Patents by Inventor Ryo Mukaiyama
Ryo Mukaiyama 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: 10463944Abstract: There is provided a sensor device capable of operating and reducing electric power consumption effectively, in response to sensing data of a state of the hitting tool used by the user, the sensor device including: a sensor unit configured to directly or indirectly detect sensing data indicating a motion and an orientation of a hitting tool, a communication unit configured to transmit the sensing data detected by the sensor unit to an external device, and a control unit configured to control operation of the sensor unit and the communication unit. The control unit or the sensor unit changes at least one of the sensor unit and the control unit to an electric power saving mode, upon detecting that the hitting tool has a specific orientation for a certain amount of time.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Naofumi Fukasawa, Hideyuki Matsunaga, Takaomi Kimura, Ryo Mukaiyama, Kosei Yamashita, Renji Tamura
-
Publication number: 20190324984Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus which can direct a user to a playlist different from a playlist being reproduced. There is provided the information processing apparatus including a content storage unit storing a plurality of contents therein, a playlist storage unit storing a plurality of playlists which is related to at least some of the plurality of contents, a reproducing unit sequentially reproducing a plurality of contents belonging to a first playlist in a plurality of playlists, a candidate content extracting unit extracting one or more candidate contents relating to a content being reproduced by the reproducing unit from the content storage unit, a playlist extracting unit extracting a second playlist to which the extracted candidate contents belong from the playlist storage unit, and a playlist switching unit switching a playlist to be reproduced by the reproducing unit from the first playlist into the second playlist.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takeshi Fukuda, Ryo Mukaiyama, Takuo Ikeda, Ko Kusanagi
-
Patent number: 10380178Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus which can direct a user to a playlist different from a playlist being reproduced. There is provided the information processing apparatus including a content storage unit storing a plurality of contents therein, a playlist storage unit storing a plurality of playlists which is related to at least some of the plurality of contents, a reproducing unit sequentially reproducing a plurality of contents belonging to a first playlist in a plurality of playlists, a candidate content extracting unit extracting one or more candidate contents relating to a content being reproduced by the reproducing unit from the content storage unit, a playlist extracting unit extracting a second playlist to which the extracted candidate contents belong from the playlist storage unit, and a playlist switching unit switching a playlist to be reproduced by the reproducing unit from the first playlist into the second playlist.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takeshi Fukuda, Ryo Mukaiyama, Takuo Ikeda, Ko Kusanagi
-
Patent number: 10289209Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a data acquiring unit configured to acquire content to which metadata is attached and the metadata attached to the content, the metadata being generated from data obtained from a sensor mounted on a subject, and a display control unit configured to reflect contents of the metadata acquired by the data acquiring unit in display of the content to which the metadata acquired by the data acquiring unit is attached.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro Nakanishi, Kosei Yamashita, Ryo Mukaiyama, Takaomi Kimura, Hideyuki Matsunaga, Naofumi Fukasawa
-
Patent number: 10190869Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a processor configured to achieve a function of collecting information indicating visual target positions from a plurality of viewpoints existing in a space, and a function of evaluating positions in the space in accordance with density of the visual target positions.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Suguru Aoki, Sho Murakoshi, Ryo Mukaiyama, Yoshihiro Nakanishi
-
Publication number: 20180314341Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a data acquiring unit configured to acquire content to which metadata is attached and the metadata attached to the content, the metadata being generated from data obtained from a sensor mounted on a subject, and a display control unit configured to reflect contents of the metadata acquired by the data acquiring unit in display of the content to which the metadata acquired by the data acquiring unit is attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro NAKANISHI, Kosei YAMASHITA, Ryo MUKAIYAMA, Takaomi KIMURA, Hideyuki MATSUNAGA, Naofumi FUKASAWA
-
Patent number: 10042431Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a data acquiring unit configured to acquire content to which metadata is attached and the metadata attached to the content, the metadata being generated from data obtained from a sensor mounted on a subject, and a display control unit configured to reflect contents of the metadata acquired by the data acquiring unit in display of the content to which the metadata acquired by the data acquiring unit is attached.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro Nakanishi, Kosei Yamashita, Ryo Mukaiyama, Takaomi Kimura, Hideyuki Matsunaga, Naofumi Fukasawa
-
Publication number: 20180188819Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a data acquiring unit configured to acquire content to which metadata is attached and the metadata attached to the content, the metadata being generated from data obtained from a sensor mounted on a subject, and a display control unit configured to reflect contents of the metadata acquired by the data acquiring unit in display of the content to which the metadata acquired by the data acquiring unit is attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro NAKANISHI, Kosei YAMASHITA, Ryo MUKAIYAMA, Takaomi KIMURA, Hideyuki MATSUNAGA, Naofumi FUKASAWA
-
Patent number: 9946352Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a data acquiring unit configured to acquire content to which metadata is attached and the metadata attached to the content, the metadata being generated from data obtained from a sensor mounted on a subject, and a display control unit configured to reflect contents of the metadata acquired by the data acquiring unit in display of the content to which the metadata acquired by the data acquiring unit is attached.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro Nakanishi, Kosei Yamashita, Ryo Mukaiyama, Takaomi Kimura, Hideyuki Matsunaga, Naofumi Fukasawa
-
Publication number: 20180027090Abstract: [Object] To propose an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program, each of which is capable of extracting appropriate content in accordance with a state of a user. [Solution] There is provided an information processing device including: a context information acquisition unit configured to acquire context information on a state of a user obtained by analyzing information including at least one piece of sensing data regarding the user; and a content extraction unit configured to extract one or more pieces of content from a content group on the basis of the context information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Yoshihiro NAKANISHI, Ryo MUKAIYAMA, Hideyuki MATSUNAGA
-
Publication number: 20170322017Abstract: [Object] To appropriately decide an image generation target position in a space. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including a processor configured to achieve a function of collecting information indicating visual target positions from a plurality of viewpoints existing in a space, and a function of evaluating positions in the space in accordance with density of the visual target positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: SUGURU AOKI, SHO MURAKOSHI, RYO MUKAIYAMA, YOSHIHIRO NAKANISHI
-
Patent number: 9805117Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus which can direct a user to a playlist different from a playlist being reproduced. There is provided the information processing apparatus including a content storage unit storing a plurality of contents therein, a playlist storage unit storing a plurality of playlists which is related to at least some of the plurality of contents, a reproducing unit sequentially reproducing a plurality of contents belonging to a first playlist in a plurality of playlists, a candidate content extracting unit extracting one or more candidate contents relating to a content being reproduced by the reproducing unit from the content storage unit, a playlist extracting unit extracting a second playlist to which the extracted candidate contents belong from the playlist storage unit, and a playlist switching unit switching a playlist to be reproduced by the reproducing unit from the first playlist into the second playlist.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takeshi Fukuda, Ryo Mukaiyama, Takuo Ikeda, Ko Kusanagi
-
Publication number: 20170229045Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device, a control method, and a program capable of providing navigation suited to a user for experiencing multiple events having time and location conditions. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device, including: a decision unit that decides, in accordance with location information and a user profile, navigation for experiencing a plurality of events having a time condition and a location condition; and a notification control unit that controls a notification of the decided navigation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo MUKAIYAMA, Kenichi YAMAURA, Suguru AOKI, Sho MURAKOSHI, Renji TAMURA
-
Patent number: 9633308Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an evaluation giving unit that gives an evaluation based on a second user to an item in a list created on a basis of a first user, and a display control unit that controls display of the list, on a basis of the evaluation based on the second user.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Tateno, Mari Saito, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Ryo Mukaiyama, Hideyuki Matsunaga
-
Publication number: 20160271480Abstract: There is provided a sensor device capable of operating and reducing electric power consumption effectively, in response to sensing data of a state of the hitting tool used by the user, the sensor device including: a sensor unit configured to directly or indirectly detect sensing data indicating a motion and an orientation of a hitting tool, a communication unit configured to transmit the sensing data detected by the sensor unit to an external device, and a control unit configured to control operation of the sensor unit and the communication unit. The control unit or the sensor unit changes at least one of the sensor unit and the control unit to an electric power saving mode, upon detecting that the hitting tool has a specific orientation for a certain amount of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Naofumi FUKASAWA, Hideyuki MATSUNAGA, Takaomi KIMURA, Ryo MUKAIYAMA, Kosei YAMASHITA, Renji TAMURA
-
Publication number: 20160147877Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus which can direct a user to a playlist different from a playlist being reproduced. There is provided the information processing apparatus including a content storage unit storing a plurality of contents therein, a playlist storage unit storing a plurality of playlists which is related to at least some of the plurality of contents, a reproducing unit sequentially reproducing a plurality of contents belonging to a first playlist in a plurality of playlists, a candidate content extracting unit extracting one or more candidate contents relating to a content being reproduced by the reproducing unit from the content storage unit, a playlist extracting unit extracting a second playlist to which the extracted candidate contents belong from the playlist storage unit, and a playlist switching unit switching a playlist to be reproduced by the reproducing unit from the first playlist into the second playlist.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2016Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takeshi Fukuda, Ryo Mukaiyama, Takuo Ikeda, Ko Kusanagi
-
Patent number: 9208205Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a theme setting unit that sets a theme to generate an item list including one or more items, an item list editing unit that adds an item designated for the theme by at least a user irrelevant to a setting of the theme to the item list in which the theme is set, and an output control unit that controls an output of the item list.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Mari Saito, Kei Tateno, Ryo Mukaiyama, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Hideyuki Matsunaga
-
Patent number: 9170711Abstract: An audio processing device includes: a display control unit, configured to control display of a plurality of audio gears, which are gears movable within a screen, each audio gear corresponding to predetermined audio data; and a playback control unit configured to control synchronized playback of a plurality of audio data; wherein, in the event that a plurality of the audio gears are directly or indirectly meshed, the display control unit rotates the plurality of audio gears, and the playback control unit performs synchronized playback of the plurality of audio data corresponding to the plurality of audio gears.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasushi Miyajima, Atsushi Hashizume, Ryo Mukaiyama
-
Publication number: 20150241979Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a data acquiring unit configured to acquire content to which metadata is attached and the metadata attached to the content, the metadata being generated from data obtained from a sensor mounted on a subject, and a display control unit configured to reflect contents of the metadata acquired by the data acquiring unit in display of the content to which the metadata acquired by the data acquiring unit is attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro Nakanishi, Kosei Yamashita, Ryo Mukaiyama, Takaomi Kimura, Hideyuki Matsunaga, Naofumi Fukasawa
-
Patent number: 8994813Abstract: An information processing apparatus is disclosed which includes: an allocation device configured to allocate each of a plurality of picture display areas to each of a plurality of picture groups each made up of a plurality of pictures, the picture display areas being arrayed in a first direction on a screen for displaying pictures; and a display control device configured to display each of the pictures constituting each of the picture groups in screen locations which correspond to the picture display areas allocated to the picture groups and which are arrayed in a second direction different from the first direction and are determined by times associated with the pictures.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2006Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuka Eura, Ryo Mukaiyama, Takanori Nishimura, Tamaki Kojima, Noriaki Nakagawa, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi