Patents by Inventor Munechika MAEKAWA

Munechika MAEKAWA 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: 11247114
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry that analyzes a motion of a user by determining a start time and an end time of a motion session from characteristics of motion data regarding the motion of the user. The motion data is indicative of a type of sports-related motion performed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuo Watanabe, Yoshihiro Nakanishi, Takaomi Kimura, D. Forrest Matthew, Munechika Maekawa, Chiya Watanabe, Nobuhiro Jogano, Katsuji Miyazawa, Tatsuya Ohsaki, Kosei Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20180345116
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry that analyzes a motion of a user by determining a start time and an end time of a motion session from characteristics of motion data regarding the motion of the user. The motion data is indicative of a type of sports-related motion performed by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: ATSUO WATANABE, YOSHIHIRO NAKANISHI, TAKAOMI KIMURA, D. FORREST MATTHEW, MUNECHIKA MAEKAWA, CHIYA WATANABE, NOBUHIRO JOGANO, KATSUJI MIYAZAWA, TATSUYA OHSAKI, KOSEI YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 10065100
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry that analyzes a motion of a user by determining a start time and an end time of a motion session from characteristics of motion data regarding the motion of the user. The motion data is indicative of a type of sports-related motion performed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuo Watanabe, Yoshihiro Nakanishi, Takaomi Kimura, D. Forrest Matthew, Kosei Yamashita, Munechika Maekawa, Chiya Watanabe, Nobuhiro Jogano, Katsuji Miyazawa, Tatsuya Ohsaki
  • Patent number: 9865068
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including a recognition unit configured to recognize a plurality of users being present in an input image captured by an imaging device, an information acquisition unit configured to acquire display information to be displayed in association with each user recognized by the recognition unit, and an output image generation unit configured to generate an output image by overlaying the display information acquired by the information acquisition unit on the input image. The output image generation unit may determine which of first display information associated with a first user and second display information associated with a second user is to be overlaid on a front side on the basis of a parameter corresponding to a distance of each user from the imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Tsurumi, Shunsuke Mochizuki, Munechika Maekawa
  • Patent number: 9741141
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including: a recognition unit configured to recognize a plurality of users present in an input image captured by an imaging device; an information acquisition unit configured to acquire display information to be displayed in association with each user recognized by the recognition unit; a weight determination unit configured to determine a weight of each user recognized by the recognition unit; and an output image generation unit configured to generate an output image by determining a display position of the display information associated with each user on the basis of the weight of each user determined by the weight determination unit and overlaying the display information on the input image in the determined display position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Tsurumi, Shunsuke Mochizuki, Munechika Maekawa
  • Patent number: 9671859
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a plurality of specifying devices used to respectively specify a plurality of types of parameter values representing music features; a music extraction portion that extracts, from a first database in which a plurality of pieces of music and the parameter values are associated with each other, pieces of music that match the parameter values specified using the specifying devices; and a list generation portion that generates a list of the pieces of music extracted by the music extraction portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Munechika Maekawa, Takaomi Kimura, Takuo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20170032253
    Abstract: Proposed is an information processing apparatus, control method, and program capable of presenting an answering entity candidate to the user in order to achieve optimum request assignment. The information processing apparatus includes: a selection unit configured to check each element included in a context of a user request against an answering entity profile, and select an answering entity candidate capable of answering the context of the user request; and a presentation unit configured to present the answering entity candidate selected by the selection unit to a user who has issued the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: MUNECHIKA MAEKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160107063
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry that analyzes a motion of a user by determining a start time and an end time of a motion session from characteristics of motion data regarding the motion of the user. The motion data is indicative of a type of sports-related motion performed by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: ATSUO WATANABE, YOSHIHIRO NAKANISHI, TAKAOMI KIMURA, D. FORREST MATTHEW, KOSEI YAMASHITA, MUNECHIKA MAEKAWA, CHIYA WATANABE, NOBUHIRO JOGANO, KATSUJI MIYAZAWA, TATSUYA OHSAKI
  • Publication number: 20140040739
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a plurality of specifying devices used to respectively specify a plurality of types of parameter values representing music features; a music extraction portion that extracts, from a first database in which a plurality of pieces of music and the parameter values are associated with each other, pieces of music that match the parameter values specified using the specifying devices; and a list generation portion that generates a list of the pieces of music extracted by the music extraction portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Munechika MAEKAWA, Takaomi KIMURA, Takuo IKEDA
  • Patent number: 8583665
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a plurality of specifying devices used to respectively specify a plurality of types of parameter values representing music features; a music extraction portion that extracts, from a first database in which a plurality of pieces of music and the parameter values are associated with each other, pieces of music that match the parameter values specified using the specifying devices; and a list generation portion that generates a list of the pieces of music extracted by the music extraction portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Munechika Maekawa, Takaomi Kimura, Takuo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20120057794
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including a recognition unit configured to recognize a plurality of users being present in an input image captured by an imaging device, an information acquisition unit configured to acquire display information to be displayed in association with each user recognized by the recognition unit, and an output image generation unit configured to generate an output image by overlaying the display information acquired by the information acquisition unit on the input image. The output image generation unit may determine which of first display information associated with a first user and second display information associated with a second user is to be overlaid on a front side on the basis of a parameter corresponding to a distance of each user from the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Shingo TSURUMI, Shunsuke MOCHIZUKI, Munechika MAEKAWA
  • Publication number: 20120056898
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including: a recognition unit configured to recognize a plurality of users present in an input image captured by an imaging device; an information acquisition unit configured to acquire display information to be displayed in association with each user recognized by the recognition unit; a weight determination unit configured to determine a weight of each user recognized by the recognition unit; and an output image generation unit configured to generate an output image by determining a display position of the display information associated with each user on the basis of the weight of each user determined by the weight determination unit and overlaying the display information on the input image in the determined display position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Shingo TSURUMI, Shunsuke Mochizuki, Munechika Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20110246508
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a plurality of specifying devices used to respectively specify a plurality of types of parameter values representing music features; a music extraction portion that extracts, from a first database in which a plurality of pieces of music and the parameter values are associated with each other, pieces of music that match the parameter values specified using the specifying devices; and a list generation portion that generates a list of the pieces of music extracted by the music extraction portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Munechika MAEKAWA, Takaomi Kimura, Takuo Ikeda