Patents by Inventor Naoki Shibuya

Naoki Shibuya 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: 11960103
    Abstract: The micro-lens array is a micro-lens array in which a plurality of micro-lenses are arranged in a matrix in a plan view, wherein each of the plurality of micro-lenses has four main sides in a plan view, and each of the four main sides is inclined with respect to a row virtual line parallel to a row direction or a column virtual line parallel to a column direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Shibuya, Shunsuke Kanasugi, Mitsuo Arima, Naoki Hanashima
  • Patent number: 11842025
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a control unit that performs processing using a learning model trained by machine learning for a user operation in an application and determines operation support information for operation support to be presented to a user according to a result of the processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Kitazawa, Naoki Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20230308520
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: identify, for an event that occurs in association with an instruction for executing a process given by a user using a messenger application, the event occurring at a place other than a location of the user, a responder who is present at the place of occurrence of the event and who is able to respond to the event, with reference to schedule information of possible responders and history information of conversations made by the possible responders using the messenger application; and make a request to the responder to respond to the event, by using the messenger application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Naoki SHIBUYA
  • Patent number: 11763580
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus for automatically generating information representing a context surrounding a user, the information processing apparatus including a recognition processing unit configured to perform, on the basis of user environment information including at least any of location information representing a location where a user is present, image information relating to an environment surrounding a user, and audio information relating to the environment, an analysis process of at least any of the location information, the image information, and the audio information included in the user environment information, at a predetermined time interval, and to recognize a context surrounding the user, using the acquired result of analysis relating to the user environment; and a context candidate information generating unit configured to generate context candidate information representing a candidate of the context surrounding the user, the context candidate information including, at
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Murata, Naoki Shibuya, Junko Takabayashi, Yuuji Takimoto, Koji Sato
  • Patent number: 11681485
    Abstract: A count destination management apparatus includes a processor configured to receive image information entered by a user having plural count destinations and specify a count destination corresponding to the image information among the plural count destinations on a basis of identification information included in the image information, the identification information being registered in advance for each of the plural count destinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Naoki Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20220391438
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program enabling to present a feature serving as a reason and a basis of being searched, of a music piece searched in response to a request of a user. A music piece is searched on the basis of a search request of a user, and information is generated, as a response to the search request, in which a feature that is of the searched music piece and corresponds to the search request is expressed by a balloon size for each type of the feature. The present invention can be applied to a music piece agent device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: SHINTARO MASUI, NAOKI SHIBUYA, KEISUKE TOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220317826
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a control unit that performs processing using a learning model trained by machine learning for a user operation in an application and determines operation support information for operation support to be presented to a user according to a result of the processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: YUJI KITAZAWA, NAOKI SHIBUYA
  • Publication number: 20220236945
    Abstract: An information processing device comprising: an ambiguity solving unit that generates music specifying information from information, which is included in utterance of a user and which includes ambiguity based on experience, by using sensing information related to the user; and a music determination unit that determines, on the basis of the music specifying information, at least one piece of music reproduction of which is estimated to be instructed by the utterance by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: NAOKI SHIBUYA, KEISUKE TOUYAMA, SHINTARO MASUI
  • Publication number: 20220172720
    Abstract: An information processing device (1) includes: an acquisition unit (134) that acquires constraint information indicating a constraint based on an output format of information; and a provision unit (135) that provides information regarding a song selection reason of a song output in the output format on the basis of the constraint information acquired by the acquisition unit (134).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: KEISUKE TOUYAMA, SHINTARO MASUI, NAOKI SHIBUYA
  • Publication number: 20220122355
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus for automatically generating information representing a context surrounding a user, the information processing apparatus including a recognition processing unit configured to perform, on the basis of user environment information including at least any of location information representing a location where a user is present, image information relating to an environment surrounding a user, and audio information relating to the environment, an analysis process of at least any of the location information, the image information, and the audio information included in the user environment information, at a predetermined time interval, and to recognize a context surrounding the user, using the acquired result of analysis relating to the user environment; and a context candidate information generating unit configured to generate context candidate information representing a candidate of the context surrounding the user, the context candidate information including, at
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto MURATA, Naoki SHIBUYA, Junko TAKABAYASHI, Yuuji TAKIMOTO, Koji SATO
  • Patent number: 11264022
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, method, and program. The information processing apparatus includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire input information of a user that includes a time lag between an input start and end, in a mode in which a plurality of contents are consecutively provided via at least one non-content period; and an output control unit configured, in a case where the input information is acquired in a content period in which first content or second content to be provided at a time later than the first content is being provided, to cause an output unit to output first output information on the basis of the input information, and in a case where the input information is acquired in the non-content period, to cause the output unit to output second output information different from the first output information, on the basis of the input information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Okamura, Makoto Murata, Masafumi Kato, Kengo Yoshii, Naoki Shibuya
  • Patent number: 11244163
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus for automatically generating information representing a context surrounding a user, the information processing apparatus including: a recognition processing unit configured to perform, on the basis of user environment information including at feast any of location information representing a location where a user is present, image information relating to an environment surrounding a user, and audio information relating to the environment, an analysis process of at least any of the location information, the image information, and the audio information included in the user environment information, at a predetermined time interval, and to recognize a context surrounding the user, using the acquired result of analysis relating to the user environment; and a context candidate information generating unit configured to generate context candidate information representing a candidate of the context surrounding the user, the context candidate information including, a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Murata, Naoki Shibuya, Junko Takabayashi, Yuuji Takimoto, Koji Sato
  • Publication number: 20210319715
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus detachable from a human body includes a control unit that generates feedback information that provides feedback in accordance with information based on strength/weakness of a keystroke of a musical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: YUJI KITAZAWA, NAOKI SHIBUYA
  • Patent number: 11145280
    Abstract: An electric guitar includes a body, a neck, and a tremolo device. A tremolo cavity for accommodating a tremolo spring is formed on the back of the body. A metal cover is attached to the tremolo cavity so as to cover the tremolo spring from the outside. A magnetic force generating portion that generates a magnetic force for fixing the metal cover to the body is provided in the vicinity of the tremolo cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: HOSHINO GAKKI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20210295831
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki OKAMURA, Makoto MURATA, Masafumi KATO, Kengo YOSHII, Naoki SHIBUYA
  • Patent number: 11074034
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that can improve the convenience when checking audio information that is read aloud. The information processing apparatus includes an output control section that outputs information about a display screen for displaying text of audio information in chronological order with information granularity determined on the basis of a user operation at the time of reading aloud the audio information included in an acquired reading-aloud history of the audio information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kengo Yoshii, Makoto Murata, Naoki Shibuya, Masafumi Kato
  • Publication number: 20210182487
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus to easily impress on the user the important piece of the text data when the sound image outputs the voice for reading aloud the text data. The information processing apparatus includes a control section. The control section analyzes text data, determines importance levels of respective pieces of the text data, and varies a localization position of a sound image of speech voice of the text data with respect to a user in accordance with the importance levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji KITAZAWA, Makoto MURATA, Kazumi HIRANO, Naoki SHIBUYA, Shintaro MASUI
  • Publication number: 20210158786
    Abstract: An electric guitar includes a body, a neck, and a tremolo device. A tremolo cavity for accommodating a tremolo spring is formed on the back of the body. A metal cover is attached to the tremolo cavity so as to cover the tremolo spring from the outside. A magnetic force generating portion that generates a magnetic force for fixing the metal cover to the body is provided in the vicinity of the tremolo cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Naoki SHIBUYA
  • Patent number: 11016726
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including an estimation section that, when it is determined that a user is able to receive vocal information presentation, estimates a duration for which it is possible to receive the information presentation and an adjustment section that adjusts an amount of information to be presented to the user in accordance with the estimated duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Shibuya, Makoto Murata, Masafumi Kato, Kengo Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20210141581
    Abstract: A count destination management apparatus includes a processor configured to receive image information entered by a user having plural count destinations and specify a count destination corresponding to the image information among the plural count destinations on a basis of identification information included in the image information, the identification information being registered in advance for each of the plural count destinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki SHIBUYA