Patents by Inventor Tomoya Narita

Tomoya Narita 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: 20150106750
    Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus including an acquisition section configured to acquire first display information for displaying, for an editing target edited by a plurality of editors collaboratively, a third component obtained by merging a second component into a first component by performing a merge manipulation for merging the second component into the first component from among a plurality of components included in the editing target, and a display control section configured to cause the third component to be displayed based on the first display information, and to cause the third component to be displayed, in a manner that the first component and the second component are discriminated from each other, when a cancellation manipulation is performed to cancel the merge manipulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Konami, Katsuya Hyodo, Akemi Tazaki, Tomoya Narita
  • Publication number: 20150062049
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a control section which, if it is determined that a first object is selected by an operating body, causes a second object, which is obtained by duplicating a part or all of the first object, to be displayed at a predetermined position on a second display surface, and if it is determined that the second object is selected by the operating body, hides the first object displayed at the position indicated by object coordinate information and also updates the object coordinate information with in-second display surface destination coordinate information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Tomoya NARITA
  • Publication number: 20150042557
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a viewpoint position determination unit that determines, based on acquired viewpoint position information regarding a viewpoint position of a user, whether the viewpoint position of the user is included in a viewpoint position range suitable for content, and an object display control unit that, if the viewpoint position of the user is not included in the viewpoint position range suitable for the content, performs display control for displaying a viewpoint guidance object that guides the viewpoint of the user to the viewpoint position range suitable for the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoya Narita, Yousuke Kawana, Lyo Takaoka, Daisuke Hiro, Akane Yano
  • Patent number: 8952931
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a detector that detects movement of a manipulation body in a vertical direction in relation to a display, and a processor that determines a speed of movement of the manipulation body based on an output of the detector, and determines a process to be executed based on the determined speed of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita
  • Patent number: 8954888
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device, the device including, processor, a display, and an interface configured to, detect non-contact proximity of an operation member, determine whether the member is within a first selection region corresponding to a first selection object; and display a second selection object adjacent to the first selection object when it is determined that the member is within the first selection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Tomoya Narita, Ritsuko Kano
  • Publication number: 20150015520
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including an operating body direction detection section configured to detect a longitudinal direction of an operating body, and an operating direction determination section configured to allocate a command to a direction with reference to the longitudinal direction of the operating body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya Narita, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ikuo Yamano
  • Publication number: 20150009138
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a recognition section which recognizes an irradiation position of laser light by a laser pointer on a projection image, an acquisition section which acquires information of a user operation detected by an operation section provided in the laser pointer, and a detection section which detects operation input information for the projection image based on the irradiation position recognized by the recognition section and the user operation acquired by the acquisition section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: TOMOYA NARITA, TAKEHIRO HAGIWARA, TAKU INOUE
  • Publication number: 20150002436
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that controls a display to display first image data; acquires sensor output corresponding to a touch input received at the display; and controls the display to display second image data based on a duration and distance corresponding to the touch input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akane Yano, Lyo Takaoka, Daisuke Hiro, Tomoya Narita
  • Publication number: 20140351755
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operating tool detector for detecting a touch state of an operating tool with a display panel; a display controller for, when change of a pointing direction of the operating tool is detected by the operating tool detector on an object selected on the display panel, controlling the display panel to display near the object an operation menu containing one or more operation items I selectable for the object; and an operation item selecting portion for, when the operation menu is displayed, selecting one of the operation items in accordance with the change in the pointing direction of the operating tool detected by the operating tool detector from the operation menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Fuminori Homma, Tomoya Narita, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 8875017
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a control section which, if it is determined that a first object is selected by an operating body, causes a second object, which is obtained by duplicating a part or all of the first object, to be displayed at a predetermined position on a second display surface, and if it is determined that the second object is selected by the operating body, hides the first object displayed at the position indicated by object coordinate information and also updates the object coordinate information with in-second display surface destination coordinate information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoya Narita
  • Publication number: 20140313130
    Abstract: Provided is a display control device including a display control unit that performs control for displaying, on a screen, a pointer having a directed position a predetermined distance away from a position on the screen corresponding to an operation position of an operating object, depending on a variation in a position of the operating object detected in an operation area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ikuo Yamano, Takuro Noda, Tomoya Narita, Hiroyuki Mizunuma, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Takuo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8817081
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing image data may include a receiving unit, which may be configured to receive first image data representing at least one first image. The apparatus may also include an edge data generating unit, which may be configured to generate edge data representing unidirectional edge components of the at least one first image. Additionally, the apparatus may include a display control unit, which may be configured to generate second image data representing at least one of a left-eye image or a right-eye image, based on the first image data and the edge data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoya Narita, Ryo Takaoka, Kenichi Okada, Shunichi Kasahara, Ritsuko Kano
  • Publication number: 20140232687
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a detector that detects movement of a manipulation body in a vertical direction in relation to a display, and a processor that determines a speed of movement of the manipulation body based on an output of the detector, and determines a process to be executed based on the determined speed of movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi KASAHARA, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita
  • Patent number: 8806336
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operating tool detector for detecting a touch state of an operating tool with a display panel; a display controller for, when change of a pointing direction of the operating tool is detected by the operating tool detector on an object selected on the display panel, controlling the display panel to display near the object an operation menu containing one or more operation items I selectable for the object; and an operation item selecting portion for, when the operation menu is displayed, selecting one of the operation items in accordance with the change in the pointing direction of the operating tool detected by the operating tool detector from the operation menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa, Fuminori Homma, Tomoya Narita, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 8786754
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a captured image acquisition unit, a recommended composition acquisition unit, and a control unit. The captured image acquisition unit acquires captured image data, a subject recognition unit that recognizes a subject of a captured image based on the captured image data. The recommended composition acquisition unit acquires recommended composition data representing a recommended composition of the subject. The control unit allows a display unit to display a display screen including the captured image, a frame representing the subject, and information about the recommended composition, changes the display of the frame when the composition of the captured image is similar to the recommended composition, and fixes and displays the frame being changed in display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoya Narita
  • Patent number: 8736575
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a detector that detects movement of a manipulation body in a vertical direction in relation to a display, and a processor that determines a speed of movement of the manipulation body based on an output of the detector, and determines a process to be executed based on the determined speed of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita
  • Publication number: 20140123069
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an object approach determining unit and a display control unit. The object approach determining unit is configured to determine an approach of an object based on received data. The display control unit is configured to control a display to display a plurality of selectable icons. The display control unit is configured to control the display to change the display of the plurality of selectable icons to display only a portion of the plurality of selectable icons when the object approach determining unit determines that the object is close to the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenzo Nishikawa, Takashi Nunomaki, Ryoko Amano, Lyo Takaoka, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita, Shunichi Kasahara
  • Patent number: 8632008
    Abstract: A controlling device that controls an apparatus includes a display unit configured to display an image representing a certain scene included in content that is being played back by the apparatus; and an obtaining unit configured to obtain image data of the image from an apparatus that is providing the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Otsu, Tomoya Narita
  • Publication number: 20140019881
    Abstract: There is provided a display control apparatus including an acquisition section which acquires display information for displaying a manipulation GUI (graphical user interface), the manipulation GUI being manipulated when an editing target to be collaboratively edited by a plurality of users is edited and displaying content of the editing, and a display control section which displays a first manipulation GUI on an editing screen based on the display information, the first manipulation GUI being manipulated by a first user among the plurality of users, the editing screen being referred to by a second user different from the first user when the second user edits the editing target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Tomoya NARITA, Shuichi Konami, Akemi Tazaki, Katsuya Hyodo
  • Patent number: 8599151
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a first display unit for displaying book data per page, a second display unit provided so as to be adjacent to the first display unit for displaying the book data per page, an axial part provided between the first and second display units, a first detecting unit for detecting rotational angular displacement of the first display unit around the axial part, a second detecting unit for detecting rotational angular displacement of the second display unit around the axial part, and a display page controller for displaying a page N displayed on the first display unit on the second display unit, or displaying the page N displayed on the second display unit on the first display unit, based on the rotational angular displacement of the first display unit and the rotational angular displacement of the second display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoya Narita