Patents by Inventor Yohei Fukuma

Yohei Fukuma 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: 11947715
    Abstract: A control device according to an embodiment includes: a winding unit (30, 3001) that unwinds a wire having one end movably held by a user in a direction of the one end and winds the wire by an elastic force in a direction away from the one end, a wire lock unit (30, 3002) that locks unwinding of the wire from the winding unit, and a control unit (100) that controls an operation by the wire lock unit of locking the unwinding according to a relationship between a position of a virtual object disposed in a virtual space and a position, in the virtual space, corresponding to a position of the one end in a real space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Takeshi Ogita, Yohei Fukuma, Taha Moriyama, Ikuo Yamano
  • Patent number: 11941177
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided which includes a first acquisition unit (214) configured to acquire a control command, inputted by a first user, including positional information for designating a presentation position at which to present a tactile stimulus by a tactile presentation device and mode information for designating a mode of the tactile stimulus, a generation unit (218) configured to generate a tactile control signal for presenting the tactile stimulus to the presentation position in response to the control command, and a first distribution unit (222) configured to distribute the tactile control signal to the tactile presentation device worn on a body of a second user, in which the first distribution unit distributes, according to a predetermined rule, the tactile control signal related to the control command inputted by each of a plurality of the first users to the tactile presentation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Yokoyama, Takeshi Ogita, Osamu Ito, Yohei Fukuma, Ayumi Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20240028123
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device (300) including a first acquisition unit (308) that acquires, according to an input from a first user, a control command including presentation unit information designating a presentation unit that presents a haptic stimulus by a haptic presentation device, and form information designating a form of the haptic stimulus, a generation unit (310) that generates, according to the control commands, a first haptic control signal to present the haptic stimulus to the presentation unit; and a first distribution unit (302) that distributes the first haptic control signal to the haptic presentation device worn on a body of each of a plurality of second users designated by the input by the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo YOKOYAMA, Yusuke NAKAGAWA, Ayumi NAKAGAWA, Yohei FUKUMA, Osamu ITO, Takayoshi YAMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20240009581
    Abstract: A tactile presentation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a movable member, an elastic portion, and at least one drive unit. The elastic portion supports the movable member. The at least one drive unit is connected to the movable member, moves the movable member so as to elastically deform the elastic portion, and is capable of keeping the elastic portion elastically deformed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: RYO YOKOYAMA, YOHEI FUKUMA, TAHA MORIYAMA, YUSUKE NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20240004471
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device (300) including a first acquisition unit (308) that is based on an input from a first user and that includes presentation unit information designating a presentation unit that presents a haptic stimulus by a haptic presentation device, and form information designating a form of the haptic stimulus, a generation unit (310) that generates, according to the control command, a haptic control signal to present the haptic stimulus to the presentation unit; and a first distribution unit (302) that distributes the haptic control signal to the haptic presentation device worn on a body of a second user. The haptic control signal corresponds to a predetermined image that is superimposed on an image of a real space distributed to the first user and that is generated on a basis of the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo YOKOYAMA, Yusuke NAKAGAWA, Ayumi NAKAGAWA, Yohei FUKUMA, Osamu ITO, Takayoshi YAMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230350491
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a first detection unit that detects contact of fingertips on the basis of an output waveform of an acceleration sensor; a second detection unit that detects the contact of the fingertips on the basis of a change in electrostatic capacitance; and an operation control unit that causes the first detection unit to operate in a case of detecting timing at which the fingertips come into contact with each other, and causes the second detection unit to operate in a case of detecting timing at which the fingertips are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: IKUO YAMANO, DAISUKE TAJIMA, YOHEI FUKUMA
  • Patent number: 11738262
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system (1) that performs generation and reproduction of control data of a haptic presentation device assuming that a control is performed in synchronization with a reproduction content, and there is provided an information processor (10), which makes it possible to achieve reduction in a burden of processing and improvement in convenience, including a control unit (104) that generates a script in which time information on the reproduction content and a control command of the haptic presentation device are associated with each other, in which the control command includes position information indicating a perceptual position that causes a haptic stimulus to be perceived in the haptic presentation device, and haptic stimulus type information specifying a type of the haptic stimulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Ito, Takeshi Ogita, Yohei Fukuma, Ikuo Yamano, Ryo Yokoyama, Takamoto Tsuda
  • Patent number: 11709550
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing apparatus, a method for processing information, and a program capable of adjusting a perceptual position of a tactile stimulus even with one tactile stimulus unit. The information processing apparatus (20) includes an output control unit (120) that performs output control of a vibration on at least one tactile stimulus unit (130), in which the output control unit changes a frequency of the vibration to be output from the tactile stimulus unit depending on a position of the tactile stimulus unit and predetermined positional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Yokoyama, Takeshi Ogita, Yohei Fukuma, Ikuo Yamano
  • Publication number: 20230168733
    Abstract: A control device according to an embodiment includes: a winding unit (30, 3001) that unwinds a wire having one end movably held by a user in a direction of the one end and winds the wire by an elastic force in a direction away from the one end, a wire lock unit (30, 3002) that locks unwinding of the wire from the winding unit, and a control unit (100) that controls an operation by the wire lock unit of locking the unwinding according to a relationship between a position of a virtual object disposed in a virtual space and a position, in the virtual space, corresponding to a position of the one end in a real space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: TSUYOSHI ISHIKAWA, TAKESHI OGITA, YOHEI FUKUMA, TAHA MORIYAMA, IKUO YAMANO
  • Publication number: 20230152891
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided which includes a first acquisition unit (214) configured to acquire a control command, inputted by a first user, including positional information for designating a presentation position at which to present a tactile stimulus by a tactile presentation device and mode information for designating a mode of the tactile stimulus, a generation unit (218) configured to generate a tactile control signal for presenting the tactile stimulus to the presentation position in response to the control command, and a first distribution unit (222) configured to distribute the tactile control signal to the tactile presentation device worn on a body of a second user, in which the first distribution unit distributes, according to a predetermined rule, the tactile control signal related to the control command inputted by each of a plurality of the first users to the tactile presentation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo YOKOYAMA, Takeshi OGITA, Osamu ITO, Yohei FUKUMA, Ayumi NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 11650665
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a tactile presentation apparatus and a tactile presentation control method with which the types of tactile sensations which can be presented by means of vibration can be increased. The tactile presentation apparatus includes a first member and a second member which can vibrate individually and a first bending portion that bends between the first member and the second member and that changes the relative direction between the first member and the second member. The present technology can be applied to devices that a user operates while holding the device in a hand, for example in a theatrical performance, a movie, or an attraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Ito, Yohei Fukuma, Takeshi Ogita, Ryo Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20230038998
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided which includes a first acquisition unit (214) configured to acquire a control command that is inputted by a first user and corresponds to presentation unit information for designating a presentation unit for presenting a tactile stimulus by a tactile presentation device and mode information for designating a mode of the tactile stimulus; a generation unit (218) configured to generate a tactile control signal for presenting the tactile stimulus to the presentation unit in accordance with the control command; and a first distribution unit (222) configured to distribute the tactile control signal to the tactile presentation device worn on a body of a second user, in which the tactile control signal corresponds to at least one of a presentation timing, frequency, interval, waveform, presentation time, and intensity of the tactile stimulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo YOKOYAMA, Takeshi OGITA, Osamu ITO, Yohei FUKUMA, Ayumi NAKAGAWA, Kentaro NAKAMURA, Takuma DOMAE
  • Publication number: 20230033892
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided which includes a first acquisition unit (214) configured to acquire a control command, inputted by a first user, including positional information for designating a presentation position at which to present a tactile stimulus by a tactile presentation device and mode information for designating a mode of the tactile stimulus, a generation unit (218) configured to generate a tactile control signal for presenting the tactile stimulus to the presentation position in accordance with the control command; and a distribution unit (222) configured to distribute the tactile control signal to the tactile presentation device worn on a body of a second user, in which the first acquisition unit (214) acquires the positional information inputted by an operation of the first user on a position selection screen with which to designate the presentation position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayumi NAKAGAWA, Takeshi OGITA, Osamu ITO, Ryo YOKOYAMA, Yohei FUKUMA
  • Publication number: 20230009322
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided which includes a first acquisition unit (214) configured to acquire a control command that is inputted by a first user and corresponds to presentation unit information for designating a presentation unit for presenting a tactile stimulus by a tactile presentation device and mode information for designating a mode of the tactile stimulus; a generation unit (218) configured to generate a tactile control signal for presenting the tactile stimulus to the presentation unit in accordance with the control command; and a first distribution unit (222) configured to distribute the tactile control signal to the tactile presentation device worn on a body of a second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu ITO, Takeshi OGITA, Ayumi NAKAGAWA, Yohei FUKUMA, Ryo YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220374083
    Abstract: There is provided a control device according to the present technology to improve an accuracy of force sense presentation while preventing hindrance to a free motion of a target part when a user does not touch a virtual object. The control device includes a control unit that controls a force sense presentation apparatus, which includes a first member that is displaced mechanically in conjunction with a motion of a target part of a user, a second member that is displaceable in a direction of coming into contact with or separating from the first member, and a drive part that drives the second member and performs force sense presentation with respect to the target part, such that a driving state of the second member is changed according to a positional relationship between a virtual object and the target part in a virtual space in which the virtual object is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke TAJIMA, Yohei FUKUMA, Ikuo YAMANO
  • Patent number: 11350751
    Abstract: There is provided a tactile presentation device capable of realizing easier wearing/removal and contact of a tactile stimulation unit in an appropriate position. The tactile presentation device is provided with an attaching unit to a back plate of a chair, and a wearing belt portion to a body provided so as to be extendable and contractable on the attaching unit, in which one or more first tactile stimulation units are provided on the attaching unit, and one or more second tactile stimulation units are provided on the wearing belt portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamoto Tsuda, Yusuke Otani, Ikuo Yamano, Osamu Ito, Ryo Yokoyama, Takeshi Ogita, Yohei Fukuma
  • Publication number: 20220152468
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a skill level difference detection unit configured to detect a skill level difference between a first user and a second user on the basis of sensing data regarding the first user and sensing data regarding the second user having a skill level lower than a skill level of the first user, and a presentation unit configured to dynamically change and present, during performance, skill level difference suppression information that reduces the skill level difference to at least one of the first and second users on the basis of the skill level difference detected. The sensing data is acquired through at least performance and the like performed by moving at least a part of a body of the users and other performance performed in the past with respect to the performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: OSAMU ITO, TAKESHI OGITA, YOHEI FUKUMA, IKUO YAMANO, RYO YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220144172
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result on light outside a mobile object; an analyzer configured to determine a position of projection of content in the mobile object based on the detection result on the light outside the mobile object; and a display controller configured to perform control on projection of the content onto the determined position of projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: YOHEI FUKUMA, KEN OOTSUKA, NAOMASA TAKAHASHI, TORU NAGARA, HIROSHI TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220057864
    Abstract: An information processor (10m) includes a control unit (104). On a basis of position information indicating a perceptual position that causes a haptic stimulus to be perceived in a haptic presentation device (2) and on a basis of haptic stimulus type information specifying a type of the haptic stimulus, and in accordance with an arrangement of one or more haptic stimulus units provided in the haptic presentation device (2), the control unit (104) generates a haptic control signal to each of the haptic stimulus units for presentation of the haptic stimulus of the type specified at the perceptual position, and a script in which time information on a reproduction content and one or more of the generated haptic control signals are associated with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu ITO, Takeshi OGITA, Yohei FUKUMA, Ikuo YAMANO, Ryo YOKOYAMA, Takamoto TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20210349538
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a tactile presentation apparatus and a tactile presentation control method with which the types of tactile sensations which can be presented by means of vibration can be increased. The tactile presentation apparatus includes a first member and a second member which can vibrate individually and a first bending portion that bends between the first member and the second member and that changes the relative direction between the first member and the second member. The present technology can be applied to devices that a user operates while holding the device in a hand, for example in a theatrical performance, a movie, or an attraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: OSAMU ITO, YOHEI FUKUMA, TAKESHI OGITA, RYO YOKOYAMA