Patents by Inventor Takamasa Araki
Takamasa Araki 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).
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Patent number: 9835933Abstract: A main body of a camera accommodates a light receiving part. The main body has a flat bottom surface. A support is aligned with the main body in a left-right direction, and supports the main body in such a manner that an orientation of the light receiving part can be controlled in a vertical direction. A bottom surface of the support is located on a common plane on which a bottom surface of the main body is also located. The bottom surface of the support can be attached to and detached from a stand member which is mounted to a display device. This camera promises enhanced stability of mounting of the camera to an edge of a display device.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Takamasa Araki, Manabu Ishioka, Taichi Nokuo
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Patent number: 9703103Abstract: There is provided a head-mounted display which allows the lengths of fastening bands to be adjusted easily and can be mounted on the head of the user with increased stability. The head-mounted display has a first fastening band and a second fastening band which extend from the front side toward rear side thereof, for being fastened to the head of the user. At least a portion of the first fastening band is made of an elastically expandable material. The second fastening band is made of a material which is less expandable than the material of the first fastening band and includes a mechanism for adjusting the length thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Takamasa Araki, Fumihiko Sato, Tateno Takayuki
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Publication number: 20170017085Abstract: There is provided a head-mounted display which allows the lengths of fastening bands to be adjusted easily and can be mounted on the head of the user with increased stability. The head-mounted display (1) has a first fastening band (21) and a second fastening band (22) which extend from the front side toward rear side thereof, for being fastened to the head of the user. At least a portion of the first fastening band (21) is made of an elastically expandable material. The second fastening band (22) is made of a material which is less expandable than the material of the first fastening band (21) and includes a mechanism (M1) for adjusting the length thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Takamasa ARAKI, Fumihiko SATO, Tateno TAKAYUKI
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Publication number: 20150362826Abstract: A main body of a camera accommodates a light receiving part. The main body has a flat bottom surface. A support is aligned with the main body in a left-right direction, and supports the main body in such a manner that an orientation of the light receiving part can be controlled in a vertical direction. A bottom surface of the support is located on a common plane on which a bottom surface of the main body is also located. The bottom surface of the support can be attached to and detached from a stand member which is mounted to a display device. This camera promises enhanced stability of mounting of the camera to an edge of a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2013Publication date: December 17, 2015Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Takamasa Araki, Manabu Ishioka, Taichi Nokuo
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Patent number: 9113255Abstract: Headphones include a headband, an arm portion, a pair of headphone units that respectively retain a speaker, a hinge structure that supports the headphone unit at the arm portion, and an oscillator that vibrates the arm portion. The oscillator is contained in a transducer box and clamped and supported by the arm portion and the headband. A vibration conducting unit connects the arm portion with the headphone unit and conducts vibration of the arm portion to the headphone unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Takamasa Araki, Kazuyoshi Murata
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Patent number: 9028326Abstract: Provided is an operation device which allows various kinds of operation information to be input to a main body thereof as needed without unnecessarily increasing the weight of the operation device. The operation device includes: the main body having a shape elongated from one end to another end; a light emitting member provided to the one end of the main body; and a connection portion provided to the other end of the main body, to which an arbitrary one of a plurality of other operation devices is to be connected.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2014Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yoshio Miyazaki, Koji Hamada, Yoshikazu Onuki, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Yutaka Sumi, Takamasa Araki, Takamasa Ito
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Patent number: 8833568Abstract: To provide a controller stand device capable of stably standing any of two controllers having different thickness. A controller stand device has a pedestal having a support concave formed thereon, the support concave having a size large enough to accept the first controller inserted therein. The controller stand device has a support member to be pressed onto the external surface of the controller inserted in the support concave to thereby stand the controller. The support member is capable of moving between a first support position in which the support member is pressed onto the external surface of the first controller when the first controller is inserted in the support concave and a second position in which the support member is pressed onto the external surface of the second controller when the second controller is inserted in the support concave.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kazuyasu Tsunezumi, Takamasa Araki
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Publication number: 20140235349Abstract: Provided is an operation device which allows various kinds of operation information to be input to a main body thereof as needed without unnecessarily increasing the weight of the operation device. The operation device includes: the main body having a shape elongated from one end to another end; a light emitting member provided to the one end of the main body; and a connection portion provided to the other end of the main body, to which an arbitrary one of a plurality of other operation devices is to be connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yoshio MIYAZAKI, Koji HAMADA, Yoshikazu ONUKI, Kazuyoshi ENOMOTO, Yutaka SUMI, Takamasa ARAKI, Takamasa ITO
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Patent number: 8747224Abstract: Provided is an operation device which allows various kinds of operation information to be input to a main body thereof as needed without unnecessarily increasing the weight of the operation device. The operation device includes: the main body having a shape elongated from one end to another end; a light emitting member provided to the one end of the main body; and a connection portion provided to the other end of the main body, to which an arbitrary one of a plurality of other operation devices is to be connected.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yoshio Miyazaki, Koji Hamada, Yoshikazu Onuki, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Yutaka Sumi, Takamasa Araki, Takamasa Ito
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Patent number: 8730155Abstract: Provided is an operation device to be held by a user with one hand when used. The operation device includes: a recessed portion formed at a position at which at least one of a thumb and fingers is placed when the user holds the operation device; and a main button which is disposed at a bottom of the recessed portion and has a top surface adjacent to a rim portion forming a side surface of the recessed portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Takamasa Araki, Ken Yano
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Patent number: 8669935Abstract: To provide an operation device for use by a user by holding in one hand, comprising a thumb operating area defined on a surface of the enclosure of the operation device, where an operation member to be operated by the user, using his/her thumb, while holding the operation device is provided; an inclination operation member including a stick part projecting from the thumb operating area, for being operated by the user by inclining the stick part, using the thumb; and an operation button provided on the surface of the enclosure in a position opposed to the thumb operating area, being capable of being pressed by the user, using another finger, in a direction intersecting a direction toward the inclination operation member.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2010Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Ken Yano, Takamasa Araki
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Patent number: 8662295Abstract: Each of areas surrounded by a plurality of main holders of a first case panel faces an area surrounded by each holder of a second case panel, at least partially. Each main holder includes a wall projecting toward the second case panel to prevent separation of a memory card placed in the holder. This structure enables a storing case to stably hold a plurality of memory card without enlarging the case.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Ikuo Kubota, Takamasa Araki, Atsushi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20130322676Abstract: Headphones include a headband, an arm portion, a pair of headphone units that respectively retain a speaker, a hinge structure that supports the headphone unit at the arm portion, and an oscillator that vibrates the arm portion. The oscillator is contained in a transducer box and clamped and supported by the arm portion and the headband. A vibration conducting unit connects the arm portion with the headphone unit and conducts vibration of the arm portion to the headphone unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventors: Takamasa Araki, Kazuyoshi Murata
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Patent number: 8485904Abstract: Provided is an operation device, including: a magnetic sensor (21); and an operation button (14) used for operation input by a user, in which the operation button (14) has a spring (14a) integrated therein, and the spring (14a) is formed of a non-magnetic material.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yoshio Miyazaki, Takamasa Araki, Kazuyoshi Enomoto
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Publication number: 20130062233Abstract: Each of areas surrounded by a plurality of main holders of a first case panel faces an area surrounded by each holder of a second case panel, at least partially. Each main holder includes a wall projecting toward the second case panel to prevent separation of a memory card placed in the holder. This structure enables a storing case to stably hold a plurality of memory card without enlarging the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Ikuo KUBOTA, Takamasa ARAKI, Atsushi WATANABE
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Patent number: 8393965Abstract: Provided is an operation device, including: a magnetic sensor (21); and an operation button (14) used for operation input by a user, in which the operation button (14) has a spring (14a) integrated therein, and the spring (14a) is formed of a non-magnetic material.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yoshio Miyazaki, Takamasa Araki, Kazuyoshi Enomoto
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Patent number: 8333664Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus, which is connected to an operation device including a magnetic sensor and an operation button used for operation input by a user, and is configured to: receive, from the operation device, a detection result of the magnetic sensor and information indicating an operation performed by the user with respect to the operation button; determine whether or not the operation button has been operated, by using the received information indicating the operation; and, when it is determined that the operation button has been operated, restrict a posture of the operation device from being identified by using the detection result of the magnetic sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yoshio Miyazaki, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Takamasa Araki
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Patent number: D676268Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Atsushi Watanabe, Ikuo Kubota, Takamasa Araki
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Patent number: D677098Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Atsushi Watanabe, Ikuo Kubota, Takamasa Araki
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Patent number: D677099Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Atsushi Watanabe, Ikuo Kubota, Takamasa Araki