Patents by Inventor Osamu Ito

Osamu Ito 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: 11738262
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system (1) that performs generation and reproduction of control data of a haptic presentation device assuming that a control is performed in synchronization with a reproduction content, and there is provided an information processor (10), which makes it possible to achieve reduction in a burden of processing and improvement in convenience, including a control unit (104) that generates a script in which time information on the reproduction content and a control command of the haptic presentation device are associated with each other, in which the control command includes position information indicating a perceptual position that causes a haptic stimulus to be perceived in the haptic presentation device, and haptic stimulus type information specifying a type of the haptic stimulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Ito, Takeshi Ogita, Yohei Fukuma, Ikuo Yamano, Ryo Yokoyama, Takamoto Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20230267812
    Abstract: A notification control device according to the present technology includes a control unit that controls a notification mode by a notification device that performs a notification of detection of an environmental sound, on a basis of an arrangement state of the notification device or a state of a user of the notification device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: AYUMI NAKAGAWA, TAKESHI OGITA, OSAMU ITO
  • Publication number: 20230152891
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided which includes a first acquisition unit (214) configured to acquire a control command, inputted by a first user, including positional information for designating a presentation position at which to present a tactile stimulus by a tactile presentation device and mode information for designating a mode of the tactile stimulus, a generation unit (218) configured to generate a tactile control signal for presenting the tactile stimulus to the presentation position in response to the control command, and a first distribution unit (222) configured to distribute the tactile control signal to the tactile presentation device worn on a body of a second user, in which the first distribution unit distributes, according to a predetermined rule, the tactile control signal related to the control command inputted by each of a plurality of the first users to the tactile presentation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo YOKOYAMA, Takeshi OGITA, Osamu ITO, Yohei FUKUMA, Ayumi NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 11650665
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a tactile presentation apparatus and a tactile presentation control method with which the types of tactile sensations which can be presented by means of vibration can be increased. The tactile presentation apparatus includes a first member and a second member which can vibrate individually and a first bending portion that bends between the first member and the second member and that changes the relative direction between the first member and the second member. The present technology can be applied to devices that a user operates while holding the device in a hand, for example in a theatrical performance, a movie, or an attraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Ito, Yohei Fukuma, Takeshi Ogita, Ryo Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20230135709
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a user interface processing unit that performs user interface processing for creating data for tactile presentation, the user interface processing including: displaying a first display area on which a first operation of specifying time-series information about the data is allowed; detecting the first operation; displaying a second display area in which the time-series information specified according to the first operation is displayed; and detecting a change operation for the time-series information as a second operation on the second display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: OSAMU ITO, RYO YOKOYAMA, IKUO YAMANO
  • Publication number: 20230102542
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a control unit that generates, on the basis of control information relating to tactile stimulation to be perceived by a second user as configured by a first user and on the basis of characteristics of a tactile stimulation unit that outputs the tactile stimulation to the second user, a control signal which is inputted to the tactile stimulation unit and which serves to cause the second user to perceive the tactile stimulation indicated by the control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: RYO YOKOYAMA, OSAMU ITO, IKUO YAMANO
  • Publication number: 20230071958
    Abstract: A power storage material is made by using a fiber material of cellulose molecules obtained from wood, plant fibers (pulp), and the like, and capable of storing electric power of direct current and alternating current, and an ultra power storage body has the power storage material. A power storage material includes a fiber mainly including a fiber derived from at least any one of wood, plant fibers (pulp), animals, algae, microorganisms, and microbial products, and having a large number of recesses and protrusions on a surface. The fiber is preferably crystallized/amorphous fibers, is preferably an amorphous fiber having an atomic vacancy, and preferably has a specific surface area of 10 m2/g or more. Preferably, the large number of recesses and protrusions have a diameter of 1 nm to 500 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mikio FUKUHARA, Fumihiko HASEGAWA, Tomoyuki KURODA, Osamu ITO, Toshiyuki HASHIDA, Takeshi NAKATANI, Masahiro MORITA
  • Publication number: 20230038998
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided which includes a first acquisition unit (214) configured to acquire a control command that is inputted by a first user and corresponds to presentation unit information for designating a presentation unit for presenting a tactile stimulus by a tactile presentation device and mode information for designating a mode of the tactile stimulus; a generation unit (218) configured to generate a tactile control signal for presenting the tactile stimulus to the presentation unit in accordance with the control command; and a first distribution unit (222) configured to distribute the tactile control signal to the tactile presentation device worn on a body of a second user, in which the tactile control signal corresponds to at least one of a presentation timing, frequency, interval, waveform, presentation time, and intensity of the tactile stimulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo YOKOYAMA, Takeshi OGITA, Osamu ITO, Yohei FUKUMA, Ayumi NAKAGAWA, Kentaro NAKAMURA, Takuma DOMAE
  • Publication number: 20230033892
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided which includes a first acquisition unit (214) configured to acquire a control command, inputted by a first user, including positional information for designating a presentation position at which to present a tactile stimulus by a tactile presentation device and mode information for designating a mode of the tactile stimulus, a generation unit (218) configured to generate a tactile control signal for presenting the tactile stimulus to the presentation position in accordance with the control command; and a distribution unit (222) configured to distribute the tactile control signal to the tactile presentation device worn on a body of a second user, in which the first acquisition unit (214) acquires the positional information inputted by an operation of the first user on a position selection screen with which to designate the presentation position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayumi NAKAGAWA, Takeshi OGITA, Osamu ITO, Ryo YOKOYAMA, Yohei FUKUMA
  • Patent number: 11568718
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a signal processor that extracts at least some frequency components as second control information from a plurality of frequency components included in first control information in accordance with a state of communication, in which a haptic presentation section that presents a haptic stimulus is controlled through the communication on the basis of the second control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Yokoyama, Osamu Ito
  • Patent number: 11556179
    Abstract: This haptic presentation apparatus includes a first haptic presentation element that includes an air-tight and flexible first pouch into which an object has been inserted and is capable of presenting, by using an amount of gas to be exhausted from an interior of the first pouch, hardness of a virtual object in response to an operation of holding the virtual object by a user, and a second haptic presentation element that includes an air-tight and flexible second pouch and is capable of presenting, by using an amount of gas to be supplied to an interior of the second pouch, elasticity of the virtual object in response to the operation of holding the virtual object by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Ogita, Osamu Ito, Hiroshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20230009322
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided which includes a first acquisition unit (214) configured to acquire a control command that is inputted by a first user and corresponds to presentation unit information for designating a presentation unit for presenting a tactile stimulus by a tactile presentation device and mode information for designating a mode of the tactile stimulus; a generation unit (218) configured to generate a tactile control signal for presenting the tactile stimulus to the presentation unit in accordance with the control command; and a first distribution unit (222) configured to distribute the tactile control signal to the tactile presentation device worn on a body of a second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu ITO, Takeshi OGITA, Ayumi NAKAGAWA, Yohei FUKUMA, Ryo YOKOYAMA
  • Patent number: 11550396
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit that generates, on the basis of control information relating to tactile stimulation to be perceived by a second user as configured by a first user and on the basis of characteristics of a tactile stimulation unit that outputs the tactile stimulation to the second user, a control signal which is inputted to the tactile stimulation unit and which serves to cause the second user to perceive the tactile stimulation indicated by the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Yokoyama, Osamu Ito, Ikuo Yamano
  • Publication number: 20230004340
    Abstract: There is provided a transmission signal to enable tactile presentation at more positions than the number of channels of a tactile vibration signal that can be transmitted. The transmission signal includes audio signals of a predetermined number of channels and tactile presentation signals of a predetermined number of channels and to which metadata designating the tactile presentation position targeted by each of the tactile presentation signals of the predetermined number of channels is added is generated. The transmission signal is transmitted to a reception side via a predetermined transmission path. For example, the metadata is dynamically changed to dynamically change the tactile presentation position targeted by each of the tactile presentation signals of the predetermined number of channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki TOBA, Gen ICHIMURA, Ikuo YAMANO, Osamu ITO
  • Publication number: 20220410021
    Abstract: A vibration presentation apparatus according to the present technology includes a base portion, a first vibrating portion, and a second vibrating portion. A user can ride on the base portion. The first vibrating portion is provided to the base portion and has a first vibration characteristic. The second vibrating portion is provided to the base portion and has a second vibration characteristic different from the first vibration characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: RYO YOKOYAMA, OSAMU ITO
  • Publication number: 20220383710
    Abstract: A control device (30) includes a detection unit (303), a specifying unit (304), and a phase offset control unit (307). The detection unit (303) detects a contact position on a display (10) provided with a plurality of drive units that performs tactile presentation. The specifying unit (304) specifies, based on the contact position detected by the detection unit (303), a target phase offset, which is a phase offset being an acquisition target of a plurality of drive signals each of which drives each of the plurality of drive units (21 and 22). The phase offset control unit (307) adjusts the phase offset of the plurality of drive signals so as to obtain the target phase offset specified by the specifying unit (304).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: OSAMU ITO, TAKESHI OGITA
  • Patent number: 11462084
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that can efficiently transmit a tactile signal for a plurality of tactile presentation units. A transmission apparatus breaks up a tactile signal included in content into a base tactile signal group, converts the base tactile signal group into encoded data including parameters defined for each of the broken up base tactile signals, and transmits the encoded data. A reception apparatus restores and combines the base tactile signals based on the parameters included in the encoded data to restore the tactile signal and makes a tactile presentation. The present disclosure can be applied to a content reproduction system including a tactile presentation apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Yokoyama, Osamu Ito
  • Patent number: 11447084
    Abstract: The present invention is a vehicle control device including a restriction unit configured to restrict a change in an orientation of a vehicle seat, a vehicle information recognition unit configured to recognize information of a traveling environment of a vehicle, a risk evaluation unit configured to evaluate a risk of a collision which may occur in the vehicle on the basis of the traveling environment recognized by the vehicle information recognition unit, and a control unit configured to control the restriction unit and restrict the change in the orientation of the vehicle seat on the basis of a level of the risk of the collision evaluated by the risk evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Ito, Hiroshi Akaba, Hidetoshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20220276710
    Abstract: Included are: an acquisition unit (13b) configured to acquire identification information and a time-series feature regarding a signal indicating a tactile sensation, the identification information and the time-series feature being visually expressed; and a generation unit (13c) configured to generate a control signal for a tactile-sense presentation device (100) on the basis of the above identification information and the above time-series feature acquired by the acquisition unit (13b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: RYO YOKOYAMA, OSAMU ITO, IKUO YAMANO, MASAKO KADOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11427538
    Abstract: An organic tellurium compound is disclosed having a versatility that, when used as a living radical polymerization initiator, it is applicable to polymerization of a vinyl monomer in an aqueous vehicle without using any surfactant or dispersant. The organic tellurium compound is represented by a general formula (1), where R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, A represents an alkali metal atom or an alkaline earth metal atom, x=1 when A is monovalent, x=½ when A is divalent, and R3 is represented by a general formula (2), where in the general formula (2) R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, R5 and R6 each independently represent an alkylene group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and a represents an integer from 0 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignees: KYOTO UNIVERSITY, OTSUKA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Yamago, Osamu Ito