Patents Assigned to Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
  • Heads-up-display software development tool
    Patent number: 9013494
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for software development and a method and system for analysis of graphics software are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel G. Duca, Vlad Stamate, Thomas Flynn, Stace Peterson, Alexandre Depereyra
  • Method for processing tasks in parallel and selecting a network for communication
    Patent number: 9015717
    Abstract: In a micro processor unit, when processing to be requested to another processor unit which connects via a network, occurs during task processing in a task processing unit in an application SPU, a communication controller in a PU specifies a network with which a processor unit, which is a request destination, connects. An interface selector in the application SPU selects one network included in the specified networks, with the view of communication capability or the like, and writes that information in a look-aside buffer. In case that processing for the same processing target is requested next time and after that, a system SPU or the PU transmits the processing request depending on required communication capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Seiji Murata
  • Communication system, terminal device, communication processing method, communication processing program, storage medium stored with communication processing program
    Patent number: 9015366
    Abstract: A controller to which a second controller is connected arranges, based on predetermined integrated scenario information defining a first input region allotted for the controller and a second input region allotted for the second controller within data regions for packet input data, operation input data corresponding to an operation input from a user in the first input region, and data based on extended input data obtained from an extension apparatus in the second input region, generates packet input data, and transmits it to a device main unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Koji Hamada
  • Electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 9007774
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus 1 includes a flat cable 70, an end 70a of which is bonded to the front surface of a sub-board 30 through an anisotropic conductive film 79, engaged portions 74A and 74B formed in the flat cable 70, and an intermediate frame 40 that engages with the engaged portions 74A and 74B to restrain the movement of the engaged portions 74A and 74B in a direction away from the electrode on the sub-board 30. Consequently, it is possible to realize a reduction in costs while maintaining connection stability between a flat cable and a circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Furubo, Satoshi Mito
  • Customization of GUI layout based on history of use
    Patent number: 9009588
    Abstract: A hand-held electronic device, method of operation and computer readable medium are disclosed. The device may include a case having one or more major surfaces. A visual display and a touch interface are disposed on at least one of the major surfaces. A processor is operably coupled to the visual display and touch screen. Instructions executable by the processor may be configured to a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; and c) adjust a layout of content shown on the display according to a probability of one or more actions that may be taken with the one or more active elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Gary M. Zalewski, Charles Nicholson
  • Electronic device and save data recording method
    Patent number: 9003147
    Abstract: A virtual capacity acquisition unit acquires a size of virtual capacity of a save data area from an application. A storage capacity acquisition unit acquires a size of save data of the application. A writing control unit prohibits the application from writing the save data exceeding the virtual capacity in a recording device. A free space acquisition unit acquires a size of free space of the recoding device, and the writing control unit prohibits the writing of save data whose size is larger than that of the free space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Masaharu Sakai, Yoichiro Iino, Shinichi Tanaka
  • Information processing device and information processing system
    Patent number: 8997012
    Abstract: An acquisition unit acquires, via a communication unit, presence information including status information indicating the status of execution of an application from a separate information processing device. A status image generation unit refers to the status information and determines a display mode for presenting the status of execution of the application to a user. The status image generation unit determines a display mode of a mark to indicate whether the user can participate in a session of an application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Aonuma, Yasutaka Miwa, Masayuki Kasai, Nobukazu Koyama
  • Methods for shape detection correlated with position detection and systems for processing the same
    Patent number: 8994659
    Abstract: A shape object, methods, and systems for using the shaped object in interactive computer gaming is disclosed. The shape object includes a line segment having a length that extends between a first end and a second end, and the line segment is flexible into a plurality of positions, where each of the plurality of positions define a shape of the line segment. The shape object further includes an optical fiber integrated along the line segment and an interface connectable to the line optical fiber of the line segment. The interface is at the first end of the line segment. The interface includes a circuit for communicating optical signals to the optical fiber, where the circuit is configured to identify the shape and changes in the shape of the line segment over time. Further included is a circuit for wirelessly transmitting the shape of the line segment to a computer that is remote from the line segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Dominic S. Mallinson
  • Power supply circuit for controlling power supply to an integrated circuit device with a rate of change of power supply voltage based on acquired value of current
    Patent number: 8996893
    Abstract: Provided is a power supply circuit capable of suppressing a power supply voltage to be input to an integrated circuit device to low level. A power supply circuit (10) controls power supply to an integrated circuit device (30) having a built-in IC chip (31). The power supply circuit (10) acquires a value of a current flowing in the integrated circuit device, and changes a power supply voltage to be input to the integrated circuit device (30), in accordance with the acquired value of the current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ohashi, Shinji Takashima
  • Management of online trading services using mediated communications
    Patent number: 8996409
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mediation of online trading services are provided. Supplemental content related to a content title may be listed in a market or store for content. A client device sends a mediated communication to a trading server; the mediated communication may include mediation data and a request concerning the transfer of supplemental content. A user account associated with the client device is identified and the supplemental content may then be assigned to the user account. A report regarding activity associated with the assignment of the supplemental content may be generated in accordance with mediation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek Chopra, David Gaxiola, Nicholas Szeto, Hirotoshi Maegawa, Shin Iima
  • Information processing device, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium
    Patent number: 8995720
    Abstract: A non-transitory information storage medium stores a program for causing a computer to execute processing including obtaining a search region for a search of the outside of one object and selecting any object in the search region as a search result from among a plurality of other objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Hajime Sugiyama, Naofumi Ito
  • PORTABLE TYPE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PORTABLE TYPE ELECTRONIC DEVICE GROUP, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PORTABLE TYPE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150085435
    Abstract: A first antenna (31) is disposed closer to a rear touch panel (4) than to a display panel (2a) in the front-rear direction of a housing (20). The first antenna (31) is disposed so as to be offset with respect to the rear touch panel (4) in a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the housing (20) so that at least a part of the first antenna (31) does not overlap the rear touch panel (4) in the front-rear direction of the housing (20). With such a structure, the display panel and touch panel are provided at the front surface and rear surface, respectively, and good reception sensitivity can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Sakakibara, Hiroaki Masuda, Yu Togasaki, Kiyokazu Miyazawa, Kazuto Nakagawa
  • Methods and apparatuses for synchronizing and managing content over multiple devices
    Patent number: 8984057
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect an active device configured to utilize content; identify the content and a current location of the content; detect an idle device configured to selectively deliver the content; detect a transition parameter for determining a transition to the idle device; and transition the content from the active device to the idle device wherein the idle device is capable of utilizing the content based on the transition parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Ho Kee Law
  • Information processing device, display control method, a program, and an information storage medium
    Patent number: 8983777
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that provides a user with a trajectory of positions calculated by positioning unit in a user-friendly way without displaying a map. The device includes a positioning section (60) repeatedly calculates a position, a position coordinate storage section (62) that stores a plurality of positions calculated by the positioning section, and an other-user information providing section (70) that displays letter strings indicating the positions stored in the position coordinate storage section (62) in an order that the positions are calculated. The positioning section (60) stores, in a case where a newly calculated position is at a given distance or more from the position last stored in the position coordinate storage section (62), the newly calculated position into the position coordinate storage section (62).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Kaido, Eiichi Nishina, Shohei Konno, Tomohiro Hasekura
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20150070277
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including a hand shape recognition unit that performs hand shape recognition on an input image to detect a position and a size of a hand with a specific shape in the input image, a determination region setting unit that sets a region in a vicinity of the hand on the input image as a determination region used to recognize a gesture performed using the hand, based on the position and the size of the hand, and a gesture recognition unit that recognizes the gesture by monitoring movement of the hand to the determination region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicants: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC., SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun KIMURA, Akio OHBA
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM TABLE DISPLAYING METHOD
    Publication number: 20150074724
    Abstract: A program information acquisition unit 60 acquires program information of each of a plurality of channels over a plurality of broadcasting types, among which a transmitting form of a broadcasting signal is different. A program table displaying unit 88 causes a program table, in which program information of the plurality of channels is juxtaposed in a classified state for each channel, to be displayed. The program table displaying unit 88 causes both of program information of channels belonging to a first broadcasting type and program information of channels belonging to a second broadcasting type to be displayed in a juxtaposed relationship in the same program table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu Hayashi, Kensaku Ishizuka, Yuki Kobayashi, Manabu Nishizawa
  • Apparatus for image and sound capture in a game environment
    Patent number: 8976265
    Abstract: An apparatus for capturing image and sound during interactivity with a computer game in a game environment is provided. The apparatus includes a housing and a base stand for supporting the housing. An image capture device is defined along a front portion of the housing. Also, an array of microphones is defined along the front portion of the housing. The array of microphones is defined by a single microphone positioned on a first lateral side of the image capture device and two or more microphones positioned on a second lateral side of the image capture device opposite the first side. The apparatus also includes a connector for connecting to a computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Marks, Xiadong Mao
  • Touch input processor, information processor, and touch input control method
    Patent number: 8976140
    Abstract: A touch coordinate acquisition unit acquires the coordinate position of a touch point on a touch panel. An area determination unit determines whether or not the coordinate position of a touch point is present within an enlarging operation area provided in part of the touch panel. A drag determination unit determines if a touch point has been dragged. When the coordinate position of a touch point is present within the enlarging operation area and the touch point has been dragged, an operation mode switching unit switches the operation mode for touch inputs from a normal operation mode to an enlarging operation mode. When the operation mode is switched to the enlarging operation mode, a touch coordinate transformation unit transforms the coordinates of an actual touch point within the enlarging operation area into the coordinates of a virtual touch point for the whole area of the touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Shinichi Hirata
  • Tuner
    Patent number: D724050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Takashi Sogabe
  • Controller for electronic device
    Patent number: D727430
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsu Sumii, Ennin Huang