Patents Assigned to Sony Corporation
  • Publication number: 20250150244
    Abstract: A signal is transmitted at a high speed in a direction opposite to a transmitting direction of a main large-capacity channel. A first transmitting unit transmits a first signal including a clock component to an external device through a transmission path as a differential signal. A second transmitting unit superimposes a second signal including a clock component on the transmission path as an in-phase signal to transmit to the external device. A state notifying unit communicates with the external device through a pair of differential transmission paths included in the transmission path and notifies the external device of a connection state of its own device by a DC bias potential of at least one of the pair of differential transmission paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki TOBA, Gen ICHIMURA
  • Patent number: 12295157
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a gate electrode disposed on a semiconductor substrate and source/drain regions disposed at both sides of the gate electrode, the source/drain regions being formed by implanting impurities. The source/drain regions include an epitaxial layer formed by epitaxially growing a semiconductor material having a different lattice constant from that of the semiconductor substrate in a recessed position at a side of the gate electrode, and a diffusion layer disposed in a surface layer of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuji Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 12292962
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus and an information processing method capable of improving convenience of a device in which a virtual machine is able to operate are provided. The information processing apparatus includes a processing unit having a function for controlling execution of processing regarding a virtual machine, in which a virtual machine program that operates the virtual machine is associated with condition information that includes information indicating a region of a recording medium and indicates a condition under which the virtual machine is operated, a code of the virtual machine program, and a first electronic signature generated on the basis of the condition information, and the processing unit controls the execution of the processing regarding the virtual machine on the basis of a confirmation result of the first electronic signature associated with the virtual machine program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadayuki Misaizu, Norihiro Fujita, Tsutomu Nakatsuru
  • Patent number: 12294526
    Abstract: Techniques for wireless transmission of data are provided, in which data representing a plurality of frames of a time-sequential signal are encoded. The encoded data are temporarily retained in a memory buffer before wireless transmission. A current number of frames of the encoded data awaiting transmission is determined, and a compression rate is selected for encoding the next frame of data of the time-sequential signal based on the determined number of stored frames in the memory buffer. The selected compression rate is used to encode the next frame of the time-sequential signal, which is added to the encoded data stored in the memory buffer and wirelessly transmitted from the memory buffer. The present disclosure is applicable to a smartphone and a portable player, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Chisato Kemmochi
  • Publication number: 20250142619
    Abstract: Providing conflict resolution between beacon transmission and Restricted-Target Wake Time (R-TWT) Service Periods (SPs) to enhance IEEE 802.11 protocols, especially for Extra High Throughput (EHT) Access Points (APs). After determining if a beacon will overlap the start of a TXOP and whether the beacon or R-TWT SP transmission has higher priority; the AP resolves the conflict such as to start or continue the R-TWT TID and embed the beacon frame within the transmitted frame, or to limit the TXOP to provide for transmitting the beacon frame at the proper timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicants: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Qing Xia, Salvatore Talarico
  • Patent number: 12284387
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and an image processing method for enabling suppression of an increase in a memory capacity required for orthogonal transform and inverse orthogonal transform. A second transformation matrix is derived using a first transformation matrix, a prediction residual of an image is orthogonally transformed using the derived second transformation matrix, and coefficient data obtained by orthogonally transforming the prediction residual is encoded to generate a bit stream. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus, an image encoding device, an image decoding device, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Tsukuba
  • Publication number: 20250123622
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that can provide more useful information for an action plan of an autonomous mobile body, the information processing apparatus including an action recommendation unit configured to present a recommended action recommended to an autonomous mobile body, to the autonomous mobile body that performs an action plan based on situation estimation. The action recommendation unit determines the recommended action on the basis of an action history collected from a plurality of the autonomous mobile bodies, and on the basis of a situation summary received from a target autonomous mobile body that is a target of recommendation. The information processing method includes presenting, by a processor, a recommended action recommended to an autonomous mobile body, to the autonomous mobile body that performs an action plan based on situation estimation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoo MIZUKAMI, Naoki FUJIWARA, Takuma MORITA
  • Publication number: 20250126294
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to suppress degradation of the encoding efficiency. In the case where primary transform that is a transform process for a prediction residual that is a difference between an image and a prediction image of the image is to be skipped, also secondary transform, which is a transform process for a primary transform coefficient obtained by the primary transform of the prediction residual, is skipped. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to an image processing apparatus, an image encoding apparatus, an image decoding apparatus and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi TSUKUBA
  • Patent number: 12276591
    Abstract: Provided is a spectrum analysis apparatus including a processing unit configured to generate analysis data using an analysis function in which a linear function and a logarithmic function are included as function elements and an intensity value is set as a variable from measurement data including the intensity value of light acquired by detecting the light from a measurement target object using a plurality of light-receiving elements having different detection wavelength bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Nao Nitta
  • Patent number: 12274935
    Abstract: A haptic presentation apparatus includes a base material, an elastic layer, and a fluid transport apparatus. The base material forms a first space and includes a first through hole. The elastic layer covers a surface of the base material including the first through hole. The fluid transport apparatus injects fluid between the elastic layer and the base material via the first through hole. The elastic layer is expanded by injecting the fluid from the fluid transport apparatus such that an internal pressure of a second space between the elastic layer and the base material is higher than an internal pressure of the first space, and the fluid injected into the second space is vented to outside of the second space via a second through hole by stopping driving of the fluid transport apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Kawaguchi, Hironobu Abe, Hiroshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20250119802
    Abstract: The present technique provides a terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the terminal device comprising a receiver, a transmitter and a controller, wherein the controller is configured: to conduct a first measurement of a parameter associated with a radio signal transmitted by infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network and received by the receiver; to determine whether the measured parameter meets a predetermined criteria; and when the measured parameter is determined to meet the predetermined criteria, to conduct a second measurement of a parameter associated with a radio signal transmitted by infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network and received by the receiver. The present technique also provides an associated method and circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Alexander MARTIN, Shin Horng WONG, Martin Warwick BEALE, Yuxin WEI, Vivek SHARMA, Shinichiro TSUDA, Hideji WAKABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 12271344
    Abstract: A communication network for providing a distributed ledger has at least one node configured to provide a distributed ledger function to other nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideji Wakabayashi
  • Patent number: 12273545
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices described herein implement a task-driven machine learning-based compression scheme for point cloud geometry implicit representation. The machine learning-based codec is able to be optimized for a task to achieve better compression rates by being conditioned to what the reconstructed signal will be used for. The latent representation of the point cloud or the neural network that implicitly represents the point cloud itself are able to be compressed. The methods described herein perform efficient compression of the implicit representation of a point cloud given a target task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Danillo Graziosi, Alexandre Zaghetto, Ali Tabatabai
  • Patent number: 12273919
    Abstract: A method, performed at a first wireless node, for determining a channel occupancy time, COT, of the first wireless node on a radio channel is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a radio condition parameter indicative of a condition of the radio channel; and determining the channel occupancy time based on the radio condition parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Rickard Ljung
  • Patent number: 12273920
    Abstract: A preamble-based collision detection mechanism for use in wireless local area networks (WLANS), having one or more full-duplex (FD) stations. In addition, a new collision resolution estimation and scheduling mechanism is described for prioritized communication. These techniques can allow for more rapid collision detection and resolution, without the need of performing self-interference (SI) estimation. The techniques includes use of orthogonal preambles, in the time domain and/or frequency domain, into which FD stations embed priority information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Qing Xia, Li-Hsiang Sun, Mohamed Abouelseoud, Liangxiao Xin
  • Publication number: 20250113080
    Abstract: A transmitting apparatus including circuitry configured to generate caption data corresponding to content data and having elements defined in Extensible Markup Language (XML), and output the content data and the generated caption data to a reproducing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kouichi UCHIMURA
  • Patent number: 12265392
    Abstract: Influence of risks, such as sound and light generated by the host device, on surroundings is reduced. An information processing device (100) according to an embodiment includes a planning unit (105) configured to plan behavior executed by a drive unit (107) based on an influence target existing in a predetermined area and affected by a risk propagating in space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Keisuke Maeda
  • Patent number: 12265015
    Abstract: The present technology is to provide a technique for further optimizing microparticle suction conditions, using a microparticle sorting microchip. The present technology provides a method for optimizing microparticle suction conditions, using a microparticle sorting microchip including: a main flow channel in which a sheath solution and a microparticle-containing sample solution flow; and a pressure chamber that sucks microparticles. The method includes: the step of acquiring data of a velocity V of each microparticle, by introducing the sheath solution and the microparticle-containing sample solution into the main flow channel, and detecting the point of time at which the microparticle passes through a predetermined position in the main flow channel; and the step of controlling the pressure for sucking the microparticles, on the basis of the data of the velocity V of each microparticle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Gakuji Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 12268049
    Abstract: A display unit includes a plurality of pixels, a reflector layer, and an auxiliary electrode. Each of the plurality of pixels has a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode in this order. The organic layer and the second electrode are provided on the first electrode. The organic layer includes a light-emitting layer. The reflector layer has a light-reflecting surface around each of the pixels. The auxiliary electrode is provided on the reflector layer and is projected from an upper end of the light-reflecting surface. The auxiliary electrode has a portion which is exposed from the organic layer, and the exposed portion is covered with the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke Ueda
  • Patent number: 12262192
    Abstract: An information processing device includes circuitry that estimates an attribute of a first person located in at least one of a plurality of areas, and sets a first content corresponding to the attribute of the first person and outputs a sound through wave field synthesis so that a sound field of the set first content is spatially transmitted to at least the one of the plurality of areas via a plurality of speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eisaburo Itakura, Takeshi Yamaguchi