Patents Assigned to Sony Corporation
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Patent number: 11662316Abstract: A fluorescence observation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a stage, an excitation section, and a spectroscopic imaging section. The stage is capable of supporting a fluorescently stained pathological specimen. The excitation section irradiates the pathological specimen on the stage with a plurality of line illuminations of different wavelengths, the plurality of line illuminations being a plurality of line illuminations situated on different axes and parallel to a certain-axis direction. The spectroscopic imaging section includes at least one imaging device capable of separately receiving pieces of fluorescence respectively excited with the plurality of line illuminations.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hirokazu Tatsuta, Gakuji Hashimoto, Tetsuro Kuwayama
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Patent number: 11665691Abstract: Communicating in a wireless telecommunications system comprising a communications device and one or more infrastructure equipment, wherein the communications device is configured to communicate with the infrastructure equipment via a first wireless access interface in accordance with a first radio access technology (RAT) and to communicate with the infrastructure equipment via a second wireless access interface in accordance with a second RAT.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shin Horng Wong, Martin Warwick Beale, Brian Alexander Martin, Vivek Sharma, Hideji Wakabayashi, Shinichiro Tsuda
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Patent number: 11665367Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and a method capable of achieving reduction of a drop of coding efficiency (improvement of coding efficiency). Coded data is decoded to generate coefficient data. An inverse orthogonal transform is performed for the generated coefficient data according to an inverse orthogonal transform type controlled on the basis of a coding parameter. For example, the present disclosure is applicable to an image processing apparatus, an image coding apparatus, an image decoding apparatus, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi Tsukuba
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Patent number: 11665775Abstract: A communications device is provided, which is configured to transmit or receive signals via a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network to or from one or more infrastructure equipment. The communications device is configured, at the time of a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection establishment procedure, to receive a first message from one of the infrastructure equipment comprising an indication that the infrastructure equipment is capable of operating in accordance with a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) in accordance with a first radio access technology, to establish a PDCP entity based on the received indication, and to transmit a second message to the infrastructure equipment comprising an indication that the communications device is capable of operating in accordance with one or both of the PDCP in accordance with the first radio access technology and a PDCP in accordance with a second radio access technology.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Vivek Sharma, Hideji Wakabayashi, Shinichiro Tsuda, Shin Horng Wong, Martin Warwick Beale
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Patent number: 11661084Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present technology includes an estimation unit, a generation unit, and a frequency control unit. The estimation unit estimates at least one of a location or a posture of a mobile object. The generation unit generates a movement plan for moving the mobile object. The frequency control unit controls frequency of update of the movement plan to be performed by the generation unit, on the basis of load index information serving as an index of a load on the estimation unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo Watanabe, Masataka Toyoura, Takamori Yamaguchi, Ryo Takahashi, Keisuke Maeda
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Patent number: 11663714Abstract: [Problem] To shorten the processing time without performing complicated processing during image reading. [Solution] The present disclosure provides an image processing apparatus that includes: a dividing unit that divides a detection region for detecting a feature value of an image into a plurality of regions; a decimation processing unit that performs a decimation process on a pixel value for each of the regions; and a histogram calculating unit that interpolates a pixel value having undergone the decimation process to calculate a histogram of pixel values of the regions. With this configuration, it is possible to shorten the processing time without performing complicated processing during image reading.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Shinji Watanabe
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Patent number: 11664006Abstract: A sound output device according to an embodiment includes: an acoustic path (70) and a microphone (100b). The acoustic path connects a first space (54b) formed on a front surface of a driver unit (106) and the outside of a housing (50b) including the driver unit separately from a second space (55b) formed on a back surface of the driver unit. The microphone is disposed in the vicinity of an opening where the acoustic path is connected to the outside of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yushi Yamabe, Naoki Shinmen, Kenichi Oide
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Patent number: 11663708Abstract: A field of view of a captured image of a lensless camera can be controlled, and a configuration of generating a restored image including part of an imaging region is realized. Included is a signal processing unit that receives observed image signals as output of an image sensor of a lensless camera to generate a restored image of a restored image region including part of a captured image region of the lensless camera.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki Oyaizu, Ilya Reshetouski, Atsushi Ito
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Patent number: 11662393Abstract: It is possible to determine, with a simple configuration, that the connection direction of a cable is the reverse direction. A cable is connected for use between a transmission device and a reception device, and transmits data in one direction. A connection direction determination unit determines whether the connection direction is the reverse direction, on the basis of a result of voltage monitoring at a predetermined position on a power-supply line. When the connection direction is determined to be the reverse direction, the information transmission unit transmits information indicating that the connection direction is the reverse direction, to the transmission device or the reception device.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masanari Yamamoto, Kazuaki Toba, Kazuo Yamamoto, Hiroshi Morita
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Patent number: 11664054Abstract: A cartridge is provided and includes tape-shaped magnetic recording medium; and cartridge memory; wherein cartridge memory includes communication unit that communicates with recording/reproducing device in state where cartridge is loaded on recording/reproducing device; storage unit; and control unit that stores, reads, and transmits information, wherein information includes manufacturing information of cartridge and adjustment information for adjusting a tension applied to the tape-shaped magnetic recording medium in a longitudinal direction of tape-shaped magnetic recording medium thereof, tape-shaped magnetic recording medium has a plurality of servo bands, and wherein a temperature expansion coefficient ? of the tape-shaped magnetic recording medium satisfies 6 ppm/° C.???8 ppm/° C.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Eiji Nakashio, Kazuo Anno, Shinya Tochikubo, Takanobu Iwama
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Patent number: 11663831Abstract: A polarized image acquisition section 11a acquires a polarized image of a target object having one or more polarization directions. A polarization parameter acquisition section 12-1 calculates the average brightness ? of a polarization model on the basis of a non-polarized image subjected to sensitivity correction. Further, the polarization parameter acquisition section 12-1 calculates the amplitude ? of the polarization model on the basis of the calculated average brightness ?, pre-stored information regarding the zenith angle ? of the normal line of the target object, a refractive index r, and reflectance property information indicative of whether a subject is diffuse reflection or specular reflection.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hajime Mihara, Shun Kaizu, Teppei Kurita, Yuhi Kondo, Yasutaka Hirasawa
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Patent number: 11664944Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic apparatus, a radio communication method and a computer-readable medium. The electronic apparatus for radio communication according to one embodiment comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: determine a time length of a sending window of a discovery reference signal based on a target number of candidate positions of a synchronous signal block of the discovery reference signal and a subcarrier spacing; and control the sending of the discovery reference signal based on the determined time length.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tao Cui, Jianfei Cao
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Patent number: 11654549Abstract: A control system, method and computer program product cooperate to assist control for an autonomous robot. An interface receives recognition information from an autonomous robot, said recognition information including candidate target objects to interact with the autonomous robot. A display control unit causes a display image to be displayed on a display of candidate target objects, wherein at least two of the candidate target objects are displayed with an associated indication of a target object score.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kenta Kawamoto, Yoshiaki Iwai, Satoru Shimizu
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Patent number: 11656459Abstract: A display apparatus includes: (i) a glasses-type frame that is mounted on the head of an observer; and (ii) an image display device that is attached to the frame, wherein the image display device includes (A) an image forming device, and (B) an optical device on which light emitted from the image forming device is incident, in which the light is guided, and from which the light is emitted, a light control device that adjusts an amount of external light incident from the outside is provided in a region of the optical device from which light is emitted, and the light control device includes two opposite transparent substrates, electrodes that are provided on the substrates, and an electrophoretic dispersion liquid that is sealed between the two substrates.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akio Machida, Kenichi Takahashi, Hidehiko Takanashi, Kenji Suzuki
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Patent number: 11657573Abstract: The mesh tracking described herein involves mesh tracking on 3D face models. In contrast to existing mesh tracking algorithms which generally require user intervention and manipulation, the mesh tracking algorithm is fully automatic once a template mesh is provided. In addition, an eye and mouth boundary detection algorithm is able to better reconstruct the shape of eyes and mouths.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignees: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Yuelong Li, Mohammad Gharavi-Alkhansari
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Patent number: 11657539Abstract: 3D data representing a three-dimensional structure is divided into a plurality of pieces and encoded, an obtained plurality of divided bitstreams is multiplexed, and one bitstream including a separator indicating a position of a joint between the divided bitstreams is generated. Furthermore, a separator indicating a position of a joint between divided bitstreams obtained by dividing 3D data representing a three-dimensional structure into a plurality of pieces and encoding the plurality of divided pieces of the 3D data, which is included in a bitstream obtained by multiplexing a plurality of the divided bitstreams, is analyzed, and the bitstream is divided into every divided bitstream on the basis of information included in the analyzed separator, and decoded. Applications of the technology include being implemented in, for example, an information processing apparatus, an image processing apparatus, electronic equipment, an information processing method, a program, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ohji Nakagami, Koji Yano, Satoru Kuma, Tsuyoshi Kato
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Patent number: 11654936Abstract: A configuration for controlling safe switching of automatic driving and manual driving includes a driver information acquisition unit that acquires driver information of a movement device such as an automobile, an environmental information acquisition unit that acquires environmental information of the movement device, and a safety determination unit that receives, as an input, the driver information and the environmental information, and learns and calculates a safety index value indicating whether or not a driver in the movement device during automatic driving is in a state of being able to perform safe manual driving. The safety determination unit further estimates a manual driving recovery available time including a time required until the driver in the movement device during the automatic driving becomes able to start the safe manual driving.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Eiji Oba
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Patent number: 11656683Abstract: To achieve simplification in configuration and reduction in cost of a tactile reproduction system that reproduces tactile information. The signal generation device according to the present technology includes a signal generation unit that generates a tactile signal on the basis of a detection value of a motion detection unit that is provided in an imaging device and detects motion of the imaging device. This eliminates the need to provide a separate motion detection unit other than the motion detection unit provided in the imaging device in order to realize a system that reproduces tactile information together with visual information.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shuichiro Nishigori, Shiro Suzuki, Hirofumi Takeda, Jun Matsumoto
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Patent number: 11656734Abstract: A method of mapping an object to a location in a virtual space includes acquiring objects which are to be mapped to respective locations in a virtual space and assigning each respective location in the virtual space a prominence value representing the prominence of an object at the location when the virtual space is viewed by a user. The prominence value is assigned according to a distance of each location from a reference location in the virtual space and at least one physiological characteristic of a user. The method also includes mapping each object to a respective location in the virtual space according to a priority level associated with at least some of the objects and the prominence value assigned to each respective location in the virtual space.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Nigel Stuart Moore
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Patent number: 11659134Abstract: Visibility of a description on a description field hidden by a presenter is to be ensured while maintaining a positional relationship between the presenter and the description on the description field. The moving image data obtained by imaging a state where the presenter is giving the description onto the description field is processed to determine the description portion. Display data for displaying each of portions determined to be the description portion as a description is generated and superimposed on moving image data. For example, a difference value for each of pixels between a current frame image and a reference frame image is extracted, a group including a series of consecutive pixels having a difference value being a threshold or more is grasped and then, whether or not the group is a description portion is determined for each of the groups.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Shogo Takanashi