Patents by Inventor Miyuki Shirakawa

Miyuki Shirakawa 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: 11934577
    Abstract: An electronic device includes one or more deformable interfaces which are able to pressurize a part of a user operating, in an actual environment, an operation target moving in a different environment and of which shapes are changeable; and one or more temperature changing units which are able to change a temperature perceived by the part of the user. A feedback system includes the electronic device; an actuator control unit configured to control an operation of an actuator that changes the shape of the deformable interface based on a change in a tactile sensation estimated to be obtained by the operation target; and a temperature control unit configured to control the temperature of the temperature changing unit capable of changing a temperature perceived by the part of the user based on a change in temperature estimated to be perceived by the operation target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Inagaki, Kazuma Takahashi, Miyuki Shirakawa
  • Publication number: 20230276119
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that includes one or more image sensors configured to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images in a memory. The apparatus also includes a circuitry that detects an input trigger and continues to capture new images in response to the trigger. The numbers of new images captured are equal in magnitude to half the magnitude of the capacity of the memory. The first new image captured after detecting the trigger is tagged as a reference image. In response to the number of new images captured, the sensors are deactivated and the reference image is displayed immediately on a display panel. On detecting an input operation, the apparatus displays a target image from the plurality of images captured in a quick and efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi KOSAKA, Kenichi YONEDA, Hidehiro KOMATSU, Tatsuya HAMA, Miyuki SHIRAKAWA, Keiichi YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 11659272
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that includes one or more image sensors configured to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images in a memory. The apparatus also includes a circuitry that detects an input trigger and continues to capture new images in response to the trigger. The numbers of new images captured are equal in magnitude to half the magnitude of the capacity of the memory. The first new image captured after detecting the trigger is tagged as a reference image. In response to the number of new images captured, the sensors are deactivated and the reference image is displayed immediately on a display panel. On detecting an input operation, the apparatus displays a target image from the plurality of images captured in a quick and efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Kosaka, Kenichi Yoneda, Hidehiro Komatsu, Tatsuya Hama, Miyuki Shirakawa, Keiichi Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20230093446
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program such that information with high usability can be presented. As a parameter related to presentation information to be presented in a vehicle interior of a vehicle, at least one of parameters of brightness, blur, area, and transparency is changed on the basis of vibration information. The present technology can be applied as a projection device placed in a vehicle interior of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: TETSUO IKEDA, SACHIKO NISHIDE, MIYUKI SHIRAKAWA, TOMONARI MURAKAMI, KOJI NAGATA, MAHO HAYASHI, SEISHI TOMONAGA
  • Publication number: 20230085310
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, a program, and an image presentation system capable of presenting a more suitable image to the interior of a vehicle. An image processing unit generates a presentation image to be presented to the interior of a second vehicle that is traveling, on the basis of a vehicle external image obtained by capturing an environment outside a first vehicle that is traveling. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a projector type presentation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: TETSUO IKEDA, SACHIKO NISHIDE, MIYUKI SHIRAKAWA, TOMONARI MURAKAMI, AKIO SUZUKI, ASAMI YAMAGISHI, KOJI NAGATA, TAKASHI TAKAMATSU, MAHO HAYASHI, SEISHI TOMONAGA, TORU NAGARA, HIROSHI TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230083637
    Abstract: It is possible to display a frame that is comfortable for an occupant. An image processing apparatus (10) according to the present disclosure includes: an image/sound creation unit (142) that: creates a frame belonging to one of a plurality of modes as a frame of an application to be displayed on a screen provided in a vehicle; and moves before-switching and after-switching frames in a first direction parallel to or perpendicular to a vehicle travel direction in a case where an operation for switching from a frame that is being displayed to another frame in the same mode for the application is input, and moves before-switching and after-switching frames in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in a case where an operation for switching from a frame that is being displayed to another frame in a different mode for the application is input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Maho HAYASHI, Sachiko NISHIDE, Miyuki SHIRAKAWA, Tomonari MURAKAMI, Akio SUZUKI, Asami YAMAGISHI, Koji NAGATA, Seishi TOMONAGA, Tetsuo IKEDA, Toru NAGARA, Hiroshi TAKEUCHI, Takashi TAKAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20230054104
    Abstract: It is possible to optimize a mode of a screen for watching content. An image processing apparatus (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a shape determination unit (152) that determines a screen shape suitable for displaying content on the basis of an automated driving state of a vehicle and information regarding the content to be displayed on a screen provided in the vehicle; and an image creation unit (153) that creates an image of the content to be displayed on the screen according to the shape determined to be suitable for displaying the content by the shape determination unit (152).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: MAHO HAYASHI, SACHIKO NISHIDE, MIYUKI SHIRAKAWA, TOMONARI MURAKAMI, AKIO SUZUKI, ASAMI YAMAGISHI, KOJI NAGATA, SEISHI TOMONAGA, TETSUO IKEDA, TORU NAGARA, HIROSHI TAKEUCHI, TAKASHI TAKAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20220239843
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that includes one or more image sensors configured to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images in a memory. The apparatus also includes a circuitry that detects an input trigger and continues to capture new images in response to the trigger. The numbers of new images captured are equal in magnitude to half the magnitude of the capacity of the memory. The first new image captured after detecting the trigger is tagged as a reference image. In response to the number of new images captured, the sensors are deactivated and the reference image is displayed immediately on a display panel. On detecting an input operation, the apparatus displays a target image from the plurality of images captured in a quick and efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi KOSAKA, Kenichi YONEDA, Hidehiro KOMATSU, Tatsuya HAMA, Miyuki SHIRAKAWA, Keiichi YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 11323626
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that includes one or more image sensors configured to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images in a memory. The apparatus also includes a circuitry that detects an input trigger and continues to capture new images in response to the trigger. The numbers of new images captured are equal in magnitude to half the magnitude of the capacity of the memory. The first new image captured after detecting the trigger is tagged as a reference image. In response to the number of new images captured, the sensors are deactivated and the reference image is displayed immediately on a display panel. On detecting an input operation, the apparatus displays a target image from the plurality of images captured in a quick and efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Kosaka, Kenichi Yoneda, Hidehiro Komatsu, Tatsuya Hama, Miyuki Shirakawa, Keiichi Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20210405755
    Abstract: An electronic device includes one or more deformable interfaces which are able to pressurize a part of a user operating, in an actual environment, an operation target moving in a different environment and of which shapes are changeable; and one or more temperature changing units which are able to change a temperature perceived by the part of the user. A feedback system includes the electronic device; an actuator control unit configured to control an operation of an actuator that changes the shape of the deformable interface based on a change in a tactile sensation estimated to be obtained by the operation target; and a temperature control unit configured to control the temperature of the temperature changing unit capable of changing a temperature perceived by the part of the user based on a change in temperature estimated to be perceived by the operation target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Takeo INAGAKI, Kazuma TAKAHASHI, Miyuki SHIRAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210021766
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that includes one or more image sensors configured to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images in a memory. The apparatus also includes a circuitry that detects an input trigger and continues to capture new images in response to the trigger. The numbers of new images captured are equal in magnitude to half the magnitude of the capacity of the memory. The first new image captured after detecting the trigger is tagged as a reference image. In response to the number of new images captured, the sensors are deactivated and the reference image is displayed immediately on a display panel. On detecting an input operation, the apparatus displays a target image from the plurality of images captured in a quick and efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi KOSAKA, Kenichi YONEDA, Hidehiro KOMATSU, Tatsuya HAMA, Miyuki SHIRAKAWA, Keiichi YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 10896684
    Abstract: There is provided an audio encoding apparatus including a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to determine whether a tone is included in a boundary between a low-frequency that is a frequency bandwidth below a predetermined frequency of an input signal and a high-frequency that is a frequency bandwidth above the predetermined frequency of the input signal, suppress a tone in one of the low-frequency and the high-frequency, encode the input signal having the low-frequency to generate a low-frequency code, encode the input signal having the high-frequency to generate a high-frequency code, and generate an encoded stream by multiplexing the low-frequency code and the high-frequency code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Masanao Suzuki, Akira Kamano, Yohei Kishi, Miyuki Shirakawa
  • Patent number: 10812726
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that includes one or more image sensors configured to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images in a memory. The apparatus also includes a circuitry that detects an input trigger and continues to capture new images in response to the trigger. The numbers of new images captured are equal in magnitude to half the magnitude of the capacity of the memory. The first new image captured after detecting the trigger is tagged as a reference image. In response to the number of new images captured, the sensors are deactivated and the reference image is displayed immediately on a display panel. On detecting an input operation, the apparatus displays a target image from the plurality of images captured in a quick and efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Kosaka, Kenichi Yoneda, Hidehiro Komatsu, Tatsuya Hama, Miyuki Shirakawa, Keiichi Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20190364215
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that includes one or more image sensors configured to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images in a memory. The apparatus also includes a circuitry that detects an input trigger and continues to capture new images in response to the trigger. The numbers of new images captured are equal in magnitude to half the magnitude of the capacity of the memory. The first new image captured after detecting the trigger is tagged as a reference image. In response to the number of new images captured, the sensors are deactivated and the reference image is displayed immediately on a display panel. On detecting an input operation, the apparatus displays a target image from the plurality of images captured in a quick and efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi KOSAKA, Kenichi YONEDA, Hidehiro KOMATSU, Tatsuya HAMA, Miyuki SHIRAKAWA, Keiichi YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 10419677
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that includes one or more image sensors configured to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images in a memory. The apparatus also includes a circuitry that detects an input trigger and continues to capture new images in response to the trigger. The numbers of new images captured are equal in magnitude to half the magnitude of the capacity of the memory. The first new image captured after detecting the trigger is tagged as a reference image. In response to the number of new images captured, the sensors are deactivated and the reference image is displayed immediately on a display panel. On detecting an input operation, the apparatus displays a target image from the plurality of images captured in a quick and efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Kosaka, Kenichi Yoneda, Hidehiro Komatsu, Tatsuya Hama, Miyuki Shirakawa, Keiichi Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 10296197
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a decision unit configured to decide a form of each of a plurality of display objects based on a plurality of contents, on the basis of viewing priority information which has an influence on viewing priority of the content corresponding to the display object; and an output control unit configured to cause an output unit to output each of the plurality of display objects in the form decided by the decision unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Ochi, Mizuho Oda, Miyuki Shirakawa, Ryo Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20190035413
    Abstract: There is provided an audio encoding apparatus including a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to determine whether a tone is included in a boundary between a low-frequency that is a frequency bandwidth below a predetermined frequency of an input signal and a high-frequency that is a frequency bandwidth above the predetermined frequency of the input signal, suppress a tone in one of the low-frequency and the high-frequency, encode the input signal having the low-frequency to generate a low-frequency code, encode the input signal having the high-frequency to generate a high-frequency code, and generate an encoded stream by multiplexing the low-frequency code and the high-frequency code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Masanao SUZUKI, Akira Kamano, Yohei KISHI, Miyuki SHIRAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170242561
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a decision unit configured to decide a form of each of a plurality of display objects based on a plurality of contents, on the basis of viewing priority information which has an influence on viewing priority of the content corresponding to the display object; and an output control unit configured to cause an output unit to output each of the plurality of display objects in the form decided by the decision unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Takayuki OCHI, Mizuho ODA, Miyuki SHIRAKAWA, Ryo NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: D843394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Akagawa, Miyuki Shirakawa
  • Patent number: D924919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ishii, Kunihito Sawai, Miyuki Shirakawa