Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Koga

Yasuyuki Koga 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: 20230417574
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (1) according to the present disclosure includes a storage unit (2), a position acquisition unit (32), a state acquisition unit (33), a prediction unit (34), and a distribution unit (35). The storage unit (2) stores destination information (21) in which position information of a destination is associated with content provided from a terminal device (10) of a user to the user at the destination. The position acquisition unit (32) acquires position information of the user from the terminal device (10). The state acquisition unit (33) acquires state information of the user from the terminal device (10). The prediction unit (34) distributes the content to be provided to the user at the destination predicted and causes the terminal device (10) to pre-download the content before the user arrives at the destination predicted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Kimura, Yasuyuki Koga
  • Publication number: 20230419985
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that make it easy to distinguish between the voice of a real participant and the voice of a remote participant. An information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present technique includes a sound image localization processing unit that localizes a sound image of a voice of a remote participant, who is participating remotely in a conversation conducted in a predetermined space, to a position different from a position of a real participant who is a participant present in the predetermined space. The present technique can be applied in computers which perform remote conferencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Kimura, Yasuyuki Koga
  • Patent number: 11826648
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a reproduction control unit. The reproduction control unit controls, on the basis of time information regarding acquisition of sensor information generated on the basis of a motion of a real object, reproduction of audio content corresponding to the motion of the real object by a first reproduction method in a case where the time information is within a predetermined time range and controls the reproduction of the audio content by a second reproduction method in a case where the time information is out of the predetermined time range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Takahashi, Yasuyuki Koga
  • Publication number: 20230236034
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a new guide method in voice guidance that is capable of coping with even inaccuracy in an obtained user orientation. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a control unit. The control unit predicts a user orientation, performs voice guidance that guides a user to a destination on a route to the destination on the basis of the predicted user orientation, calculates a degree of reliability of the user orientation, and switches a method for guiding the user in the voice guidance on the basis of the degree of reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: MYUNGJIN JUNG, YOJI HIROSE, YASUYUKI KOGA, TSUTOMU FUZAWA, NOZOMI MAEDA, ASAE MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11523246
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes a determination unit and a display control unit. The determination unit obtains a position of a virtual object relative to a display region and determines whether or not a correction allowable region set in a region different from the virtual object overlaps at least a part of the display region when the virtual object is located outside the display region. The display control unit causes at least a part of a display object showing the virtual object in the display region to be displayed in a case where the determination unit determines that the correction allowable region overlaps at least the part of the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Koga, Kei Nitta
  • Patent number: 11456447
    Abstract: A predoping method for a negative electrode active material to dope the negative electrode active material with lithium ions. The predoping method for a negative electrode active material includes: a predoping process and a post-doping modification process. In the predoping process, the negative electrode active material is doped with lithium ions, to thereby reduce a potential of the negative electrode active material relative to lithium metal. In the post-doping modification process, after the predoping process, reaction is caused between a reactive compound that is reactive with lithium ions and lithium ions doped into the negative electrode active material, to thereby increase the potential of the negative electrode active material relative to lithium metal. The potential of the negative electrode active material relative to lithium metal is 0.8 V or more at completion of the post-doping modification process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Shotaro Doi, Yuki Kusachi, Noboru Yamauchi, Tomohiro Kaburagi, Hideaki Horie, Yusuke Nakashima, Kazuya Tsuchida, Naofumi Shoji, Koji Sumiya, Shigehito Asano, Yasuyuki Koga, Nobuo Ando, Terukazu Kokubo
  • Patent number: 11393079
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including an input device configured to receive a stroke input, and a display controller configured to control a displaying of a modified stroke, wherein the modified stroke is synthesized based on characteristic parameters of the received stroke input and characteristic parameters of a reference stroke that has been matched to the received stroke input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihito Ohki, Yasuyuki Koga, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Ikuo Yamano, Hiroyuki Mizunuma, Miwa Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20220040577
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a reproduction control unit. The reproduction control unit controls, on the basis of time information regarding acquisition of sensor information generated on the basis of a motion of a real object, reproduction of audio content corresponding to the motion of the real object by a first reproduction method in a case where the time information is within a predetermined time range and controls the reproduction of the audio content by a second reproduction method in a case where the time information is out of the predetermined time range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei TAKAHASHI, Yasuyuki KOGA
  • Patent number: 11240624
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage, a sensor, a controller, and a sound output unit. The storage is capable of storing a plurality of sound information items associated with respective positions. The sensor is capable of detecting a displacement of one of the information processing apparatus and a user of the information processing apparatus. The controller is capable of extracting at least one sound information satisfying a predetermined condition out of the plurality of stored sound information items and generating, based on the detected displacement, multichannel sound information obtained by localizing the extracted sound information at the associated position. The sound output unit is capable of converting the generated multichannel sound information into stereo sound information and outputting it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Koga
  • Publication number: 20210281966
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, a program, and an information processing method, by which a user's gaze can be quickly guided to a virtual object. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a determination unit and a display control unit. The determination unit obtains a position of a virtual object relative to a display region and determines whether or not a correction allowable region set in a region different from the virtual object overlaps at least a part of the display region when the virtual object is located outside the display region. The display control unit causes at least a part of a display object showing the virtual object in the display region to be displayed in a case where the determination unit determines that the correction allowable region overlaps at least the part of the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: YASUYUKI KOGA, KEI NITTA
  • Publication number: 20210193133
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program, the information processing device to provide a system capable of achieving both improvement in recognition performance and shortening of processing time with regard to speech recognition processes, the information processing device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire voice information acquired through voice input; and a control unit configured to control change in at least a part of correspondence relations between the voice information and processes based on the voice information in a set of the correspondence relations to be used in a speech recognition process, on a basis of object information of operation using the voice input or subject information of the operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuyuki KOGA
  • Publication number: 20210111389
    Abstract: A predoping method for a negative electrode active material to dope the negative electrode active material with lithium ions using an electrolyte solution that includes lithium ions. The electrolyte solution includes at least one type of additive having a reduction potential higher than a reduction potential of a solvent contained in the electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Shotaro DOI, Yuki KUSACHI, Noboru YAMAUCHI, Tomohiro KABURAGI, Hideaki HORIE, Yusuke NAKASHIMA, Kazuya TSUCHIDA, Naofumi SHOJI, Koji SUMIYA, Shigehito ASANO, Yasuyuki KOGA, Nobuo ANDO, Terukazu KOKUBO
  • Publication number: 20200395594
    Abstract: A predoping method for a negative electrode active material to dope the negative electrode active material with lithium ions. The predoping method for a negative electrode active material includes: a predoping process and a post-doping modification process. In the predoping process, the negative electrode active material is doped with lithium ions, to thereby reduce a potential of the negative electrode active material relative to lithium metal. In the post-doping modification process, after the predoping process, reaction is caused between a reactive compound that is reactive with lithium ions and lithium ions doped into the negative electrode active material, to thereby increase the potential of the negative electrode active material relative to lithium metal. The potential of the negative electrode active material relative to lithium metal is 0.8 V or more at completion of the post-doping modification process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Shotaro DOI, Yuki KUSACHI, Noboru YAMAUCHI, Tomohiro KABURAGI, Hideaki HORIE, Yusuke NAKASHIMA, Kazuya TSUCHIDA, Naofumi SHOJI, Koji SUMIYA, Shigehito ASANO, Yasuyuki KOGA, Nobuo ANDO, Terukazu KOKUBO
  • Publication number: 20200236490
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage, a sensor, a controller, and a sound output unit. The storage is capable of storing a plurality of sound information items associated with respective positions. The sensor is capable of detecting a displacement of one of the information processing apparatus and a user of the information processing apparatus. The controller is capable of extracting at least one sound information satisfying a predetermined condition out of the plurality of stored sound information items and generating, based on the detected displacement, multichannel sound information obtained by localizing the extracted sound information at the associated position. The sound output unit is capable of converting the generated multichannel sound information into stereo sound information and outputting it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuyuki KOGA
  • Patent number: 10719121
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to provide a user interface to a user, determine whether a predetermined object is present in an input recognition area of a sensor, and determine a region of interest within the user interface. The circuitry is further configured to determine, while the predetermined object is determined to be present in the input recognition area, whether the region of interest within the user interface changes. The circuitry is further configured to perform an operation based on whether the region of interest is determined, while the predetermined object is determined to be present in the input recognition area, to change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Kimura, Takuo Ikeda, Tetsuo Ikeda, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Yasuyuki Koga, Atsushi Izumihara
  • Publication number: 20200219669
    Abstract: There is provided a means capable of suppressing generation of a lithium dendrite at the time of charging and discharging while sufficiently suppressing an amount of gas generated at the time of initial charging of an electric device. When a lithium ion is doped in advance to a negative electrode active material, which is used in an electric device including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, after performing a pre-doping step of doping the lithium ion to a negative electrode active material to be doped to reduce a potential (vs. Li+/Li) of the negative electrode active material to be doped with respect to a lithium metal, a dedoping step of dedoping the lithium ion from the negative electrode active material doped with the lithium ion in the pre-doping step to increase a potential (vs. Li+/Li) of the negative electrode active material with respect to the lithium metal is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shotaro DOI, Yuki KUSACHI, Hideaki HORIE, Yusuke NAKASHIMA, Kazuya TSUCHIDA, Koji SUMIYA, Shigehito ASANO, Yasuyuki KOGA, Nobuo ANDO, Terukazu KOKUBO
  • Patent number: 10686975
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire activity information associated with a user situation; and a control unit configured to control a capture angle of an image based on the activity information associated with the user situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichiroh Sawai, Toru Amano, Yuya Hirano, Yasuyuki Koga, Satoshi Suzuno, Miki Tokitake
  • Patent number: 10645519
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage, a sensor, a controller, and a sound output unit. The storage is capable of storing a plurality of sound information items associated with respective positions. The sensor is capable of detecting a displacement of one of the information processing apparatus and a user of the information processing apparatus. The controller is capable of extracting at least one sound information satisfying a predetermined condition out of the plurality of stored sound information items and generating, based on the detected displacement, multichannel sound information obtained by localizing the extracted sound information at the associated position. The sound output unit is capable of converting the generated multichannel sound information into stereo sound information and outputting it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Koga
  • Patent number: 10609279
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an action recognition unit that recognizes an action state of a user based on a measurement result obtained by a sensor carried by the user, an image processing unit that performs a process regarding an amount of information on an image photographed by a photographing unit based on an action state of the user recognized by the action recognition unit during photographing by the photographing unit carried by the user, and a transmission control unit that causes the image processed by the image processing unit to be transmitted to an image processing device used to perform image recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Izumihara, Takuo Ikeda, Tetsuo Ikeda, Kentaro Kimura, Yasuyuki Koga, Tsubasa Tsukahara
  • Patent number: 10580592
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing an electrode material having a pressing step in which an irregularly shaped aggregate containing at least an active material is statically pressed in the presence of an alkali metal source and a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Sumiya, Shigehito Asano, Yasuyuki Koga, Ryo Kimura, Tsutomu Reiba, Terukazu Kokubo, Nobuo Ando