Patents by Inventor Yoshihito Ishibashi

Yoshihito Ishibashi 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: 11971266
    Abstract: There is provided a route guidance apparatus including a route search unit which searches for at least one route, to a predetermined destination, which is to be traveled by an electric vehicle propelled by electric power stored in a secondary battery provided within the vehicle, and a power consumption calculation unit which calculates power consumption of the electric vehicle when a route to a destination, which was searched for by the route search unit, is traveled by the electric vehicle, based on information on electric power to be consumed when the electric vehicle travels and geographical information relating to the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshihito Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 11701975
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a travelable information display unit that displays before a discharge, regarding motor-driven movable bodies of a discharge source and a discharge destination driven by using electric power of batteries, information about places to which the motor-driven movable body of the discharge source can move using electric power of the battery left after the discharge by assuming, when information about a discharge amount discharged from the battery of the motor-driven movable body of the discharge source toward the motor-driven movable body of the discharge destination that receives power supply is input, a case in which the discharge amount is discharged from the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihito Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 11570748
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a power storage management system includes a user terminal, a power storage apparatus and an information processing apparatus. In one example embodiment, the information processing apparatus is configured to, using a mobile communication network (e.g., Global System for Mobile Communications or the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), communicate with the power storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Noma, Tomoyuki Ono, Hiroshi Kawashima, Kayoko Tanaka, Ryoki Honjo, Shigeru Tajima, Daisuke Yamazaki, Kazumi Sato, Yoshihito Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 11445471
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a power storage management system includes a user terminal, a power storage apparatus and an information processing apparatus. In one example embodiment, the information processing apparatus is configured to, using a mobile communication network (e.g., Global System for Mobile Communications or the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), communicate with the power storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Noma, Tomoyuki Ono, Hiroshi Kawashima, Kayoko Tanaka, Ryoki Honjo, Shigeru Tajima, Daisuke Yamazaki, Kazumi Sato, Yoshihito Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20210354572
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a travelable information display unit that displays before a discharge, regarding motor-driven movable bodies of a discharge source and a discharge destination driven by using electric power of batteries, information about places to which the motor-driven movable body of the discharge source can move using electric power of the battery left after the discharge by assuming, when information about a discharge amount discharged from the battery of the motor-driven movable body of the discharge source toward the motor-driven movable body of the discharge destination that receives power supply is input, a case in which the discharge amount is discharged from the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshihito ISHIBASHI
  • Patent number: 11091045
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a travelable information display unit that displays before a discharge, regarding motor-driven movable bodies of a discharge source and a discharge destination driven by using electric power of batteries, information about places to which the motor-driven movable body of the discharge source can move using electric power of the battery left after the discharge by assuming, when information about a discharge amount discharged from the battery of the motor-driven movable body of the discharge source toward the motor-driven movable body of the discharge destination that receives power supply is input, a case in which the discharge amount is discharged from the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshihito Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20210168757
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a power storage management system includes a user terminal, a power storage apparatus and an information processing apparatus. In one example embodiment, the information processing apparatus is configured to, using a mobile communication network (e.g., Global System for Mobile Communications or the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), communicate with the power storage apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki NOMA, Tomoyuki ONO, Hiroshi KAWASHIMA, Kayoko TANAKA, Ryoki HONJO, Shigeru TAJIMA, Daisuke YAMAZAKI, Kazumi SATO, Yoshihito ISHIBASHI
  • Patent number: 10932222
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a power storage management system includes a user terminal, a power storage apparatus and an information processing apparatus. In one example embodiment, the information processing apparatus is configured to, using a mobile communication network (e.g., Global System for Mobile Communications or the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), communicate with the power storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Noma, Tomoyuki Ono, Hiroshi Kawashima, Kayoko Tanaka, Ryoki Honjo, Shigeru Tajima, Daisuke Yamazaki, Kazumi Sato, Yoshihito Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 10810296
    Abstract: A communication apparatus of the disclosure includes: an authentication section that performs personal authentication of a user through BAN (Body Area Network) communication prior to data exchange with a communication peer for predetermined processing; and a communication section that performs the data exchange with the communication peer for the predetermined processing in a case of success of the personal authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Tanaka, Shigeki Teramoto, Yoshihito Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 10771164
    Abstract: A communication unit of the disclosure includes a human-body electrode and a space electrode that perform communication through a human body by means of an electric field method, and a first auxiliary conductor section that includes a first end and a second end, the first end causing electrostatic induction corresponding to a transmission signal with respect to the human body, the second end being disposed at a position closer to the human-body electrode than to the space electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Uno, Yoshihito Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 10755499
    Abstract: An opening-closing control device of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode unit and a second electrode unit that perform communication with an authenticated communication device; an authentication processor that performs authentication processing on the authenticated communication device on a basis of a result of the communication with the authenticated communication device; an opening-closing operation unit that performs an operation on a lockable opening-closing unit; an operation detector that detects an operation state of the opening-closing operation unit; and a controller that locks or unlocks the opening-closing unit on a basis of a result of the authentication processing and a result of detection of the operation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communication Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Miyamoto, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Shinichi Fukuda, Yoshihito Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20200092841
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a power storage management system includes a user terminal, a power storage apparatus and an information processing apparatus. In one example embodiment, the information processing apparatus is configured to, using a mobile communication network (e.g., Global System for Mobile Communications or the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), communicate with the power storage apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki NOMA, Tomoyuki ONO, Hiroshi KAWASHIMA, Kayoko TANAKA, Ryoki HONJO, Shigeru TAJIMA, Daisuke YAMAZAKI, Kazumi SATO, Yoshihito ISHIBASHI
  • Publication number: 20200086759
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a travelable information display unit that displays before a discharge, regarding motor-driven movable bodies of a discharge source and a discharge destination driven by using electric power of batteries, information about places to which the motor-driven movable body of the discharge source can move using electric power of the battery left after the discharge by assuming, when information about a discharge amount discharged from the battery of the motor-driven movable body of the discharge source toward the motor-driven movable body of the discharge destination that receives power supply is input, a case in which the discharge amount is discharged from the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshihito ISHIBASHI
  • Publication number: 20200068524
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a power storage management system includes a user terminal, a power storage apparatus and an information processing apparatus. In one example embodiment, the information processing apparatus is configured to, using a mobile communication network (e.g., Global System for Mobile Communications or the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), communicate with the power storage apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki NOMA, Tomoyuki ONO, Hiroshi KAWASHIMA, Kayoko TANAKA, Ryoki HONJO, Shigeru TAJIMA, Daisuke YAMAZAKI, Kazumi SATO, Yoshihito ISHIBASHI
  • Patent number: 10506547
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a power storage management system includes a user terminal, a power storage apparatus and an information processing apparatus. In one example embodiment, the information processing apparatus is configured to, using a mobile communication network (e.g., Global System for Mobile Communications or the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), communicate with the power storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Noma, Tomoyuki Ono, Hiroshi Kawashima, Kayoko Tanaka, Ryoki Honjo, Shigeru Tajima, Daisuke Yamazaki, Kazumi Sato, Yoshihito Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 10500969
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a travelable information display unit that displays before a discharge, regarding motor-driven movable bodies of a discharge source and a discharge destination driven by using electric power of batteries, information about places to which the motor-driven movable body of the discharge source can move using electric power of the battery left after the discharge by assuming, when information about a discharge amount discharged from the battery of the motor-driven movable body of the discharge source toward the motor-driven movable body of the discharge destination that receives power supply is input, a case in which the discharge amount is discharged from the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihito Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20190360829
    Abstract: There is provided a route guidance apparatus including a route search unit which searches for at least one route, to a predetermined destination, which is to be traveled by an electric vehicle propelled by electric power stored in a secondary battery provided within the vehicle, and a power consumption calculation unit which calculates power consumption of the electric vehicle when a route to a destination, which was searched for by the route search unit, is traveled by the electric vehicle, based on information on electric power to be consumed when the electric vehicle travels and geographical information relating to the route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Yoshihito Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 10484961
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a power storage management system includes a user terminal, a power storage apparatus and an information processing apparatus. In one example embodiment, the information processing apparatus is configured to, using a mobile communication network (e.g., Global System for Mobile Communications or the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), communicate with the power storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Noma, Tomoyuki Ono, Hiroshi Kawashima, Kayoko Tanaka, Ryoki Honjo, Shigeru Tajima, Daisuke Yamazaki, Kazumi Sato, Yoshihito Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 10454285
    Abstract: An electricity distribution system includes an electricity supply control unit that receives information on power consumption, estimates the current and the future power consumption, and controls the supply of electricity to the electric device; an information display unit that displays information on a power use situation of an electric device electrically connected with the electricity supply control unit; and a battery server that accumulates power, in which the electricity supply control unit communicates the information on the power consumption with a new electric device when the new electric device is electrically connected, and when the amount of available power is exceeded by supplying electricity to the electric device, does not supply electricity to the electric device, makes the information display unit display that the amount of available power is exceeded by supplying electricity to the information display unit, and determines whether to use the power accumulated in the battery server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihito Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 10386193
    Abstract: There is provided a route guidance apparatus including a route search unit which searches for at least one route, to a predetermined destination, which is to be traveled by an electric vehicle propelled by electric power stored in a secondary battery provided within the vehicle, and a power consumption calculation unit which calculates power consumption of the electric vehicle when a route to a destination, which was searched for by the route search unit, is traveled by the electric vehicle, based on information on electric power to be consumed when the electric vehicle travels and geographical information relating to the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshihito Ishibashi