided is an information processing device including: a power generation signal acquisition unit configured to acquire a power generation signal based on power generation by at least one power generation device; and a determination unit configured to determine at least either of states of an environment surrounding the power generation device and an attachment target to which the power generation device is attached, on the basis of the power generation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: MASAKAZU YAJIMA, HIDEO NIIKURA, MASATAKA SUZUKI, YAYOI FUCHIKI
  • Publication number: 20170336763
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a wearable device capable of being configured by selecting a desired power generation device. [Solution] A wearable device includes: at least one power generation device; or a power generation device and at least one of an electrical storage device, a computation device, a storage device, and a communication device. Any one of or a combination of those devices is configured of a unit block that is modularized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: MASAKAZU YAJIMA, HIDEO NIIKURA, MASATAKA SUZUKI, YAYOI FUCHIKI
  • Patent number: 9810926
    Abstract: A pair of contact lenses comprise: a pair of lens parts configured to be worn on respective eyeballs of both eyes; a first function unit provided to one of the pair of lens parts; and a second function unit provided to the other one of the pair of lens parts, the second function unit having a function different from a function of the first function unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Kazunori Hayashi, Takatoshi Nakamura, Tomoya Onuma, Takayasu Kon, Akira Tange, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Masakazu Yajima, Kohei Asada
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20170205240
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a communication system, a control method, and a storage medium, which can guide a user to an action for having the predetermined feeling in accordance with a feeling map. [Solution] Provided is a communication system including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire present position information of a user; a guiding information generation unit configured to generate guiding information in accordance with the present position information and map information in which feeling data is mapped; and a supply unit configured to supply the guiding information to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takatoshi NAKAMURA, Akira TANGE, Masakazu YAJIMA, Mitsuru TAKEHARA, Yasunori KAMADA, Katsuhisa ARATANI, Kazunori HAYASHI, Takayasu KON, Kohei ASADA, Kazuhiro WATANABE, Tsuyoshi ABIKO, Yuki KOGA, Tomoya ONUMA
  • Publication number: 20170196490
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a detection device, a detection method, and a program capable of detecting a living body state of a human body easily and accurately. A contact lens type display device is provided with a tear detection unit 26 to collect tears on an eyeball and to analyze a constituent and detect affective information of a user. The detection result is sent from the contact lens type display device 11 to a mobile terminal SP and displayed on the mobile terminal SP. Consequently, the living body state can be detected on the basis of the constituent of the tears of the user, whereby the living body state of the user can be accurately detected. The present technology can be applied to a contact lens type display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: MASAKAZU YAJIMA, KEN HAYAKAWA, MASANORI IWASAKI, TSUKASA YOSHIMURA, NAOTO YAMAGUCHI, AKIRA TANGE
  • Patent number: 9679052
    Abstract: Provided is a portable electronic device including a signal processing unit, a controller that supplies a control signal to the signal processing unit, and a power generation unit that generates an electrical signal as power and supplies the generated electrical signal to the signal processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Masakazu Yajima, Takeshi Yamagishi, Takeshi Itagaki, Hideaki Ishioka, Katsuhiko Nakano
  • Publication number: 20170163938
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device, a storage medium, and a control method which are capable of assisting more comfortable and safer living by providing information based on real-time images collected from a plurality of imaging devices. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device, including: a search unit configured to search for an imaging device around a specific information processing device; a providing unit configured to provide information related to the searched imaging device and an angle of view of the imaging device to a user; and an acquiring unit configured to acquire an image imaged by an imaging device selected by the user. The providing unit provides the image acquired by the acquiring unit to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: MASAKAZU YAJIMA, KAZUYUKI SAKODA, TAKATOSHI NAKAMURA, MITSURU TAKEHARA, YUKI KOGA, TOMOYA ONUMA, AKIRA TANGE
  • Publication number: 20170119311
    Abstract: A device for placement in contact with an eye of a user. The device includes at least one detector for measuring at least one property, and a signal processor for determining, based on the at least one property, whether the eye of the user is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Iwasaki, Ken Hayakawa, Tsukasa Yoshimura, Masakazu Yajima, Naoto Yamaguchi, Akira Tange
  • 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: 20170085773
    Abstract: An image capturing device includes: a display section attached to a head or a face of a user, and configured to display an image; a communication section configured to communicate with an external device; an image capturing section; a positional information acquisition section configured to acquire current positional information of the user; and a control section configured to capture an image of a dangerous place by the image capturing section in accordance with determination of a dangerous state, and transmit a captured image from the communication section to the external device together with the positional information acquired by the positional information acquisition section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: TAKAYUKI HIRABAYASHI, YOICHIRO SAKO, MASAKAZU YAJIMA, KOUICHIRO ONO, MASASHI TAKEDA