Patents by Inventor Shinpei Kameoka

Shinpei Kameoka 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: 11869496
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing device that processes a voice-based agent interaction, and an information processing method, and provides an information processing system. The information processing device is provided with: a communication unit that receives information related to an interaction with a user through an agent residing in a first apparatus; and a control unit that controls an external agent service. The control unit collects the information that includes at least one among an image or a voice of the user, information related to operation of the first apparatus by the user, and sensor information detected by a sensor with which the first apparatus is equipped. The control unit controls calling of the external agent service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Hara, Shinpei Kameoka
  • Publication number: 20230144784
    Abstract: An operation device includes an operation unit, a power generation element that generates power according to an operation of the operation unit, a battery that supplies power, and a communication unit that transmits an operation signal corresponding to the operation unit that has been operated. The communication unit transmits the operation signal by use of power supplied from the battery, in a case where a residual quantity of the battery is a predetermined residual quantity or larger. The communication unit transmits the operation signal by use of power generated by the power generation element, in a case where the residual quantity of the battery is smaller than the predetermined residual quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Kentarou Suzuki, Tsubasa Umeki, Tomohiro Oto, Shinpei Kameoka, Kazuteru Fukayama, Ryu Sannomiya, Yusuke Onishi
  • Publication number: 20220053228
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, a control method, an information processing terminal, and an information processing method capable of detecting a voice to be recognized by using a microphone in accordance with a user's intention. An information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology, a main body microphone that is a microphone provided in a housing, and controls which of the main body microphone or a terminal microphone that is a microphone provided in an information processing terminal used for a user's operation is to be used to detect a voice to be recognized, on the basis of a state of the user's operation on the information processing terminal. The present technology can be applied to a TV having a microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shinpei Kameoka, Hideki Asazu, Hidenori Yamaji
  • Publication number: 20210217414
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing device that processes a voice-based agent interaction, and an information processing method, and provides an information processing system. The information processing device is provided with: a communication unit that receives information related to an interaction with a user through an agent residing in a first apparatus; and a control unit that controls an external agent service. The control unit collects the information that includes at least one among an image or a voice of the user, information related to operation of the first apparatus by the user, and sensor information detected by a sensor with which the first apparatus is equipped. The control unit controls calling of the external agent service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro HARA, Shinpei KAMEOKA
  • Patent number: 10911831
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present technology performs a search for a recorded program and a program to be provided later to acquire a first search result in a case where a character string indicating content of an utterance of a user does not include a predetermined character string indicating the setting of the schedule recording of the program to be provided later and performs a search for the program to be provided later to acquire a second search result in a case where the character string includes the predetermined character string. In a case where a program whose schedule recording is to be set is selected from a display screen of the second search result, the information processing apparatus sets the schedule recording of the selected program without displaying a detail screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuya Katsuki, Hiroyuki Mitsubori, Shinpei Kameoka, Takuo Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kubota, Toshihiko Fushimi
  • Patent number: 10362258
    Abstract: A control device includes a control unit configured to discretely move a focus on a display screen according to a user's operation. Movement of the focus is limited according to a movement speed of the user's operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinpei Kameoka
  • Publication number: 20190208280
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present technology performs a search for a recorded program and a program to be provided later to acquire a first search result in a case where a character string indicating content of an utterance of a user does not include a predetermined character string indicating the setting of the schedule recording of the program to be provided later and performs a search for the program to be provided later to acquire a second search result in a case where the character string includes the predetermined character string. In a case where a program whose schedule recording is to be set is selected from a display screen of the second search result, the information processing apparatus sets the schedule recording of the selected program without displaying a detail screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Katsuki, Hiroyuki Mitsubori, Shinpei Kameoka, Takuo Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kubota, Toshihiko Fushimi
  • Patent number: 9946435
    Abstract: A control device includes a control unit that displays a first cursor which discretely moves in response to an operation of a user and a second cursor which changes continuously on a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuo Watanabe, Ikuo Yamano, Shinpei Kameoka, Masao Kondo
  • Publication number: 20150185877
    Abstract: A control device includes a control unit that displays a first cursor which discretely moves in response to an operation of a user and a second cursor which changes continuously on a display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: TAKUO WATANABE, IKUO YAMANO, SHINPEI KAMEOKA, MASAO KONDO
  • Publication number: 20150189215
    Abstract: A control device includes a control unit configured to discretely move a focus on a display screen according to a user's operation. Movement of the focus is limited according to a movement speed of the user's operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventor: SHINPEI KAMEOKA
  • Publication number: 20150185950
    Abstract: A control device includes an area change unit that changes an assignment area which is a part of a touch detection area where a touch of a user is detected and is an area to which a predetermined function is assigned depending on a start position of a touch of the user or a position obtainment period during which a touch position of the user is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Takuo Watanabe, Ikuo Yamano, Shinpei Kameoka
  • Publication number: 20100110297
    Abstract: There is provided a video displaying apparatus includes a plurality of video input units for inputting mutually different video signals; a display unit for displaying the video signals thereon; and a display control unit for displaying setting information on a display setting of a video signal input from the individual video input unit on the display unit in a list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shinpei Kameoka