Patents by Inventor Toru Ogiso

Toru Ogiso 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: 11880633
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is connected to a peripheral apparatus that includes sound inputting means for outputting a sound signal representative of sound of surroundings. The information processing apparatus performs control such that, in a case where sound input is required in processing of an application determined in advance, in a state in which a sound signal accepted from the peripheral apparatus is cut off, the sound signal accepted from the peripheral apparatus is accepted and the sound signal is used only in the processing of the application determined in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Toru Ogiso
  • Patent number: 11837199
    Abstract: An image transmission apparatus, an image transmission method, and a program enable a transmission destination to display an image similar to the image displayed at a transmission source. A display target image generation section generates a display target image having a display non-target region reflecting settings of a safe area of a display section. A display control section causes the display section to display an actual display image constituting a portion of the display target image. A transmission image generation section generates a transmission image that represents a portion of the display target image and excludes at least a portion of the display non-target region. A transmission section transmits the transmission image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Toru Ogiso, Masato Mitsutake, Sachiyo Aoki, Michiko Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20220270572
    Abstract: An image transmission apparatus, an image transmission method, and a program are provided to enable a transmission destination to display an image similar to the image displayed at a transmission source. A display target image generation section (48) generates a display target image having a display non-target region reflecting settings of a safe area of a display section. A display control section (50) causes the display section to display an actual display image constituting a portion of the display target image. A transmission image generation section (52) generates a transmission image that represents a portion of the display target image and excludes at least a portion of the display non-target region. A transmission section (54) transmits the transmission image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Toru OGISO, Masato MITSUTAKE, Sachiyo AOKI, Michiko MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20220254321
    Abstract: Provided are a display control apparatus, a display control method, and a program that enable developers to implement application programs without needing to be aware of a safe area. An image acquisition section (42) acquires an image that is drawn in a frame buffer by an application program. A safe area setting specification section (44) specifies the setting of a safe area in a display section. An image generation section (48) generates a display target image including, as a part, the image sized according to the setting of the safe area. A display control section (50) causes the display section to display the display target image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Toru OGISO, Masato MITSUTAKE, Sachiyo AOKI, Michiko MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20220161128
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is connected to peripheral apparatuses that are to be worn or grasped and used by one or more users. At least one of the peripheral apparatuses includes a device that collects sound of surroundings and outputs a sound signal representative of the collected sound. The information processing apparatus accepts a sound signal outputted from the peripheral apparatus that is worn or grasped by the user, selects at least part of such accepted sound signal or signals on the basis of a predetermined rule, and outputs the selected sound signal or signals while cutting off any other sound signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Toru Ogiso
  • Publication number: 20220164161
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is connected to a peripheral apparatus that includes sound inputting means for outputting a sound signal representative of sound of surroundings. The information processing apparatus performs control such that, in a case where sound input is required in processing of an application determined in advance, in a state in which a sound signal accepted from the peripheral apparatus is cut off, the sound signal accepted from the peripheral apparatus is accepted and the sound signal is used only in the processing of the application determined in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Toru Ogiso
  • Patent number: 11272255
    Abstract: A screen generating part 114 generates an output setting screen on which a user selects settings of multiple items regarding specifications for video data to be output to a display device 4. A setting registering part 110 registers the settings selected by the user on the output setting screen. A screen generating part 114 generates the output setting screen on which the user selects the settings for a first item and a second item, the first item having a first value and a second value as selectable settings, the second item having a third value and a fourth value as selectable settings. When the user selects the first value for the first item, the setting registering part 110 registers the first value for the first item and also registers the third value for the second item. When the user selects the fourth value for the second item, the setting registering part 110 registers the fourth value for the second item and also registers the second value for the first item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Toru Ogiso, Naoki Kitahara
  • Patent number: 10628113
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus that can switch display modes in accordance with conditions when a plurality of display devices are allowed to display a video. The information processing apparatus executes a program for drawing videos that a first display device browsed by a first user and a second display device browsed by a second user is individually allowed to display, switches a common display mode for drawing a common video that both of the display devices are allowed to display and an individual display mode for drawing two videos of a first video that the first display device is allowed to display and a second video that the second display device is allowed to display in accordance with contents of a process of the program, and allows the first display device and the second display device to display videos to be drawn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Toru Ogiso, Yuji Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20200053311
    Abstract: A screen generating part 114 generates an output setting screen on which a user selects settings of multiple items regarding specifications for video data to be output to a display device 4. A setting registering part 110 registers the settings selected by the user on the output setting screen. A screen generating part 114 generates the output setting screen on which the user selects the settings for a first item and a second item, the first item having a first value and a second value as selectable settings, the second item having a third value and a fourth value as selectable settings. When the user selects the first value for the first item, the setting registering part 110 registers the first value for the first item and also registers the third value for the second item. When the user selects the fourth value for the second item, the setting registering part 110 registers the fourth value for the second item and also registers the second value for the first item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Toru OGISO, Naoki KITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20190354333
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus that can switch display modes in accordance with conditions when a plurality of display devices are allowed to display a video. The information processing apparatus executes a program for drawing videos that a first display device browsed by a first user and a second display device browsed by a second user is individually allowed to display, switches a common display mode for drawing a common video that both of the display devices are allowed to display and an individual display mode for drawing two videos of a first video that the first display device is allowed to display and a second video that the second display device is allowed to display in accordance with contents of a process of the program, and allows the first display device and the second display device to display videos to be drawn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Toru Ogiso, Yuji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10394444
    Abstract: An information processing device having a novel interface for allowing a user to change the reproducing position of a video is provided. The information processing device is connected with a touch sensor (16), receives a drag operation performed by the user in a predetermined direction on the touch sensor (16), changes steplessly the reproducing position of the video in accordance with the amount of the drag operation, and starts to reproduce the video from the changed reproducing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Masaki Higuchi, Toru Ogiso, Norihiro Nagai
  • Patent number: 10339928
    Abstract: Provided are a control device that prevents performance of a process different from a desired process in response to a voice input, a control method, a program, and an information storage medium. A voice acceptance section accepts voice. An output control section performs control such that voice accepted by the voice acceptance section is output to a program capable of performing a process using the voice. The output control section performs control such that if it is recognized that the voice accepted by the voice acceptance section represents given information, voice accepted by the voice acceptance section thereafter is not output to the program capable of performing the process using the voice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Keigo Tamura, Toru Ogiso, Toshimasa Aoki
  • Patent number: 9952755
    Abstract: A GUI placement information file in which the positions of GUIs are set as the ratio to the screen size and the sizes of the GUIs are set as fixed length is prepared in association with content. In a screen having such a screen size A that the GUIs do not overlap with each other even when the setting is obeyed, the respective GUIs are displayed with the positions and sizes in accordance with the setting of the GUI placement information file (screen 134). In a screen having such a screen size B that GUIs become a state of overlapping with each other when the setting is obeyed, the setting of the position of the relevant GUI is invalidated and the position is so decided that these GUIs abut on each other (screen 136).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Toru Ogiso
  • Publication number: 20170287479
    Abstract: Provided are a control device that prevents performance of a process different from a desired process in response to a voice input, a control method, a program, and an information storage medium. A voice acceptance section accepts voice. An output control section performs control such that voice accepted by the voice acceptance section is output to a program capable of performing a process using the voice. The output control section performs control such that if it is recognized that the voice accepted by the voice acceptance section represents given information, voice accepted by the voice acceptance section thereafter is not output to the program capable of performing the process using the voice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Keigo Tamura, Toru Ogiso, Toshimasa Aoki
  • Patent number: 9639683
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an input receiving section receiving an input; a display control section changing a display screen to a first screen when the input receiving section has not received any input for a predetermined time; a registered user information retaining section retaining biological information of a plurality of users registered in the information processing device; a biological information obtaining portion obtaining biological information; and a biometric authenticating portion determining whether a user whose biological information is obtained by the biological information obtaining portion is a registered user by comparing the obtained biological information with the biological information of the plurality of users retained in the registered user information retaining section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Suwa, Akitsugu Tsuchiya, Yuji Nakamura, Toru Ogiso, Keigo Tamura
  • Publication number: 20160291860
    Abstract: An information processing device having a novel interface for allowing a user to change the reproducing position of a video is provided. The information processing device is connected with a touch sensor (16), receives a drag operation performed by the user in a predetermined direction on the touch sensor (16), changes steplessly the reproducing position of the video in accordance with the amount of the drag operation, and starts to reproduce the video from the changed reproducing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Masaki HIGUCHI, Toru OGISO, Norihiro NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20150294098
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an input receiving section receiving an input; a display control section changing a display screen to a first screen when the input receiving section has not received any input for a predetermined time; a registered user information retaining section retaining biological information of a plurality of users registered in the information processing device; a biological information obtaining portion obtaining biological information; and a biometric authenticating portion determining whether a user whose biological information is obtained by the biological information obtaining portion is a registered user by comparing the obtained biological information with the biological information of the plurality of users retained in the registered user information retaining section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshihiko SUWA, Akitsugu TSUCHIYA, Yuji NAKAMURA, Toru OGISO, Keigo TAMURA
  • Patent number: 9143544
    Abstract: A reproduction information acquiring unit acquires information identifying content streams reproduced by the information processing apparatus. A content information acquiring unit acquires, from a communicating terminal apparatus, information identifying the content streams being reproduced by the communicating terminal apparatus. A display processing unit generates a display screen to be displayed on a display, by using the information acquired respectively by the reproduction information acquiring unit and the content information acquiring unit. A screen display unit displays the display screen generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Tsubasa Umeki, Toru Ogiso, Makoto Watanabe, Shingo Mimura, Toshiyuki Kurosaki
  • Publication number: 20140195940
    Abstract: A GUI placement information file in which the positions of GUIs are set as the ratio to the screen size and the sizes of the GUIs are set as fixed length is prepared in association with content. In a screen having such a screen size A that the GUIs do not overlap with each other even when the setting is obeyed, the respective GUIs are displayed with the positions and sizes in accordance with the setting of the GUI placement information file (screen 134). In a screen having such a screen size B that GUIs become a state of overlapping with each other when the setting is obeyed, the setting of the position of the relevant GUI is invalidated and the position is so decided that these GUIs abut on each other (screen 136).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Toru Ogiso
  • Patent number: 8212830
    Abstract: An image converter converts an image rendered at a given vertical synchronous frequency into an image compatible with the specification of a display. A frame memory holds the image converted by the image converter by switching a plurality of buffers. A display controller selects one of the buffers in accordance with the vertical synchronous frequency of the display, and scans out the image from the frame memory accordingly. A switch instruction issuing unit issues a frame buffer switch instruction for designating a frame buffer to scan out from subsequently, in synchronization with the vertical synchronous frequency of the display, instead of immediately after the execution of an image converting process by the image converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Toru Ogiso