Patents by Inventor Tomohisa Tanaka

Tomohisa Tanaka 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).

  • Publication number: 20190088021
    Abstract: To provide a mechanism that can prevent deterioration in a sense of immersion or a sense of reality of a user with respect to a virtual object displayed in a display area from deteriorating. An information processing device includes a display control unit configured to control display of a virtual object displayed to be moved in a display area, and change an aspect of the virtual object when the virtual object moves across a boundary of the display area. An information processing method is performed using a processor, the information processing method including: controlling display of a virtual object displayed to be moved in a display area, and changing an aspect of the virtual object when the virtual object moves across a boundary of the display area. A program for causing the information processing device to operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: TOMOHISA TANAKA, TSUBASA TSUKAHARA, RYO FUKAZAWA, AKANE YANO, KENJI SUGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20190066630
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a program which can improve usability by outputting notification information in an output style in accordance with an output explicitness level. [Solution] The information processing apparatus includes: a determination unit configured to determine an output explicitness level of notification information to a user; and an output control unit configured to perform control such that the notification information is output in an output mode according to the determined output explicitness level. The output control unit performs control such that the notification information is output in a display mode of assimilating the notification information into a display environment in accordance with the output explicitness level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: RYO FUKAZAWA, TOMOHISA TANAKA, TSUBASA TSUKAHARA, AKANE YANO, KENJI SUGIHARA
  • Patent number: 10215567
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a movement data acquiring unit configured to acquire pieces of movement data including positional information for movement and time at which the positional information is acquired, a movement data analyzing unit configured to analyze a velocity for movement on a specific route on the basis of the pieces of movement data, and a route dividing unit configured to divide the specific route on the basis of a result obtained by analyzing the velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohisa Tanaka, Ken Miyashita, Jun Kimura, Osamu Ooba
  • Publication number: 20190026589
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device to realize an interaction with a user in a more preferred manner even in a situation in which an operation is selectively performed on a plurality of visibly presented targets, the information processing device including: a control unit configured to cause a predetermined output unit to display one or more pieces of display information; a detection unit configured to detect an operation for a visible object; and an identification unit configured to identify a candidate for display information serving as a target of the operation in accordance with a detection result of the operation. In a case in which there are a plurality of identified candidates, the control unit controls a display position of at least one candidate such that the plurality of candidates are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji SUGIHARA, Tomohisa TANAKA, Tsubasa TSUKAHARA, Ryo FUKAZAWA, Akane YANO
  • Publication number: 20180356636
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including circuitry configured to acquire information associated with a user situation, determine a display mode based on the information associated with the user situation, and allow an operation unit to receive a user input based on a target displaying in the determined display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: JUN KIMURA, TSUBASA TSUKAHARA, RYO FUKAZAWA, TOMOHISA TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180347987
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a movement data acquiring unit configured to acquire pieces of movement data including positional information for movement and time at which the positional information is acquired, a movement data analyzing unit configured to analyze a velocity for movement on a specific route on the basis of the pieces of movement data, and a route dividing unit configured to divide the specific route on the basis of a result obtained by analyzing the velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: TOMOHISA TANAKA, KEN MIYASHITA, JUN KIMURA, OSAMU OOBA
  • Patent number: 9967458
    Abstract: The client terminal includes a candidate display control unit configured to control a candidate for a reference captured image to be displayed on a display unit, the reference captured image being retrieved based on a preliminary captured image obtained by preliminary image capture in an imaging unit and being referred to during actual image capture, and a detailed information output control unit configured to control detailed information to be output, the detailed information being attached to a reference captured image selected from among the displayed candidates for the reference captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kimura, Tomohisa Tanaka, Osamu Ooba, Ken Miyashita
  • Patent number: 9940316
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus to further improve convenience for a user, the information processing apparatus including: an update detection unit configured to detect update of presented information presented to a user during execution of an application; an interest data extraction unit configured to extract interest data that includes at least information accompanying the presented information whose update has been detected and is information on a target in which the user is interested during execution of the application; an input context detection unit configured to detect input context indicating a processing status of input information using the application, the input information being attempted to be inputted during execution of the application; and an input information candidate presentation unit configured to perform, on the basis of the input context, control to present input information candidates that are candidates of the input information among the interest data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken Miyashita, Tomohisa Tanaka, Jun Kimura, Osamu Ooba
  • Patent number: 9928357
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit for communicating with another information processing apparatus and a determination unit for determining whether or not to authenticate the other information processing apparatus on the basis of an operation pattern reported to a user and an analysis result of the user's operation corresponding to the operation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Komori, Qihong Wang, Tomohisa Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20170208246
    Abstract: The client terminal includes a candidate display control unit configured to control a candidate for a reference captured image to be displayed on a display unit, the reference captured image being retrieved based on a preliminary captured image obtained by preliminary image capture in an imaging unit and being referred to during actual image capture, and a detailed information output control unit configured to control detailed information to be output, the detailed information being attached to a reference captured image selected from among the displayed candidates for the reference captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Jun KIMURA, Tomohisa TANAKA, Osamu OOBA, Ken MIYASHITA
  • Patent number: 9635249
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a client terminal, display control method, program, and system capable of supporting the user's actual image capture using a reference image based on preliminary image capture. [Solution] The client terminal includes a candidate display control unit configured to control a candidate for a reference captured image to be displayed on a display unit, the reference captured image being retrieved based on a preliminary captured image obtained by preliminary image capture in an imaging unit and being referred to during actual image capture, and a detailed information output control unit configured to control detailed information to be output, the detailed information being attached to a reference captured image selected from among the displayed candidates for the reference captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kimura, Tomohisa Tanaka, Osamu Ooba, Ken Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20160080643
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a client terminal, display control method, program, and system capable of supporting the user's actual image capture using a reference image based on preliminary image capture. [Solution] The client terminal includes a candidate display control unit configured to control a candidate for a reference captured image to be displayed on a display unit, the reference captured image being retrieved based on a preliminary captured image obtained by preliminary image capture in an imaging unit and being referred to during actual image capture, and a detailed information output control unit configured to control detailed information to be output, the detailed information being attached to a reference captured image selected from among the displayed candidates for the reference captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Jun KIMURA, Tomohisa TANAKA, Osamu OOBA, Ken MIYASHITA
  • Publication number: 20160048489
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus to further improve convenience for a user, the information processing apparatus including: an update detection unit configured to detect update of presented information presented to a user during execution of an application; an interest data extraction unit configured to extract interest data that includes at least information accompanying the presented information whose update has been detected and is information on a target in which the user is interested during execution of the application; an input context detection unit configured to detect input context indicating a processing status of input information using the application, the input information being attempted to be inputted during execution of the application; and an input information candidate presentation unit configured to perform, on the basis of the input context, control to present input information candidates that are candidates of the input information among the interest data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken MIYASHITA, Tomohisa TANAKA, Jun KIMURA, Osamu OOBA
  • Publication number: 20160033277
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a movement data acquiring unit configured to acquire pieces of movement data including positional information for movement and time at which the positional information is acquired, a movement data analyzing unit configured to analyze a velocity for movement on a specific route on the basis of the pieces of movement data, and a route dividing unit configured to divide the specific route on the basis of a result obtained by analyzing the velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Tomohisa TANAKA, Ken MIYASHITA, Jun KIMURA, Osamu OOBA
  • Patent number: 9009627
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a sensor, and a controller. The display unit includes a screen. The sensor is configured to detect a user operation with respect to the screen and output a signal corresponding to the user operation. The controller is configured to cause a data icon and an access authority editing icon for editing an access authority of data related to the data icon to be displayed on the screen, judge a user operation with respect to the access authority editing icon based on the signal from the sensor, and change a state of the access authority of the data related to the data icon according to the user operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Tomohisa Tanaka, Qihong Wang, Akihiro Komori
  • Patent number: 8949934
    Abstract: There is provided a communication device including a determination unit for determining whether authentication information presented to a user of another communication device is consistent with comparison information transmitted from the other communication device capable of obtaining and transmitting the authentication information, and an authentication unit, when it is determined that the authentication information is consistent with the comparison information, for authenticating the other communication device as an opposite communication party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Qihong Wang, Akihiro Komori, Tomohisa Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 8863017
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit is configured to detect a user operation and output a signal corresponding to the user operation. The controller is configured to cause a data icon to be displayed on a screen of a display unit, judge a drag operation with respect to the data icon based on the signal from the input unit, and cause an icon to be displayed on the screen according to the drag operation, the icon indicating a state of an access authority of data related to the data icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohisa Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Qihong Wang, Akihiro Komori
  • Patent number: 8839130
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a sensor, and a controller. The display unit includes a screen. The sensor is configured to detect a user operation with respect to the screen and output a signal corresponding to the user operation. The controller is configured to cause a data icon to be displayed on the screen, judge a drag operation with respect to the data icon based on the signal from the sensor, judge, based on the signal from the sensor, a user operation different from the drag operation for one of copying and moving data related to the data icon based on the drag operation, and execute processing for one of copying and moving the data according to the user operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohisa Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Qihong Wang, Akihiro Komori
  • Patent number: 8491046
    Abstract: A center pillar section formed of a high-tensile steel plate is fixed to a side panel frame section including a roof rail section formed of an ordinary-tensile steel plate. A reinforcing member formed of a high-tensile steel plate is provided inside the roof rail section, and the center pillar section is fixed at its upper end portion to the outer surface of the reinforcing member and at its lower end portion to the side sill section. A door beam provided within a front door overlaps the center pillar section and lower portion of a front pillar section. Front and rear end portions of the door beam are opposed to respective increased-width portions of the front pillar section and center pillar section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Nagai, Tomohisa Tanaka, Yusuke Takayama, Hitoshi Mizohata, Yasunori Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120304268
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit for communicating with another information processing apparatus and a determination unit for determining whether or not to authenticate the other information processing apparatus on the basis of an operation pattern reported to a user and an analysis result of the user's operation corresponding to the operation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Akihiro KOMORI, Qihong WANG, Tomohisa TANAKA, Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA