Patents by Inventor Yoshihito Ohki

Yoshihito Ohki 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: 20200059631
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a control apparatus, a control method, a program, and a projection system capable of conveying information in space more intuitively. The control apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology is an apparatus that acquires space sensing data regarding an object in a space obtained by sensing the space, acquires external environment data obtained by sensing an external environment, determines an image corresponding to the object on the basis of the space sensing data, and controls to project the image to which an effect corresponding to the external environment data has been added, onto the space. The present technology can be applied to a system that controls to project an image from a projector and presents information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: MASAO KONDO, SEIJI SUZUKI, YUSUKE TSUJITA, HIROTAKA TAKO, YOSHIHITO OHKI, YOHEI NAKAJIMA, HIROSHI NAKAYAMA, YOSHIYASU KUBOTA, TAICHI NOKUO, DAISUKE SHIONO, MIHO YAMADA, MASANORI MATSUSHIMA, KENICHI YAMAURA
  • Patent number: 10565462
    Abstract: In an electronic apparatus that captures images, characters in an image are accurately recognized. The electronic apparatus includes an imaging section, a distance measurement section, a shape estimation section, and a coordinate conversion section. The imaging section images an object and captures image data. The distance measurement section measures distances from the imaging section to a plurality of measurement points on a surface of the object. The shape estimation section estimates a shape of the object from the measured distances. The coordinate conversion section performs coordinate conversion on the image data, the coordinate conversion including converting three-dimensional coordinates on the surface of the object into plane coordinates on a predetermined reference plane on the basis of the estimated shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuharu Ohki, Nobuki Furue, Yoshihito Ohki, Keisuke Touyama, Masahiro Watanabe, Kensei Jo
  • Patent number: 10564827
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a processing unit configured to control combining of a captured image and an operation target image so as to generate a combined image for feeding back gesture recognition to a user. A degree of visualization of the captured image appears to be changed in the combined image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Shigeta, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Yasushi Okumura, Yoshihito Ohki, Takuo Ikeda, Kenichi Okada, Junki Ohmura, Michinari Kohno, Naoki Saito
  • Publication number: 20200050355
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a control device, a method for control, a program, and a projection system that enable to, in a case where input information is to be presented by projecting an image, naturally attract the attention of a person around a projection surface. A control device of an aspect of the present technology projects an image representing input information onto a projection surface so as to follow an input of the input information, with an effect in accordance with the type of the projection surface. As the projection surface, a thin sheet material attached on a wall surface is prepared, for example. The color of the thin sheet material is a dark color, for example, and in time with projection of the image representing a handwritten character or picture, a sound, which will come out when the character or the picture is drawn with a chalk on a chalkboard, is output from a speaker installed on the back side of the projection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: YOHEI NAKAJIMA, MASAO KONDO, HIROTAKA TAKO, DAISUKE SHIONO, YOSHIYASU KUBOTA, YOSHIHITO OHKI, YUSUKE TSUJITA, MIHO YAMADA, KENICHI YAMAURA, HIROSHI NAKAYAMA, SEIJI SUZUKI, MASANORI MATSUSHIMA, TAICHI NOKUO
  • Patent number: 10540943
    Abstract: Provided is a display control apparatus including a display control unit configured to control a display unit in a manner that content is displayed on a basis of a mode selected from a plurality of modes. The plurality of modes include at least a mode in which an object included in the content is displayed obliquely with respect to a direction of a side of a display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Takahashi, Yasushi Okumura, Yoshihito Ohki, Ikuo Yamano, Hiroyuki Mizunuma
  • Patent number: 10511702
    Abstract: To provide an information processing device, information processing method, and program that make it possible to improve convenience at the time of operation with regard to an operation target. The information processing device includes: an operation target selecting section that cancels a selected state of a target selected as an operation target on a basis of detection of a posture of an object; and a lock control section that changes a condition for cancelling the selected state on a basis of a predetermined determination criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masao Kondo, Hirotaka Tako, Hidenori Karasawa, Kenichi Yamaura, Yoshihito Ohki, Yoshiyasu Kubota, Tomohiro Ishii
  • Publication number: 20190294325
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a detection unit for detecting pressure applied by user input performed on a touch screen; a determination unit for determining which of two or more input states the user input belongs to, in accordance with the pressure detected by the detection unit; and an operation control unit for enabling or disabling a limitation imposed on operation with a user interface displayed on the touch screen, in accordance with the state of the user input determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihito OHKI, Yusuke MIYAZAWA, lkuo YAMANO
  • Publication number: 20190272805
    Abstract: It is desirable to provide a technology that presents content such that a person is drawn to the content more strongly. Provided is a display control apparatus including: a display control unit that controls a display of each of a first display region and a second display region according to whether or not a person exists in an inner region of a space between the first display region and the second display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: YOSHIHITO OHKI, KENICHI YAMAURA, HAJIME OGURA, REIKO MITSUGI
  • Patent number: 10402085
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a content of a handwritten input on a touch panel; and a display control unit configured to control display of a shaped figure which is obtained by shaping a figure recognized from the handwritten input, according to the content of the handwritten input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsubasa Tsukahara, Ikuo Yamano, Miwa Ichikawa, Hiroyuki Mizunuma, Yoshihito Ohki, Yasuyuki Koga
  • Patent number: 10353580
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a detection unit for detecting pressure applied by user input performed on a touch screen; a determination unit for determining which of two or more input states the user input belongs to, in accordance with the pressure detected by the detection unit; and an operation control unit for enabling or disabling a limitation imposed on operation with a user interface displayed on the touch screen, in accordance with the state of the user input determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihito Ohki, Yusuke Miyazawa, Ikuo Yamano
  • Publication number: 20190050144
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a detection unit for detecting pressure applied by user input performed on a touch screen; a determination unit for determining which of two or more input states the user input belongs to, in accordance with the pressure detected by the detection unit; and an operation control unit for enabling or disabling a limitation imposed on operation with a user interface displayed on the touch screen, in accordance with the state of the user input determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihito Ohki, Yusuke MIYAZAWA, lkuo YAMANO
  • Patent number: 10168900
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a detection unit for detecting pressure applied by user input performed on a touch screen; a determination unit for determining which of two or more input states the user input belongs to, in accordance with the pressure detected by the detection unit; and an operation control unit for enabling or disabling a limitation imposed on operation with a user interface displayed on the touch screen, in accordance with the state of the user input determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihito Ohki, Yusuke Miyazawa, Ikuo Yamano
  • Patent number: 10164677
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for initiating execution of actions and for communicating information to a user, and more particularly, to initiating execution of predefined actions in wearable devices and communication devices based on gestures made with the wearable devices and/or heat applied to a surface of the wearable devices. According to an aspect, the method relates to, in the wearable device, detecting a first, in the first wearable device predefined, gesture of the first wearable device, broadcasting a first signal comprising information associated with the first gesture, receiving, from a second wearable device, a second signal comprising information associated with a second gesture and initiating execution of a, in the first wearable device predefined, first action based on the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihito Ohki, Kae Okazawa, Masafumi Hamada, Kenny Lovrin, Billy Moren
  • Publication number: 20180367659
    Abstract: To provide an information processing device, information processing method, and program that make it possible to improve convenience at the time of operation with regard to an operation target. The information processing device includes: an operation target selecting section that cancels a selected state of a target selected as an operation target on a basis of detection of a posture of an object; and a lock control section that changes a condition for cancelling the selected state on a basis of a predetermined determination criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: MASAO KONDO, HIROTAKA TAKO, HIDENORI KARASAWA, KENICHI YAMAURA, YOSHIHITO OHKI, YOSHIYASU KUBOTA, TOMOHIRO ISHII
  • Patent number: 10134164
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus that is capable of generating image data including the original image data, which reflects the geometric features of the original image data, the information processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit and a generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires geometric feature information extracted by analyzing first image data. The generation unit generates second image data and third image data, the second image data being generated on the basis of the geometric feature information, the third image data including a first area and a second area, corresponding image data being placed in the first area, the corresponding image data corresponding to the first image data, the second image data being placed in the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihito Ohki, Shoichiro Moriya
  • Publication number: 20180284972
    Abstract: There is provided a GUI with which a user easily notices what a computer system should inform a user. An aspect of the present technology that accomplishes the object above is a display control apparatus including a control unit. The control unit outputs a first display element expressed on a display surface by a dot having a first color whose contrast is higher than that of the display surface. Further, the control unit outputs one or a plurality of second display elements expressed on the display surface by a line having the first color. Further, the control unit moves or deforms at least any of the first display element and the second display elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi AKAGAWA, Shinichi IRIYA, Yoshihito OHKI, Makoto IMAMURA, Takahiro KAWAGUCHI, Masanori MATSUSHIMA, Kazuma TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: D841016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kimura, Yasushi Okumura, Ikuo Yamano, Kei Takahashi, Yoshihito Ohki, Ayako Iwase, Daisuke Hiro, Lyo Takaoka, Sheng Wang, Qi Zheng
  • Patent number: D845994
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Akagawa, Shinichi Iriya, Yoshihito Ohki, Makoto Imamura, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Masanori Matsushima, Kazuma Takahashi, Katsuji Miyazawa, Goro Takaki
  • Patent number: D855649
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Akagawa, Shinichi Iriya, Yoshihito Ohki, Makoto Imamura, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Masanori Matsushima
  • Patent number: D866590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Akagawa, Shinichi Iriya, Yoshihito Ohki, Makoto Imamura, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Masanori Matsushima